Claim: On the Road (film) is adapted from a novel written by an American novelist and poet.
Evidence: It is an adaptation of Jack Kerouac 's 1957 novel of the same name and stars an ensemble cast featuring Garrett Hedlund , Sam Riley , Kristen Stewart , Alice Braga , Amy Adams , Tom Sturridge , Danny Morgan , Elisabeth Moss , Kirsten Dunst , and Viggo Mortensen.
Jack Kerouac -LRB- -LSB- ˈkɛruˌæk -RSB- or -LSB- ˈkɛrəˌwæk -RSB- , born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac ; March 12 , 1922 -- October 21 , 1969 -RRB- was an American novelist and poet.