Directed by Sean Penn Written by Sean Penn Jon Krakauer Cast Emile Hirsch ... Chris McCandless Marcia Gay Harden ... Billie McCandless William Hurt ... Walt McCandless Jena Malone ... Carine McCandless / Additional Narrator Brian H. Dierker ... Rainey (as Brian Dierker) Catherine Keener ... Jan Burres Vince Vaughn ... Wayne Westerberg Kristen Stewart ... Tracy Tatro Hal Holbrook ... Ron Franz Jim Gallien ... Jim Gallien James O'Neill ... Graduation Reader (as James J. O'Neill) Malinda McCollum ... Waitress Paul Knauls ... Building Manager Zach Galifianakis ... Kevin Craig Mutsch ... Wayne's Crew #1 Jim Beidler ... Wayne's Crew #2 John Decker ... Hutterite #1 John Hofer ... Hutterite #2 Jerry Hofer ... Hutterite #3 Terry Waldner ... Hutterite #4 Robin Mathews ... Gail Borah Candice Campos ... Bar Girl Steven Wiig ... Lee's Ferry Ranger Thure Lindhardt ... Mads Signe Egholm Olsen ... Sonja Floyd Wall ... Man in Phone Booth Bryce Walters ... Chris McCandless - age 4 Jim Davis ... Immigration Officer Cheryl Francis Harrington ... Social Worker R.D. Call ... Bull Haley Ramm ... Carine McCandless - age 11 Merritt Wever ... Lori Everett 'Insane Wayne' Smith ... Insane Cain John Jabaley ... Announcer Leonard Knight ... Leonard Knight Matt Contreras ... Book Shopper #1 Denise Sitton ... Book Shopper #2 Bart the Bear ... Bear Sharon Olds ... Additional Narrator (voice) Carine McCandless ... Additional Narrator (voice) Uncredited Cast Dan Burch ... Passerby Joe Dustin ... The Beast Golbon Eghtedari ... Graduate Alvin Ellie ... Homeless Patron Caroline Gelabert ... Graduating Billie McCandless Geri Gilmore ... Old Lady Tourist Paul Haasch ... Trail Guide Aaron Wayne Hill ... Big Wheel Boy Timothy Levine ... Atlanta Braves fan Mad Martian ... Guy At Bar Parris Mosteller ... Young Boy (voice) Jenna Romero ... Prom Date Rocky Self ... Punk Rocker J. Nathan Simmons ... Tourist Susan Spencer ... Parent Haley Sweet ... Bank Teller Edward Tubbs ... Brown Bronco Driver Produced by David Blocker Frank Hildebrand John J. Kelly Art Linson Sean Penn Bill Pohlad Original Music by Michael Brook Kaki King Eddie Vedder

Additional Info Premiere: September 01, 2007 Theatrical Release: September 21, 2007 DVD Release: March 04, 2008 Blu-ray Release: December 16, 2008 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Vantage Art Linson Productions Into the Wild River Road Entertainment Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2007) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.1 / 10 Our Rating 6.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.2 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #205 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Site Ranking #201 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) #202 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) #203 Home Alone (1990) #204 1917 (2019) #205 Into The Wild (2007) #206 Frozen (2013) #207 12 Monkeys (1995) #208 Better Call Saul: Season 4 (2018) #209 Better Call Saul: Season 6 (2022)