The End of the Tour (2015)
Der Rolling Stone Journalist David Lipsky bekommt 1996 die Gelegenheit, David Foster Wallace fünf Tage lang für ein Interview zu begleiten. Der ist einer der bedeutendsten Autoren der Gegenwart und gerade in den letzten Zügen der Promo-Tour zu seinem Werk "Unendlicher Spaß". Während des mehrtägigen Roadtrips werden die beiden an einem Flughafen eingeschneit, begegnen nervigen Lesern und nehmen an einem Tanz in einer Baptistenkirche teil. Lipsky fängt mehr und mehr an, die widersprüchliche Persönlichkeit des literarischen Genies zu ergründen. Wallace isst bei McDonalds, unterrichtet an der Universität und kämpft trotz seiner großen Erfolge mit Ängsten, Isolation und Depressionen. Ihre gemeinsame Zeit soll in viel mehr als nur einem Interview resultieren.
Der Regisseur: James Ponsoldt
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Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace |
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Jesse Eisenberg as David Lipsky |
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Mamie Gummer as Julie |
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Mickey Sumner as Betsy |
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Johnny Otto as Pilot |
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Anna Chlumsky as Sarah |
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Joan Cusack as Patty |
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Becky Ann Baker as Bookstore Manager |
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Ron Livingston as David Lipsky's Editor |
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Stephanie Cotton as United Ticket Agent |
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Dan John Miller as NPR Host |
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Noel Fletcher as ISU Student |
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Michael J. Stalmer as Night Watchmen |
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Punnavith Koy as Movie Goer |
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Ben Phelps as Mall Shopper |
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Joel Thingvall as Movie Theater Usher (uncredited) |
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Ryan J. Gilmer as Skyway Passerby (uncredited) |
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Alan Holasek as Box Office Clerk (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Ponsoldt | Director |
| Writing | Donald Margulies | Writer |
| Production | James Dahl | Producer |
| Production | Matt DeRoss | Producer |
| Production | Paul Green | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Kanter | Producer |
| Camera | Jakob Ihre | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Darrin Navarro | Editor |
| Art | Gerald Sullivan | Production Design |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Potter | Costume Design |
| Art | Yvette Granata | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sarah M. Pott | Art Direction |
| Production | Ted O'Neal | Producer |
| Production | William Colling | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mark Levinson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Louise Lovegrove | Co-Producer |
| Production | Donald Margulies | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rowan Riley | Associate Producer |
| Production | James Samson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karri Farris | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Kousakis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erick Gerson Rodriguez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Strating | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Strowbridge | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Derek Berk | Set Dresser |
| Sound | James Bailey | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ryan Collins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jesse Ehredt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Art Espinosa | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Makenzie Kellerman | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Mauer | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Yves Munch | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Ryan | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rocky Slaski | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Philip von During | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Joel Walker | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Bramante | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christy Juhnke | Set Costumer |
| Directing | Amber Harley | Script Supervisor |