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 | Matt DeRoss | Producer |
| Production | David Kanter | Producer |
| Production | Paul Green | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Dahl | Producer |
| Art | Yvette Granata | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gerald Sullivan | Production Design |
| Art | Sarah M. Pott | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Potter | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jakob Ihre | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Darrin Navarro | Editor |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karri Farris | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erick Gerson Rodriguez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Strating | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Art Espinosa | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Donald Margulies | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ted O'Neal | Producer |
| Production | Mark Levinson | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Strowbridge | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | William Colling | Associate Producer |
| Production | James Samson | Associate Producer |
| Sound | James Bailey | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Philip von During | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | Derek Berk | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Rocky Slaski | Boom Operator |
| Production | Louise Lovegrove | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Kousakis | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Ryan Collins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Greg Mauer | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Bramante | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Jean-Yves Munch | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christy Juhnke | Set Costumer |
| Production | Rowan Riley | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Joel Walker | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Ryan | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jesse Ehredt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Makenzie Kellerman | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Amber Harley | Script Supervisor |