Directed by:
James PonsoldtScreenplay:
Donald MarguliesCinematography:
Jakob IhreComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mamie Gummer, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mickey Sumner, Becky Ann Baker, Rosemary Howard, Morgan Rysso (more)VOD (1)
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THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject. The two men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties – but it's never clear how truthful they are being with each other. Ironically, the interview was never published, and five days of audio tapes were packed away in Lipsky's closet. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky's critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace's 2008 suicide. Both Segel and Eisenberg reveal great depths of emotion in their performances and the film is directed with humor and tenderness by Sundance vet James Ponsoldt from Pulitzer- Prize winner Donald Margulies' insightful and heartbreaking screenplay. (A24)
(more)Cast
![Jason Segel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415492_3317b4.png)
Jason Segel
USA
Best movies:
Despicable Me (2010)
11:14 (2003)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
![Jesse Eisenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/842/163842200_111a50.jpg)
Jesse Eisenberg
USA
Best movies:
The Social Network (2010)
Zombieland (2009)
The Emperor's Club (2002)
![Mamie Gummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/326/159326907_d42500.jpg)
Mamie Gummer
USA
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
Side Effects (2013)
Taking Woodstock (2009)
![Anna Chlumsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/053/166053443_6e0f5e.jpg)
Anna Chlumsky
USA
Best movies:
My Girl (1991)
Uncle Buck (1989)
In the Loop (2009)
![Joan Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/684/163684950_b2b746.jpg)
Joan Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
![Ron Livingston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/060/166060037_2bbb48.jpg)
Ron Livingston
USA
Best movies:
The Conjuring (2013)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie)
![Mickey Sumner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386852_308da6.jpg)
Mickey Sumner
UK
Best movies:
Frances Ha (2012)
American Made (2017)
CBGB (2013)
![Becky Ann Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/470/164470716_f0f65b.jpg)
Becky Ann Baker
USA
Best movies:
A Simple Plan (1998)
Men in Black (1997)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
![Rosemary Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321480_df5fc8.jpg)
Rosemary Howard
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Labor Day (2013)
Morgan Rysso
Best movies:
Dan John Miller
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
Leatherheads (2008)
My One and Only (2009)
Kelly Connaire
Best movies:
The End of the Tour (2015)
Downrange (2017)
Jennifer Jelsema
Best movies:
Come As You Are (2019)
The End of the Tour (2015)
Love the Coopers (2015)
Punnavith Koy
Best movies:
A Serious Man (2009)
Factotum (2005)
The End of the Tour (2015)
Sabastian Love
Best movies:
The End of the Tour (2015)