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Writer David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) is dismayed to hear about the suicide of novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) in 2008. He had interviewed the author over a period of days twelve years earlier, following the publication of Wallace's novel Infinite Jest, which received critical praise and became an international bestseller, a touchstone for numerous readers. He listens to the recordings he made during their time together. |
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| Release dates
January 23, 2015 (Sundance)
July 31, 2015 (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $3 million
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Cast
- Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace
- Jesse Eisenberg as David Lipsky
- Ron Livingston as Bob Levin
- Anna Chlumsky as Sarah
- Joan Cusack as Patty
- Mickey Sumner as Betsy
- Mamie Gummer as Julie
- Becky Ann Baker as Bookstore manager
