The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
Jason Segel
as David Foster Wallace
Jesse Eisenberg
as David Lipsky
Mamie Gummer
as Julie
Mickey Sumner
as Betsy
Johnny Otto
as Pilot
Anna Chlumsky
as Sarah
Joan Cusack
as Patty
Becky Ann Baker
as Bookstore Manager
Ron Livingston
as David Lipsky's Editor
Stephanie Cotton
as United Ticket Agent
Dan John Miller
as NPR Host
Noel Fletcher
as ISU Student