The End of the Tour

Summary: 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.'

Release Date: August 14, 2015

Genres: Drama, Biography

Director: James Ponsoldt

Writers: Donald Margulies

, David Lipsky

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: R

Production: Modern Man Films, Anonymous Content, Kilburn Media

Distributor: HBO Max, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 3,002,884

International: $ 70,107

Box office:

Domestic:$3MInternational:$70.1KWorldwide:$3.1M

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -11% lower than the critics.

92%81%

The Metacritic audience rated this -7% lower than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

82/100

Metacritic User:

75/100

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50% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

20% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White66.67%Jewish13.33%Arab6.67%Asian6.67%Black6.67%

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BechdeltestNo women talking

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Message2/5
Role model1/5
Violence1/5
Sex2/5
Language4/5
Consumerism2/5
Drugs2/5

This film gets a 0.80/5 family friendly score

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airline stewardess airplane airport alcoholics anonymous anus apology apparent suicide applause artificial saliva author bandana baptist church bar barking dog bathroom beer book book signing book tour bookstore boss boyfriend girlfriend relationship brain drawing brother brother relationship brother sister relationship brushing one's teeth cafe calendar car rental ceiling fan cell phone chess set chewing tobacco cigarette smoking class classroom clothing computer convenience store dancer dancing death delusion dental floss depression divorced parents dog dog excrement dog walking drink drinking driver e mail e mail address editor egomaniac egotism elevator emptiness english teacher epilogue escort ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship exhibitionist existentialism expense account falsetto voice fame fan letter fan the person father son relationship fear filling station fireplace flash forward flashback flirting food ford civic friend friendship gas station ghost writer grocery shopping guest room handshake hotel illinois in medias res intelligence interview jealousy junk food labrador retriever listening to music on a car radio literary agent loneliness looking into a store windiw making a bed mall of america minneapolis marshmallow mcdonald's restaurant medicine cabinet metaphor microphone minneapolis minnesota motel mother son relationship movie theater multiple time frames name calling national public radio nerd nervousness new york city new york city skyline nickname nonlinear timeline notepad nothingness novelist on the road package packing pain painter pajamas parking lot pay phone peephole philosophy teacher photo collage photograph poet pop tart postcard poster public radio interview publicist radio show reading reading a book reading a magazine aloud reading aloud reading aloud from a book rearview mirror reference to adolf hitler reference to alanis morissette reference to annie leibovitz reference to barney the dragon reference to bill clinton reference to botticelli reference to certs reference to david rains wallace reference to demi moore reference to emile zola reference to ernest hemingway reference to eudora welty reference to f. scott fitzgerald reference to hedy lamarr reference to hillary clinton reference to j.d. salinger reference to james boswell reference to john griffin reference to john travolta reference to john updike reference to jonathan franzen reference to kurt vonnegut reference to ludwig wittgenstein reference to mary tyler moore reference to o.j. simpson reference to paul bunyan reference to peter o'toole reference to robert a heinlein reference to ronnie wood reference to saint ignatius reference to shirley maclaine reference to thomas pynchon reference to william shakespeare remote control reporter restaurant rolling stone the magazine rumor sadness scene during end credits scraping ice off a car windshield security blanket security guard self absorption self consciousness shoes shyness singing in a car sleeplessness slow motion scene smiley face snow snowing social strategy soda software company spare room state university station wagon statue student subjective camera suicide suicide attempt tape cassette tape recorder taxi tea teacher telephone telephone call telephone hangup tennis ball timeframe 1990s toilet seat cover towel towel boy trust tv addiction tv commercial unhappiness unlisted phone number vogue dancing waiter wanting to be married watching a movie watching tv writer writer's block writing teacher year 1996

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Message 2/5	Though there's no obvious moral, there's plenty to think about in terms of celebrity, journalism, writing, friendship, and loyalty. The film also touches briefly on issues of addiction and suicide.
Role model 1/5	No clear role models, but teens interested in pursuing a writing career may be interested to get a glimpse at a successful novelist and a successful journalist.
Violence 1/5	Reference to suicide.
Sex 2/5	References to masturbation, sleeping with anonymous female fans during a book tour, and oral sex.
Language 4/5	Uses of "f--k," "s--t," "d--k," and "butthole," plus "Jesus" (as an exclamation).
Consumerism 2/5	References to McDonalds, KFC, Taco Bell, Pepsi, M&Ms, Pop Tarts, and Topol (the smoker's tooth-polish).
Drugs 2/5	Characters regularly smoke cigarettes. Use of chewing tobacco. Drinking beer in a social setting. References to drinking, snorting cocaine, and using heroin.

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