影片改编自真人真事，讲述了畅销书《无尽的玩笑》作者大卫福斯特华莱士（杰森席格尔饰）和《滚石》杂志记者（杰西艾森伯格饰）一同踏上新书全国宣传之旅过程中发生的故事。虽然说是对话，但是形式上都是一个人在对着另一个人或者很多人的独白。但是，其实他们都是在对对方也是在对自己说着。：）wallace深夜对david说的-youawake?-yeah.-iwasjustthinking,um,nbsp;itwasn’tachemicalimbalance,anditwasn’tdrugsandalcohol,nbsp;ithink,um,nbsp;itwasmuchmorethatihadlivedanincrediblyAmericanlife.nbsp;thisideathatificouldjustachieveXandYandZ,thateverythingwouldbeokay.nbsp;there’sathinginthebookabouthowwhensomebodyleapsfromaburningskyscraper,nbsp;it’snotthatthey’renotafraidoffallinganymore.nbsp;it’sthatthealternativeissoawful.nbsp;andsothenyou’reinvite