Directed by john krasinski with julianne nicholson ben shenkman timothy hutton michael cerveris a graduate student nicholson copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men. Brief interviews with hideous men is a critically acclaimed short story collection by american writer david foster wallace first published in 1999 by little brown the book has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen. Brief interviews with hideous men book read 1954 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers in his startling and singular new short story . Brief interviews with hideous men is a 2009 american comedy drama film written produced and directed by john krasinski in his directorial debut based on a short story collection of the same name by david foster wallace