Drama ·Mystery ·Comedy · United States of America · 2014 · 2h 29m

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice poster
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix as Larry "Doc" Sportello Josh Brolin as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen Owen Wilson as Coy Harlingen Katherine Waterston as Shasta Fay Hepworth Reese Witherspoon as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball Benicio del Toro as Sauncho Smilax, Esq.
Crew
Robert Elswit — Director of Photography Leslie Jones — Editor Jonny Greenwood — Original Music Composer Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer Thomas Pynchon — Novel Paul Thomas Anderson — Producer
Tagline

Love usually leads to trouble.

Synopsis

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Trailer Inherent Vice — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
californiabased on novel or bookboatdetective1970sex-girlfriendsurrealvicehippie lifestylepot smokingmarijuanaprivate investigator
Key Collaborators
Paul Thomas Anderson Director Robert Elswit Director of Photography Leslie Jones Editor Jonny Greenwood Original Music Composer Paul Thomas Anderson Writer Thomas Pynchon Novel Paul Thomas Anderson Producer JoAnne Sellar Producer Daniel Lupi Producer David Crank Production Design Mark Bridges Costume Design
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