Licorice Pizza (2022)
November 16, 2022 (Los Angeles) and December 24, 2022 (USA)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
133 minutes
Released
PG-13 for strong language, sexual content and some drug material
4.2/5
Get ready for a trip down memory lane with Licorice Pizza, a nostalgic coming-of-age film set in the sun-kissed hills of 1970s California. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, this movie follows the journey of Gary Valentine, a charming and ambitious teenager with a passion for entrepreneurship and politics. After a chance encounter with Alana Kane, a photographer’s assistant, at his high school, Gary is determined to make an impression and starts a complex romance with the older Alana.
As Gary’s waterbed business takes off, Alana finds herself drawn to his world of business ventures and politics, despite being uncertain of her own place in it. Along the way, they face a series of comedic misadventures, from trying to sell waterbeds to Hollywood stars to navigating a complex web of relationships and desires. With its quirky characters, 70s flair, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s trademark nuance, Licorice Pizza is a charming exploration of first love, identity, and finding one’s place in the world.
Movie Credits
Cinematography by Michael Bauman, Paul Thomas Anderson
Edited by Andy Jurgensen
Music by Jonny Greenwood
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United Artists Releasing
Production Budget: $40 million
Worldwide Box Office: $21 million
Actors
Cooper Hoffman as Gary Valentine
Alana Haim as Alana Kane
Sean Penn as Jack Holden
Tom Waits as Rex Blau
Bradley Cooper as Jon Peters
Benny Safdie as Joel Wachs
Crew
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner
Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson
Story by Paul Thomas Anderson
Costume Design by Mark Bridges
