Inherent Vice (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Produced by |
JoAnne Sellar Daniel Lupi Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Screenplay by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Based on |
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon |
| Starring |
Joaquin Phoenix Josh Brolin Owen Wilson Katherine Waterston Reese Witherspoon Benicio del Toro Jena Malone Maya Rudolph Martin Short |
| Music by | Jonny Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Edited by | Leslie Jones |
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IAC Films
Ghoulardi Film Company |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time
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149 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $14.7 million |
Inherent Vice is a 2014 American crime comedy-drama film. The seventh feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice was adapted by Anderson from the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon; the cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Jeannie Berlin, Maya Rudolph, Michael K. Williams and Martin Short. As with its source material, the storyline revolves around Larry "Doc" Sportello, a stoner hippie and PI in 1970, as he becomes embroiled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld while investigating three cases interrelated by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy boyfriend.
Anderson's adaptation of Inherent Vice had been in development since 2010; it is the first time one of Pynchon's novels has been adapted for the screen. The film marks Anderson's second consecutive collaboration with Joaquin Phoenix following The Master and involves a number of his other recurring collaborators, including producers Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar, cinematographer Robert Elswit and editor Leslie Jones. It is also the third consecutive Anderson film to be scored by Radiohead guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood, following There Will Be Blood and The Master.
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