Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Tom Waits and new comers Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman are all superb in the new film from landmark director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, The Master, Boogie Nights, Phantom Thread).   

Licorice Pizza tracks the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973, on the fringe of the Hollywood film industry.   

Reviews:

“BOTH LEADS ARE OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FEATURE DEBUTS.” - AV CLUB 

“PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON'S SUNNIEST MOVIE YET, THIS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY PALIMPSEST IS SO BUOYANT AND BUBBLY, IT PRACTICALLY FLOATS OFF THE SCREEN.”  - TIME OUT 

“LICORICE PIZZA DELIVERS A PIPING-HOT, JUMBO SLICE-OF-LIFE LOOK AT HOW IT FELT TO GROW UP ON THE FRINGES OF THE FILM INDUSTRY CIRCA 1973, AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF AN AMBITIOUS FORMER CHILD ACTOR PLOTTING HOW TO FOLLOW UP HIS EARLY SCREEN CAREER.”  - VARIETY 

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Date: 3 February 2022

Country: USA

Running Time: 133 minutes

Language: English

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