Inherent Vice (2014)
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
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Larry "Doc" Sportello -
Denis -
Ensenada Slim -
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Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen -
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Director:
Paul Thomas AndersonWriters:
Paul Thomas Anderson (written for the screen by), Thomas Pynchon (based on the novel by)All Cast & Crew
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In the scene where Doc reads the file on Bigfoot's late partner, the man is listed as living on "Gummo Marx Way", which is a reference to the fifth member of The Marx Brothers, who did not carry over with the rest of his brothers from vaudeville to movies.
Quotes
Doc Sportello:
How would I forget something like that?
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball:
Grass. And who knows what else?
Doc Sportello:
I'm only a light smoker.
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball:
How many joints have you had today?
Doc Sportello:
I have to check the logbook.
Goofs
Dr. Blatnoyd's office cannot possibly be in a large corner room with large windows on both sides based on the exterior shot of the Golden Fang building.
Crazy Credits
After the credits roll, the end caption is the opening inscription from Pynchon's novel, Inherent Vice: "Under the Paving-Stones, the Beach!" - Graffito, Paris, May 1968
Soundtracks
Les FleurWritten by Richard Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph) and Charles Stepney
Performed by Minnie Riperton
Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Genres
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
9 January 2015Language
English, Japanese
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Arrowhead Springs Hotel - 24918 Arrowhead Springs Road, San Bernardino, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$328,184 14 December 2014
Gross USA:
$8,110,975
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$14,710,975
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