Released December 25th in the US.
Filmed in California.
Based on truths.
The story: It's the mid-70s in Encino, California.
Gary Valentine is a 15-year-old high school student getting ready for picture day.
He is also a child star.
28-year-old Alana happens to be working for the company that is taking the school photos.
Other than that, Alana doesn't have much going on and has no idea where her life is headed...
The two meet when Alana is offering the students a mirror and/or brush before their turn at the photo booth.
Gary charms the heck out of Alana, who is strangely impressed by him.
He goes on auditions but isn't right for most of the parts targeted at his age.
So sometime after the two become friends, Gary begins side-hussleing many business ideas that eventually always fall through.
Eager Alana is right there, ready to go along with him as his business partner, even though all endeavors lead to disappointment.
Always on a search to find herself, and always back and forth between loving and hating Gary, Alana continues to look for herself, with and without Gary.
Stars Cooper Hoffman, Alana Haim, Patrick Hoelck, Donna Haim, Este Haim, Danielle Haim, John Michael Higgins, Skyler Gisondo, Emma Dumont, Christine Ebersole, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Gary Goetzman, Iyana Halley, George DiCaprio, John C Reilly, Lily Munster, Benny Safdie, Bradley Cooper, Ray Nicholson, Isabelle Kusman, Harriet Sansom Harris, Megumi Anjo, Ray Chase
Directed by (& story written) Paul Thomas Anderson
Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY
DRAMA/COMEDY
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