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Cast

Joaquin Phoenix
as Larry "Doc" Sportello

Josh Brolin
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

Owen Wilson
as Coy Harlingen

Katherine Waterston
as Shasta Fay Hepworth

Reese Witherspoon
as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

Benicio Del Toro
as Sauncho Smilax

Jena Malone
as Hope Harlingen

Maya Rudolph
as Petunia Leeway

Eric Roberts
as Michael Z. Wolfmann

Martin Short
as Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd

Sasha Pieterse
as Japonica Fenway

Joanna Newsom
as Sortilège

Jordan Christian Hearn
as Denis

Taylor Bonin
as Ensenada Slim

Jeannie Berlin
as Aunt Reet

Serena Scott Thomas
as Sloane Wolfmann

Martin D. Dew
as Dr. Buddy Tubeside

Michael Kenneth Williams
as Tariq Khalil

Hong Chau
as Jade

Shannon Collis
as Bambi

Christopher Allen Nelson
as Glen Charlock

Catherine Haena Kim
as News Reporter

Vivienne Khaledi
as Amethyst Harlingen

Yvette Yates
as Luz

Andrew Simpson
as Riggs Warbling

Joe Dioletto
as Cop With Bigfoot

Sam Jaeger
as Agent Flatweed

Timothy C. Simons
as Agent Borderline

Jack Kelly
as Burke Stodger

Jillian Bell
as Chlorinda

The Growlers
as The Boards

Christian Williams
as Smedley

Michelle Sinclair
as Clancy Charlock

Alina Gatti
as Howdy Dopers Phone Voice

Elaine Tan
as Xandra

Wilson Bethel
as LAPD Officer #1

Anders Holm
as LAPD Officer #2

Emmet Unverzagt
as Bigfoot's Kid

Osamu Saito
as Japanese Cook

Jefferson Mays
as Dr. Threeply

Martin Donovan
as Crocker Fenway

Jackie Michele Johnson
as Dr. Threeply's Assistant #2

Ralph Wagner
as Kimberly

Charley Morgan
as Dr. Igor

Keith Jardine
as Puck Beaverton

Delaina Mitchell
as Mrs. Chastity Bjornsen

Michael Cotter
as Rhus Frothingham

Peter McRobbie
as Adrian Prussia

Shannon C. Sullivan
as Adrian Prussia's Secretary

Samantha Lemole
as Golden Fang Mother

Madison Leisle
as Golden Fang Daughter

Liam VanJoosten
as Goldan Fang Son

David Prak
as Buddhist Monk

Amy Ferguson
as Bodhi

Emma Dumont
as Zinnia

Robert Ziegler

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• Feb 05, 2017

  Wants to be quirky and funny, but is mostly rather boring with a few amusing scenes. The druggy P.I.'s case is confusing and ultimately not particularly satisfying. At least a lot of stars move around in the picture, but even their good performances create very few memorable scenes or a coherent plot. Waterston sticks out with her performance, though.
  Jens S Super Reviewer
• Sep 14, 2015

  It may give off a confusing tone when you watch it, but you're supposed to be as perplexed as Doc is and figure out the case at the same pace he does, and it's very successful in doing that. If you turn away for even a second you may miss something vital, but it's so fast paced and gripping it makes it hard to look away. The stellar cast and PTA's always thoughtful style shine. Don't believe the negativity. Inherent Vice is more than worth viewing at least once and forming your own opinions on it.
  John K Super Reviewer
• Aug 16, 2015

  Lengthy, convoluted, relentlessly incoherent and yet professionally composed, Inherent Vice is a frustrating film; it refuses to be bad, and yet refuses to let you in its story. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it has all of his hallmark traits, stylized dialogue, long takes, methodical story building, and an almost surrealist tone. When at his best, his films are mature, enveloping, and leave you felling intelligently tested (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master). Other times, however, his work becomes almost self-involved, inaccessible, and adrift in its own pretensions (Magnolia). Inherent Vice is, unfortunately, largely an example of the latter. The film has an amazing cast, all of whom bring their best to the table. The mood is pitch perfect for noir, and the dialogue rich with complexity. The script, however, is a meandering mess of an incoherent story. Red herrings populate the screen, leaving no coherent or decipherable plot line to be followed. The characters are fun to watch, certainly, and the scenarios are often humorous, to be sure. There is plenty of intrigue, and the actors are all highly competent, yet Anderson overplays this. If the audience doesn't feel let in, it becomes nearly impossible to empathize, to anticipate, and to enjoy. At first we admire the eccentric nature of the film, but this soon wears thin, with the 2.5 hour run time being keenly felt. Are patience is tested, and eventually, wasted, on a film which seemingly lacks respect for what storytelling should always be. A frustrating, however professional, mess of a film. 2/5 Stars
  Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
• Aug 15, 2015

  More Incoherent Vice than Inherent Vice in my opinion and whilst I didn't understand much of what was going on I did enjoy certain aspects of it especially Josh Brolin and Joaquin Phoenix's performances. Supreme stoner and all round druggie Doc (Phoenix) is a private investigator in the hippy 70s (I think, might be the 60s) who is visited by an old girlfriend who informs him of a complex plot to abduct her rich property tycoon boyfriend. This plan is being hatched by the tycoon's wife and her boyfriend and things start to get confusing from this point (i.e. the beginning) and this doesn't really change throughout. Throw in an overly aggressive loner cop (Brolin), Docs occasional girlfriend from the D.A. (Reese Wetherspoon) and Docs bonkers lawyer who specialises in Maritime cases (Benicio Del Toro) and you have a bizarre mix. With the exception of Magnolia (admittedly also weird with raining frogs) ive never been a big fan of Paul Thomas Andersons work. Especially the painfully pretentious The Master and ive always felt he is more of a director for the critics than the great unwashed. The cast is great though and once again I didn't mind Owen Wilson in a film. I'm beginning to worry a little about this as he really isn't my cup of tea yet along with this and Grand Budapest Hotel and Midnight In Paris have been films that haven't made me feel like I want to running head-butt my TV. Ill take this as progress.
  

  Justin F Super Reviewer

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