Paul Thomas Anderson has surveyed L.A.’s San Fernando Valley from every angle in films like “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia” and “Punch-Drunk Love.” For his latest, “Licorice Pizza,” which opens wide on Dec. 25, he went back to his early memories of the sprawling suburbs, combining them with events from the life of his childhood-friend producer Gary Goetzman, played by Cooper Hoffman. Even the film’s name references a favorite record store chain of the 1970s, although the store doesn’t appear in the film.
Production designer Florencia Martin’s vintage palette of browns, rusts and oranges manages to look lived in rather than kitschy, with plenty of period details, from the Kmet billboard to beanbag chairs to Hollywood’s Teenage Fair. One pivotal location was based on the store Goetzman actually opened as an 18-year old, Fat Bernie’s Environmental Living.
Before Gary opens his own store, he’s inspired by the owner of Mr.
Production designer Florencia Martin’s vintage palette of browns, rusts and oranges manages to look lived in rather than kitschy, with plenty of period details, from the Kmet billboard to beanbag chairs to Hollywood’s Teenage Fair. One pivotal location was based on the store Goetzman actually opened as an 18-year old, Fat Bernie’s Environmental Living.
Before Gary opens his own store, he’s inspired by the owner of Mr.
- 12/23/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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