The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 61 wins & 200 nominations total
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- (as Pat Hoelck)
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- TriviaLeonardo DiCaprio's father George DiCaprio portrays the man who sells Gary a waterbed in the film. George was a well-known figure in the Southern California underground art scene during the era depicted in the film.
- GoofsAlana listens to "Stumblin' In" through headphones while on a flight. The song was released in late 1978, five years after the date in which the film is set.
- Quotes
Alana: [during a fight] Este, don't you even look at me! Don't you even look at me! You're always looking at me!
Este: Oh, my...
Alana: What are you doing?
Este: I didn't even say anything!
Alana: What are you doing? What are you thinking, huh? "I'm Este. I work for mom and dad. I'm perfect! I'm a real estate agent. Alana doesn't have her life together. Alana brings home stupid boyfriends all the time."
Este: I mean...
Alana: I knew it! I knew that was what you were thinking. You're always thinking things, you thinker! You thinker! You think things!
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with the 2008 MGM logo with the live action Leo the Lion mascot, to set up the film's retro feel of being set in 1973. The studio's 1967-1968 "stylized lion" logo, best known for its appearance at the start of 2001: A Space Odyssey, appears after the end credits, alongside the Focus Features, Bron Creative and United Artists Releasing logos.
- SoundtracksJuly Tree
Written by Eve Merriam and Irma Jurist
Performed by Nina Simone
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Courtesy of the Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Steven Ames Brown
I am really disappointed that this is the best that director P. T Anderson had to offer. I have seen better days, much better...
The bad: one of the lesser movies by director P. T Anderson, because the leading characters are unknowns, who are simply lacking charisma of the likes of brilliant A-list actors, like Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hofmann, Tom Cruise etc, who were starring in P. T Anderson's movies before...
Forget about the leading actor being the son of Philip Seymour Hofmann, the guy just hasnt got the charisma of his father, nowhere near!
The few (very short) supporting roles by A-list actors like Sean Penn, Tom Waits and Bradley Cooper may sound interesting, but when they act together with these unknown leading actors, they only accentuate the LACK OF CHARISMA of these leading uncharismatic unknown actors. A bit painful to watch.
More bad: there is definitely a lack of drama and thrill. It really does become a bit tedious after an hour and that's a first for me when watching a P. T Anderson movie.
Most people did come to see it because of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. That nomination is rather laughable, because P. T. Anderson has made several movies worthy of an Oscar, but this is NOT one of them. Not bad, but it certainly aint brilliant either.
Not any good? Famous director P. T Anderson always delivers. It ain a terrible movie, only a bit tedious.
Rest asured you will get to see true to life characters in doubt, in pain or in love. Probably only suited for a patient arthouse audience though, because it is quite a bit slowburning, bordering on TEDIOUS...
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- Tình Yêu Chân Thật
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,318,007
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $345,157
- Nov 28, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $33,274,040
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1