PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON
Stoned. Confused. Obsessed with television.
This is not a description of the show's hosts, but instead the film they are tackling today; the dark sheep of PTA's filmography.
In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello tends to work his cases through a smoky haze of marijuana. One day, Shasta, a former lover, arrives out of the blue to plead for Doc's help; it seems that Shasta's current beau, rich real-estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann, has a wife who may be plotting to commit him to a mental hospital. When Mickey and Shasta both disappear, Doc navigates a psychedelic world of surfers, stoners and cops to solve the case.
Rhys and Kane make their way one of the strangest of the director's films, one that feels almost a bit displaced. While trying to fill in the gaps, the boys figure out that maybe they're not supposed to be filled at all.
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