Licorice Pizza Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022

Licorice Pizza

Release Date: Friday, November 26, 2021 Limited

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Bradley Cooper • Benny Safdie • Alana Haim • Cooper Hoffman • Maya Rudolph

R Drama N/A

3.18 / 5.0

81% WILL SEE 19% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in the San Fernando Valley and centers on a high school student who is also a successful child actor.

Drama

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Who stars in Licorice Pizza – Cast List

Bradley Cooper
Is This Thing On?, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Benny Safdie
The Odyssey, Oppenheimer
A
Alana Haim
One Battle After Another, The Drama
C
Cooper Hoffman
The Long Walk, Poetic License
Maya Rudolph
Animal Friends, Luca (re-release)
Ben Stiller
Madagascar (20th Anniversary), Focker In-Law
John C. Reilly
The Dictator, Sing
S
Skyler Gisondo
Superman, The Social Dilemma
T
Tom Waits
Father Mother Sister Brother, The Dead Don't Die
Sean Penn
One Battle After Another, Asphalt City
Christopher Walken
Dune: Part Two, Wedding Crashers (20th Anniversary)
M
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Red One, Masterminds

Who is making Licorice Pizza – Crew List

A look at Licorice Pizza behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul Thomas Anderson last helmed One Battle After Another and Phantom Thread. The film's writer Paul Thomas Anderson last penned One Battle After Another and Phantom Thread.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson
Daniel Lupi
Sara Murphy
Joanne Sellar

Studios: United Artists Releasing
Production Company: Ghoulardi Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production – What we know about the Licorice Pizza

Key Facts

The film marks Cooper Hoffman's (son of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman) feature film debut.
Bradley Cooper is in talks to appear (Variety, 8/8/2020).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2021

Completed

Changed Licorice Pizza movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled to start in February 2020.

Dec 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2020 in California.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language, sexual material and some drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Film , Soggy Bottom
Language: English

Licorice Pizza Trailers and Clips

Licorice Pizza

Official Trailer

Licorice Pizza Release Date: When was the film released?

Licorice Pizza was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 26 , 2021. There were five other movies released on the same date, including An Intrusion, A Castle for Christmas and 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas. As a limited release, Licorice Pizza was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.