Licorice Pizza is the story of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights), the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love. Also starring Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie.