This episode contains discussion of sexual assault.

Likarish Pizza was a so-called record store chain that existed decades ago.

Now, it's also the title of Paul Thomas Anderson's newest movie,

a free-wailing slice of life story about an odd friendship slash flirtation

between a 15-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman.

It's set in the San Fernando Valley of the 1970s and stars Cooper Hoffman and Alana Hayam.

There's no Likarish Pizza or Likarish Pizza store to be found here,

but it does feature actors like Bradley Cooper and Tom Waits having a lot of fun

playing eccentric characters. I'm Glenn Welp.

And I'm Aisha Harris.

And today we're talking about Likarish Pizza on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

So it's just glad in me today. Let's get right into it.

Now Likarish Pizza is a shaggy narrative that's got little plot, mostly vibes.

It's 1973 in the Valley. Cooper Hoffman plays 15-year-old Gary Valentine,

a cocky child actor who's quickly aging out of show business.

At school, he meets 25-year-old Alana Cain, played by Alana Hayam,

where she's working as a photographer's assistant on picture day.

And immediately he asks her out on a date.

She agrees but the two develop an unusual complicated dynamic,

which we will definitely get into.

Because there's not really much of a plot here,

just a few things that happened throughout the movie.

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