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Sep 29, 2022 · In real life, Goetzman actually delivered waterbeds to Peters’ house, and told Anderson that he was “the greatest guy in the world.” He dated Streisand for 12 years after they were ...
Nov 23, 2021 · Gary and his buddies delivered a waterbed for Jon Peters, who had a reputation for being a larger-than-life, outsized Hollywood movie producer. The story goes that nothing dramatic happened at...
Dec 23, 2021 · When the waterbed business sprang a leak due to the difficulty sourcing vinyl during the gas crisis, Gary pivoted — in real life and in the film — and opened Fat Bernie’s Pinball Palace.
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Aug 18, 2023 · And like Gary, the ever-enterprising Goetzman really did launch an impromptu waterbed business whose clients included Barbra Streisand’s “volatile” then-boyfriend, “A Star Is Born”...
- The premise for the film came to Paul Thomas Anderson several decades ago. The events of "Licorice Pizza" are set in motion when the charismatic 15-year-old Gary Valentine meets photographer's assistant Alana on his school's picture day.
- Gary's character was closely based on a real-life Hollywood producer. The initial idea for the film may have come to Anderson by chance, but much of the film's plot came to Anderson courtesy of his friend, the film producer Gary Goetzman, per the Los Angeles Times.
- The familial ties. Of all the films in Paul Thomas Anderson's career, "Licorice Pizza" is one of the most personal. Many stories have some basis in real life, and Anderson's cast features close friends and family members.
- Alana's family is played by Alana Haim's actual family members. Many of the film's cast features friends and family members close to Paul Thomas Anderson.
Dec 29, 2021 · Goetzman really did start a waterbed company (and later an arcade) and actually delivered one to Jon Peters (Peters was reportedly much nicer in real life).
Jun 24, 2022 · For example, a feature in GQ confirmed Goetzman actually owned a waterbed business and a pinball palace in his teens. All this rich detail and stranger-than-fiction storytelling winds up...
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