Warner Bros. releases trailer for 'Inherent Vice'

MANILA, Philippines - Warner Bros. Pictures has released the teaser trailer for “Inherent Vice,” the film adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel.

The film's actors include Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin and Owen Wilson; Katherine Waterston, Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Benicio Del Toro, Martin Short, Jena Malone and Joanna Newsom.

When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin…well, easy for her to say.

It’s the tail end of the psychedelic `60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” that’s being way too overused—except this one usually leads to trouble.

The cast of characters include surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives, a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.

Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson directed “Inherent Vice” from a screenplay he wrote based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon. Anderson also produced the film, together with Oscar-nominated producers Joanne Sellar and Daniel Lupi. Scott Rudin and Adam Somner served as executive producers.