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Lunchtime Film Series at Springfield Public Library

"Did You Miss These? - More Recent Hits" series concludes on Monday, December 21st at 1:00 PM.

In this Paul Thomas Anderson adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s celebrated novel, Joaquin Phoenix stars as Larry “Doc” Sportello, a pot smoking private eye in the late 1960’s investigating the disappearance of his old flame Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston) and her sugar daddy Mickey Wolfmann (Eric Roberts). Doc butts heads with Lt. Det. Christian “Bigfoot” Bjornsen (Josh Brolin), and when clues suggest a conspiracy between the FBI and a syndicate known as the Golden Fang, Doc seeks help from his lawyer Sauncho Smilax (Benicio Del Torro) and Deputy DA Penny Kimball (Reese Witherspoon). 148 minutes. Rated R.
Stop by or call us at (973) 376-4930 for more information. Admission is free. Cookies and juice will be served at 12:30 pm.

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