The film’s star-studded cast also includes Martin Short, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Anderson’s real-life partner Maya Rudolph. “We always had our books with us, and we were highlighting, and we know the lines in the script and we also know the lines in the book, so if there was any improv or anything like that, we could hammer something out that was still true to the story,” Hearn said. Read more Radiohead to Premiere a New Song in ‘Inherent Vice’ in Anderson’s trippy adaptation of Thomas Pynchon‘s novel, said he took after his co-star by keeping Pynchon’s book on hand. Hearn, who appears in many scenes as the sidekick to Phoenix’s scruffy P.I. Phoenix also taught his onscreen partner, played by Jordan Christian Hearn, a thing or two. “You get to kind of become a wild animal and everything is new and innate and fun again and that’s a pretty incredible thing.” “He’s one of the most generous actors I’ve ever worked with and so talented,” Malone said, adding that working with Phoenix is a transformative experience. Jena Malone, who has a small but significant role in Inherent Vice as a recovering heroin addict, echoed those sentiments. Read more New York Film Fest: Will the Weighted Ballot Enable ‘Inherent Vice’ to Land a Best Pic Nom?

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