Well it’s about damn time! The first trailer for one of the most anticipated movies of the year has finally arrived and it looks like it’s going to be one hell of a good time. P.T. Anderson’s Inherent Vice, based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon, has been described as a psychedelic detective story set in 1970s Los Angeles with plenty of broad comedy thrown in for good measure, and by all accounts it looks pretty weird. It may not be Oscar material, but who cares? With a cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Reese Witherspoon, Jena Malone, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Maya Rudolph, Michael K. Williams and Martin Short, you simply can’t go wrong. Inherent Vice hits select theatres on Dec. 12th before expanding further in January; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.