Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
, Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
, Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
, John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
Paul Thomas Anderson
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
, Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
, Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
, John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
Paul Thomas Anderson

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Overview

While set within the milieu of the Los Angeles adult film industry, Boogie Nights is less a film about pornography than the serio-comic story of a group of misfits, losers, and lost souls who are embraced by Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), a director who makes "adult films, exotic motion pictures." In 1977, while hanging out at a disco, Jack spots Eddie (Mark Wahlberg), the new busboy at the club, and tells him he's convinced "there's something wonderful inside those jeans waiting to get out." Jack knows his business well and his expert eye has not betrayed him; Eddie is a pornographer's dream -- good looking, remarkably endowed, and willing and able to do as many takes as might be needed. The product of a woefully dysfunctional upbringing, Eddie is not terribly bright but is very ambitious and eager to prove he has a "special something" to share with the world. Eddie changes his name to Dirk Diggler and quickly becomes the biggest star in hardcore. Working alongside "Dirk" in Jack's films are Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), a porn actress who applies her misplaced maternal instincts to anyone who needs nurturing; Rollergirl (Heather Graham), a cheerful but blank-faced high school drop-out who never removes her roller skates; Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly), a none-too-bright actor, aspiring magician, and failing songwriter; Buck (Don Cheadle), a black actor fascinated with cowboy iconography who wants to open a stereo shop; Scotty J (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a stocky and awkward soundman infatuated with Dirk; Little Bill (William H. Macy), Jack's assistant director, who has trouble dealing with his wife's brazen infidelity; and Colonel James (Robert Ridgely), Jack's backer, who has a weakness for young girls. In the brief, late-'70s moment when porn was chic and sex films seemed poised to break into the mainstream, Dirk becomes a star and Jack a respected name. But a few years later, drugs and pride have taken their toll on Dirk and many of his friends, while the advent of the VCR radically changes the adult movie business; Jack goes from being a "filmmaker" to manufacturing and wholesaling videocassettes, a wealthy but emotionally broken man. In his second film, wunderkind director Paul Thomas Anderson juggled a broad range of characters in a manner reminiscent of Robert Altman's ensemble films, making Boogie Nights a sad but funny story of a makeshift family of damaged people and what happens before and after their brief moment in the sun.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/19/2021
UPC: 0883929730483
Original Release: 1997
Rating: R
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 2:36:00
Sales rank: 6,448

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mark Wahlberg Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
Burt Reynolds Jack Horner
Julianne Moore Amber Waves
John C. Reilly Reed Rothchild,Actor
Don Cheadle Buck Swope
Heather Graham Rollergirl
Luis Guzman Maurice T. Rodriguez
Philip Seymour Hoffman Scotty
William H. Macy Little Bill
Alfred Molina Rahad Jackson
Philip Baker Hall Floyd Gondolli
Robert Ridgely The Colonel
Melora Walters Jessie St. Vincent
Nina Hartley Little Bill's Wife
Thomas Jane Todd Parker
Nicole Parker Becky Barnett,Actor
Ricky Jay Kurt Longjohn
Stanley DeSantis Jerry, Buck's Manager
Michael Jace Jerome
Howard Morris Mr. Brown
Joanna Gleason Dirk's Mother
Laurel Holloman Sheryl Lynn
Jack Wallace Rocky
Don Amendolia Bank Worker
Jason Andrews Johnny, the Colonel's Limo Driver
Samson Barkhordarian Hot Traxx Chef
Brad Braeden Big Stud
Kevin Breznahan Sheryl Lynn's Husband
Rico Bueno Hot Traxx Waiter
Jose Chaidez Puerto Rican Kid
Joe GM Chan Rahad's Asian Kid, Cosmo
Dustin Courtney Donut Boy
Jake Cross Watcher No. 2,Watcher #2
Gregory Daniel Minister
John Doe Thomas, Amber's Husband
Tom Dorfmeister Watcher No. 1
Robert Downey Burt, Recording Studio Manager
Patricia Forte Teacher
Jamielyn Gamboa Colonel's Girlfriend at Hot Traxx
Goliath Tyrone
Allan Graf Man with Gun
Laura Gronewald Angie, Floyd's Kid
Vernon Guichard II Mugsy Jack's Bartender
Mike Gunther Surfer Punk No. 2
Veronica Hart Judge
Lawrence Hudd Dirk's Father
Amber Hunter Colonel's O.D. Lady Friend
Ron Jeremy Jail Guard
B. Philly Johnson Rahad's Bodyguard
Israel Juarbe Maurice's Brother No. 1
Raymond Laboriel Hot Traxx Patron
Greg Lauren Young Stud
Loren Lazerine Police Officer
Henry Lee Tailor
Lexi Leigh Amateur Actress, Floyd's Kid
Thomas Lenk Tommy, Floyd's Kid
Kai Lennox High School/College Kid
Selwyn Emerson Miller Hot Traxx DJ
Michael Penn Nick, Recording Studio Engineer,Composer
Jonathan Quint Johnny Doe
George Anthony Rae Maurice's Brother No. 2
Leslie Redden KC Sunshine
Jack Riley Lawyer
Cannon Roe Surfer
Skye Jacuzzi Girl No. 1
Alexander D. Slanger Pete, Floyd's Kid
Michael Raye Smith Surfer Punk No. 1
Melissa Spell Becky's Friend in Hot Traxx
Michael Stein Super-Duper Stereo Customer
Michael Scott Stencil Surfer Punk No. 3
Summer Jacuzzi Girl No. 2
Tony Tedeschi New Year's Eve Young Stud
Eric Winzenried Doctor
Jody Wood Pedestrian
Sharon Ferrol Hot Traxx Dancer
Anne Fletcher Hot Traxx Dancer
Scott Fowler Hot Traxx Dancer
Melanie A. Gage Hot Traxx Dancer
Eddie Garcia Hot Traxx Dancer
Sebastian LaCause Hot Traxx Dancer
Lance MacDonald Hot Traxx Dancer
Diane Mizota Hot Traxx Dancer
Nathan Frederic Prevost Hot Traxx Dancer
Lisa E. Ratzin Hot Traxx Dancer
Dee Dee Weathers Hot Traxx Dancer
Darrel W. Wright Hot Traxx Dancer
Jon Brion Awards Ceremony Band Member
Brian Kehew Awards Ceremony Band Member
Robin Sharp Awards Ceremony Band Member
Audrey Wiechman Awards Ceremony Band Member
Tim 'Stuffy' Soronen Raphael,Raphael
Paul Anderson Actor
Jamielyn Lippman Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend
Missy Tanner Becky's Girlfriend

Technical Credits
Paul Thomas Anderson Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Lloyd Levin Producer
Joanne Sellar Producer
John Lyons Producer,Producer
Lou Carlucci Special Effects
Cliff Cudney Stunts
Lawrence Gordon Executive Producer,Producer
Christine Sheaks Casting
David Blair Special Effects
Brian Avery Stunts
Dana Austin Sound Effects
Stephen Halbert Sound/Sound Designer
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