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Boogie Nights
1997
It's Los Angeles, 1977, and adult film director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) meets Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), a well-endowed dishwasher in a nightclub. Jack recruits Eddie to be his newest star and Eddie, hungry for fame, quickly agrees, changing his name to Dirk Diggler. Soon Dirk is the hottest star in the porn industry, .. Read more
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham |
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| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Boogie Nights
It's Los Angeles, 1977, and adult film director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) meets Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), a well-endowed dishwasher in a nightclub. Jack recruits Eddie to be his newest star and Eddie, hungry for fame, quickly agrees, changing his name to Dirk Diggler. Soon Dirk is the hottest star in the porn industry, alongside Rollergirl (Heather Graham), a high school dropout who never removes her roller skates, and Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), the veteran star who pines for the son she's not allowed to visit. On the fringes, Little Bill (William H. Macy) fumes while his wife cheats on him in public, and Buck Swope (Don Cheadle) tries to escape the stigma of being a porn actor. The good times roll, but before long Dirk falls victim to the pressures of stardom and a drug habit that ruins his career while Jack struggles with porn's conversion from film to cheaper videotapes. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough film is an exhilarating ride along the underbelly of the 1970s inspired by the films of Altman and Scorsese, featuring colorful camera work, a dynamic soundtrack, and excellent performances from the entire cast, most notably Reynolds in an Oscar-nominated comeback role.
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Veronica Hart, Alfred Molina, Jack Wallace, Joanna Gleason, Ricky Jay, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman, Laurel Holloman, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Seymour Hoffma, Philip, John Doe, Thomas Jane, Tony Te |
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| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 29 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 36 mins |
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| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 21 May 1999 Blu-ray: unknown Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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Pornography, drugs and disco are the driving forces of this potent parable of the partying 1970s from director Paul Thomas Anderson. Spanning the height of the disco era, this Martin Scorsese-influenced rags-to-bitches allegory is a visually stunning and poignant exploration of the adult entertainment industry. Charting the rise, fall and rise again of bus boy-turned-porn star Mark Wahlberg, who has the right credentials to make it big in the business, Anderson's surreal take on the American Dream is as startling as it is highly entertaining. Burt Reynolds was Oscar nominated for his brilliant turn as sleaze-movie producer Jack Horner, the patriarch of an extended family of life's flotsam and jetsam. Scintillating support is provided by Heather Graham as Rollergirl and Julianne Moore (also Oscar-nominated) as leading lady Amber Waves. The breathtaking opening Steadicam shot is justifiably famous.
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An entertaining and sometimes savage account of the last moments of hard-core films, just before the industry switched to video; witty and satiric for much of the time, it is spoilt by its use of gratuitous violence to overcome its narrative flaws.
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Boogie On!
It must be hard to make a film about the porn industry, without making porn itself... but this film suceeded. Yes, this is a film for adults, and will probably appeal more to those approaching their 40's.
A hard look at something almost all of us have had at least a little contact with at some time or another :-) - covering the era when porn was going from film to video. Good performances all round, a good storyline and some interesting subplots.
One critisism - the characters didn't seem to age with the movie... but I'm being pedantic there... excellent film. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Brilliant
had a mixture between the porn industry (without excessive porn) drama, action and a great study of character. you actually felt for the characters unlike most modern films with the addition of a great ending makes this one of my greatest films of all time
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Graham's parents still upset about Boogie Nights bare-all
- 04 Jun 2009
Heather Graham's parent's still haven't forgiven her for baring all as RollerGirl in Boogie Nights. The actress admits her folks were "horrified" by the sight of their daughter completely naked in the 1997 movie - and they've never come round to accepting the fact it was necessary for the project. Graham says, "Part of me longs to have a mom and dad who love and accept me for who I am, but, if they never do, it's OK." And she's a little taken aback that people still think she's sweet and... Read more
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