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Boogie Nights( 1997)

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The life of a dreamer, the days of a business, and the nights in between.

Overview

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mark Wahlberg

      Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

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      Burt Reynolds

      Jack Horner

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      Julianne Moore

      Amber Waves

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      John C. Reilly

      Reed Rothchild

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      Heather Graham

      Rollergirl

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      Don Cheadle

      Buck Swope

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      Philip Seymour Hoffman

      Scotty J.

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      William H. Macy

      Little Bill

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      Thomas Jane

      Todd Parker

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      Luis Guzmán

      Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

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      Melora Walters

      Jessie St. Vincent

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      Robert Ridgely

      The Colonel James

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      Ricky Jay

      Kurt Longjohn

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      Nicole Ari Parker

      Becky Barnett

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      Alfred Molina

      Rahad Jackson

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      Philip Baker Hall

      Floyd Gondolli

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      Robert Downey Sr.

      Burt, Studio Manager

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      Nina Hartley

      Little Bill's Wife

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      Laurel Holloman

      Sheryl Lynn

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      Michael Penn

      Nick the Engineer

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      Michael Jace

      Jerome

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      Jack Wallace

      Rocky

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      Kai Lennox

      High School / College Kid

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      Jonathan Quint

      Johnny Doe

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      John Doe

      Amber's Husband

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      Joanna Gleason

      Dirk's Mother

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      Lawrence Hudd

      Dirk's Father

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      Rico Bueno

      Hot Traxx Waiter

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      Samson Barkhordarian

      Hot Traxx Chef

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      Brad Braeden

      Big Stud

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      Michael Stein

      Stereo Customer

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      Stanley DeSantis

      Buck's Manager

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      Patricia Forte

      Teacher

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      Jason Andrews

      Johnny Limo Driver

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      Little Cinderella

      Colonel's Lady Friend

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      Greg Lauren

      Young Stud

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      Tom Dorfmeister

      Watcher #1

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      Jake Cross

      Watcher #2

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      Selwyn Emerson Miller

      Hot Traxx DJ

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      Jamielyn Lippman

      Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend

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      Missy Spell Tanner

      Becky's Girlfriend

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      Raymond Laboriel

      Becky's Girlfriend's Friend

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      Jon Brion

      Awards Ceremony Band Member

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      Brian Kehew

      Awards Ceremony Band Member

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      Robin Sharp

      Awards Ceremony Band Member

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      Audrey Wiechman

      Awards Ceremony Band Member

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      Tim Soronen

      Raphael

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      Alexander D. Slanger

      Floyd's Kid - Boy

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      Tom Lenk

      Floyd's Kid - Boy

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      Lexi Leigh

      Floyd's Kid - Girl

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      Laura Gronewold

      Floyd's Kid - Girl

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      Vernon Guichard II

      Mugsy, Jack's Bartender

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      Tony Tedeschi

      New Year's Eve Young Stud

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      Leslie Redden

      KC Sunshine

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      Gregory T. Daniel

      Minister

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      Don Amendolia

      Bank Worker

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      Summer Cummings

      Summer - Jacuzzi Girl

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      Skye Blue

      Skye - Jacuzzi Girl

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      Veronica Hart

      Judge

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      Jack Riley

      Lawyer

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      Channon Roe

      Surfer

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      Mike Gunther

      Surfer Punk

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      Michael Raye Smith

      Surfer Punk

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      Michael S. Stencil

      Surfer Punk

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      Dustin Courtney

      Donut Boy

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      Allan Graf

      Man with Gun

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      Jose Chaidez

      Puerto Rican Kid

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      B. Philly Johnson

      Rahad's Bodyguard

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      Joe G.M. Chan

      Cosmo - Rahad's Boy

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      Goliath

      Tyrone

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      Israel Juarbe

      Maurice's Brother

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      George Anthony Rae

      Maurice's Brother

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      Eric Winzenried

      Doctor

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      Sharon Ferrol-Young

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Anne Fletcher

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Scott Fowler

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Melanie A. Gage

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Eddie Garcia

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Sebastian La Cause

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Lance MacDonald

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Diane Mizota

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Nathan Prevost

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Lisa Ratzin

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Dee Dee Weathers

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Darrel W. Wright

      Hot Traxx Dancer

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      Michael Ballhaus

      Cameraman (uncredited)

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      Greg Bronson

      Clubgoer (uncredited)

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      Grace Bustos

      Underwater Swimming Girl at Party (uncredited)

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      Jorga Caye

      Patron (uncredited)

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      Tyrone D. Dixon

      Actor in 'Angels Live in My Town' (uncredited)

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      Theo Mayes

      Dirk Diggler's Hairstylist (uncredited)

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      Coleman McClary

      Jack's Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Jami Philbrick

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Aaron Stielstra

      Partygoer (uncredited)

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      Misty Tamburelli

      Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)

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      Sean Welch

      Party Man (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun May 28 2023
    Yikes, but was there fuss around this when it was released? A film about porn, yes, but a film about men in porn - and with the ribbed and toned "Marky Mark" too! What will we see? What will he show? I remember the general interest in this hitherto rather unsavoury topic was insatiable. Well, what we do get is a rather interesting and lively exposé of just how the porn industry might have worked in the late 1970s. Experienced producer "Horner" (Burt Reynolds) spots hunky waiter "Eddie" (Mark Wahlberg) in a restaurant and next thing, the young man is the hottest of properties. With the timeless ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    43101594.00

    Keywords

    • adultery
    • pornography
    • robbery
    • husband wife relationship
    • drug abuse
    • 1970s
    • cocaine
    • porn actor
    • custody battle
    • rags to riches
    • coming of age
    • alter ego
    • los angeles, california
    • drugs
    • porn industry
    • disco
    • voyeurism
    • curious
    • 1980s
    • candid
    • big dick
    • mother son relationship
    • introspective
    • dramatic
    • admiring
    • audacious
    • euphoric