Boogie Nights
1997 · 155 min · R-rated · 7.9/10 on IMDb
drama
Los Angeles, 1977. 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, Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzmán, Heather Graham, William H. Macy, Nicole Ari Parker, Nina Hartley
USA
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