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Boogie Nights

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• Drama

• 1997
• Paul Thomas Anderson
• 149 mins
• 18

Summary

Drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore. Dishwasher Eddie Adams reinvents himself as Dirk Diggler and becomes a porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. As a protégé of director Jack Horner he rides the wave of wealth and fame, but the party can't last for ever.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Alan Jones

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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7.9/10

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Cast

rolenameEddie Adams / Dirk DigglerMark WahlbergJack HornerBurt ReynoldsAmber WavesJulianne MooreReed RothchildJohn C ReillyJessie St VincentMelora WaltersThe Colonel JamesRobert RidgelyBuck SwopeDon CheadleRollergirlHeather GrahamMaurice TT RodriguezLuis GuzmanFloyd GondolliPhilip Baker HallScotty JPhilip Seymour HoffmanKurt LongjohnRicky JayLittle BillWilliam H MacyRahad JacksonAlfred MolinaTodd ParkerThomas Jane

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rolenameDirectorPaul Thomas Anderson

Details

Theatrical distributor

Entertainment Film Dists Ltd

Released on

1998-01-16

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing, drug abuse, sex scenes and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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