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Boogie Nights
The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
- Original title
- Boogie Nights
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $43,101,594
JPV852
Dec 30, 2025 · via TMDB
While I can admire the production design recreating the 70s and 80s and a great performance from Burt Reynolds, I didn't find this terribly engaging. The first part and last section were very good but found the middle to be meandering. I didn't think the various character arcs came together (compared to Magnolia which I loved) and I think 15-20 minutes could've been removed. Still, it's worth watching at least. **3.25/5**
CinemaSerf
May 28, 2023 · via TMDB
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 moniker of "Dirk Diggler" (try finding that on PornHub!) he is soon a true star with money and girls and drugs galore. Fame is a fickle friend, however, and the writing is soon on the wall for our emotionally ill-equipped young man who never for a moment considers that this escalator can go down as well as up. This story is filled with engaging and enigmatic characters - ranging from the stoic "Amber Waves" (a cracking effort from Julianne Moore) who seems to try and instil a sense of proportion and responsibility to the gorgeously stereotypical "Reed Rothschild" (an unlikely casting, I thought, in John C. Reilly). It's Mark Wahlberg who proves to be the revelation here, though. He works quite naturally with the on-form, and entirely plausible, veteran Reynolds and for quite a while, their roller-coaster of sex and success is compelling and quite enjoyable to follow. Is anything real in that scene at the end? Well who knows - but 2½ hours peppered with some great disco just flew by in a cinema that was packed to the rafters.
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Mark Wahlberg
Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Burt Reynolds
Jack Horner
Julianne Moore
Amber Waves
John C. Reilly
Reed Rothchild
Heather Graham
Rollergirl
Don Cheadle
Buck Swope
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Scotty J.
William H. Macy
Little Bill
Thomas Jane
Todd Parker
Luis Guzmán
Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
Melora Walters
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Robert Ridgely
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Rahad Jackson
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Floyd Gondolli
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Burt, Studio Manager
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Laurel Holloman
Sheryl Lynn
Michael Penn
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Michael Jace
Jerome
Jack Wallace
Rocky
Kai Lennox
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Jonathan Quint
Johnny Doe
John Doe
Amber's Husband
Joanna Gleason
Dirk's Mother
Rico Bueno
Hot Traxx Waiter
Michael Stein
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Stanley DeSantis
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Jason Andrews
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Greg Lauren
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Jon Brion
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Lexi Leigh
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Lisa Ratzin
Hot Traxx Dancer
Michael Ballhaus
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Greg Bronson
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Coleman McClary
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Jami Philbrick
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Aaron Stielstra
Partygoer (uncredited)
Sean Welch
Party Man (uncredited)
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Kimberly Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Mark Bridges
Costume Design
Greg Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Howard Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert Kurtzman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Adam Shankman
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Allan Graf
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Edward Conna
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Gregg Dandridge
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Hugh Aodh O'Brien
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Jeff Ramsey
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Jeffrey Lee Gibson
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Mark De Alessandro
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Mary Nitschke
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Mike Smith
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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John Wildermuth
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Fred Raskin
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Dylan Tichenor
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Jeff Zucker
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Barbara Harris
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Cassandra Kulukundis
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Lynn Harris
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Michael De Luca
Co-Executive Producer
Daniel Lupi
Co-Producer
Lawrence Gordon
Executive Producer
JoAnne Sellar
Producer
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer
Daniel Lupi
Unit Production Manager
Michael Penn
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Casey Stone
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Stan Bush
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David Parker
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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