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Boogie Nights (1997)

 -  Drama  -  10 October 1997 (USA)
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The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Storyline

Eddie Adams would have been just another high-school drop-out had he not met the likes of adult film director Rick Horner. Horner transforms Eddie into Dirk Diggler, a rising-star actor with a special gift. Set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the film is a tribute to the decor, style, culture, and social attitudes of the era. Written by John Selbie

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1970s | 1980s | actor | porn industry | drugs | See more »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity, drug use, language and violence | See all certifications »

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10 October 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Pushing Thirteen  »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 265,943 (Germany) (5 June 1998)

Gross:

DEM 265,943 (Germany) (5 June 1998)
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Trivia

Dirk Diggler mentions John Holmes and one of his characters, Johnny Wadd, in the scene when he proposes the idea of a serial porn detective story (with the characters of Brock Landers and Chest Rockwell) to Jack. Dirk says, "I don't want to do stuff like Holmes is doing with his Johnny Wadd character, hitting women and stuff. That just ain't right." This leads the viewer to believe that Dirk and Holmes are rivals in the industry, not that Dirk is a direct representation of Holmes. See more »

Goofs

The shadow of first camera assistant Michael G. Riba falls on the side mirror of Scotty's Datsun as he sits in it, crying. See more »

Quotes

Rahad Jackson: Oh, that's Cosmo... he's Chinese.
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Crazy Credits

Towards the end of the credits, Mark Wahlberg's character speaks. See more »

Connections

References Is There Sex After Death? (1971) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lonely Boy"
(1976)
Written by Andrew Gold
Performed by Andrew Gold
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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an odd family
8 August 2001 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

Boogie Nights is full of surprises, nothing quite prepares one for it its soul. Yes, it does have soul, whilst tackling the tackiest of subject matter, with both a wry smile and respect. Brillantly cast and wonderful character development, the performances somehow combine the best of stage acting with improvisation within a cinema verite style.

The plot proved richer than I expected and the underlying themes are teased out quite profoundly as each "B grade" human being is brought, through crisis, into perspective.

A sociologist's dream case study, the film resonates the raw truth of what we all know about self-esteem, parental love and lack of it, attention/love deficit and its manifestation in adulthood, the desperate need to belong. Something for everyone here.. almost camouflaged as issues of untouchables and their separate milieu but of course they are universal.

The film works on a number of levels. The ironic loop is that the milieu portrayed exists only because of the voyeur, who happens to be watching the film...

Boogie Nights is non judgmental of its subject matter and characters, a rarity. It deserves every accolade it has achieved and more.


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