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Boogie Nights

  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
291K
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POPULARITY
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Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)
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An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.

  • Director
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writer
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Stars
    • Mark Wahlberg
    • Julianne Moore
    • Burt Reynolds
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    291K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    693
    90
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Julianne Moore
      • Burt Reynolds
    • 701User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 36 wins & 64 nominations total

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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Eddie Adams…
    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Amber Waves
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Jack Horner
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    • Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
    • (as Luis Guzman)
    Rico Bueno
    Rico Bueno
    • Hot Traxx Waiter
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Reed Rothchild
    Nicole Ari Parker
    Nicole Ari Parker
    • Becky Barnett
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Buck Swope
    Heather Graham
    Heather Graham
    • Rollergirl
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Little Bill
    Samson Barkhordarian
    • Hot Traxx Chef
    Nina Hartley
    Nina Hartley
    • Little Bill's Wife
    Brad Braeden
    • Big Stud
    Joanna Gleason
    Joanna Gleason
    • Dirk's Mother
    Lawrence Hudd
    • Dirk's Father
    Michael Stein
    Michael Stein
    • Stereo Customer
    Stanley DeSantis
    Stanley DeSantis
    • Buck's Manager
    Patricia Forte
    • Teacher
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
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      • Paul Thomas Anderson
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    miralvr

    Fantastic use of camerawork and of pop culture, get ready for a movie that will make you laugh, tense, cry, and make you squeamish

    Boogie Nights is an excellent picture. You don't have to have be a part of the whole 70's scene either to appreciate it. The title is very misleading to some who do not generally read reviews beforehand. This movie is an exhilerating piece on a late 70's-early 80's porn star. Yes, it sounds like a very simple plot and much gratutious sex. But it's so much more. While you may be thrown off by the violence and the sexuality Boogie Nights is nowhere near pointless. It features great acting all across the board-even Reynolds is very sympathetic. Some advice though, seeing this movie more than once is a good idea. It grows on you. This movie takes you to the deep down threshold of your heart. It shows you the rise of a porn star and the downhill spiral that follows it. Even in some of the sleaziest of characters can a human being be reached out to. Rent this one tonight - and who cares about all that talk about the use of prosthetics anyway. This is the pulp fiction of the 70's porn industry, "a low class subject made in a high class way".
    9mandyhd

    an odd family

    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.
    9paul_monks

    Boogie Nights OR "How I learned to ignore the consequences, and love the freedom of the 1970's."

    Boogie Nights is perhaps one of the greatest examples any would-be filmmaker should take a long hard look at. Sure, you could spend loads of quality time reviewing the clasics from Hitchcock to Scorsese; but lets follow suit for the modern generation and study half-heartedly.

    Where to begin, I suppose one could look at the film as simply a story, perhaps even docudrama which focuses on the late 1970's porn industry-and what an industry it was! The other half could focus on the incredible detail one brillant filmmaker can achieve simply by using polyester and *ahem* rubber. But honestly, Boogie Nights brings back the pure, no-bul!shi$, in your face kind of cinema I haven't experienced since the film greats of the 1970's...ironic...or stroke of genius. The story is full of richly detailed characters, all of which you either can relate too, love, or hate; but the impact is clear-you are feeling something for them. Among the characters the two performances which stand out are: Burt Reynolds as Director Jack Horner, and Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler. Julianne Moore is also brillant, as is Heather Graham...but if I focus on any one actor it would have to be John C. Reilly. John's performance is a perfect balance of comedic timing and character driven emotion...I'm a sucker for the line "Ever see the movie Star Wars?...People say I look like Han Solo." Anyway, the look of the film is incredible, the Director of Photography and Director/Writer/Producer, have come up with a vibrant colour, and flashy style that compares to Martin Scorsese, and Stanley Kubrick(in terms of his perfection of his craft); but with creating his own unique look, and pushing the edge with the longest single shot I'ver ever seen...that being the New Year's party sequence.

    The music, like in any great film, is a character of its own. At times, it consumes oneself with sorrow or grief...but mainly its all about fun, dancing, and having a good time; the spirit of the 1970's. OK, back to the performances.

    Burt Reynolds plays the character of Jack Horner, a porn director who feels the burden of what the future of "film" means to his genre. The awful transition from shooting on film to recording on magnetic tape. The lose of his art, as it were...and the changes in mentality to the people he works with. Walhberg adds the perfect blend of innocense and sexual bravado needed for the character. For all those individuals who have seen Burton's Planet of the Apes, pay no attention to the performance of Wahlberg in that film...rent boogie nights and see what a difference a good script can make!

    Julianne Moore plays the would-be mother to all, and with that comes the torment and anguish she feels, as life imitates art; and she loses all those close to her. Heather Graham is the eye-candy, but later holds her own, and steals some of the scenes from even the great Mr. Reynolds himself. Each character is multidimensional, rich with life, and performed by actors that seem to be picture perfect for the part.

    The film itself is often funny, tragic, exciting, and provides a uncompromising look into the turblulant lifestyle of the fast-pace 1970's. It makes no excuses, and tells no lies; and offers the audience a trip back. But even more importantly, the movie gives us a grand example of how films should be made; and a new director whose bold visions bring back art in film.
    8mooveephantom

    Works so well because of the comedy

    Great filmmaking, a true masterpiece by a then young and hungry director with a boatload of influences. It's a wonderful story with colorful characters and excellent performances. It could've been a mundane and uninteresting affair but the movie has a secret weapon, comedy. A lot of the characters have this "dumb innocence" that makes the story so side-splitting funny and real. Mark Wahlberg and John Reilly have that "stupid guy" charm that results in so many laughs. The actors are aware of these funny personality gags and are self conscious of it, and that is what makes the drama work.
    J.E.C.

    Staggering

    The first time I saw "Boogie Nights" in a theater, I walked out flabbergasted. I'd never been that affected by a movie since "Pulp Fiction" (and that's saying a lot). After being numbed by a decade's worth of stark, Kevin Smith-style indie banalities, I just wasn't used to seeing a movie that covered that much emotional and cultural ground. I saw it three more times in the theater, never getting bored with it. I own it today on video. I really can't say enough great things about this amazing movie. A movie which will no doubt be regarded as a classic in years to come.

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    • Trivia
      After seeing a rough cut of the film, Burt Reynolds regretted making it. He fired his agent for recommending the role to him, and did not participate in promotional interviews. Reynolds ended up winning a Golden Globe for the role, and being nominated for an Academy Award for his performance. Despite being a front runner for the latter, it was widely rumored that he did not win because he had distanced himself from the movie earlier.
    • Goofs
      When Little Bill complains to Kurt about his wife having sex with other men, he says, "My fucking wife has an ass in her cock in the driveway, Kurt." Little Bill was supposed to say "My fucking wife has a cock in her ass in the driveway, Kurt", but the director loved the way the incorrect line showed how angry and flustered Bill was, and left the scene intact.
    • Quotes

      Dirk: What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again.

    • Crazy credits
      As the credit for Robert Downey Sr. scrolls up the screen, the words "(a prince)" appear next to his name.
    • Alternate versions
      New Line Platinum Edition, released on DVD, features 9 additional scenes not included in the original theatrical version. The sell through widescreen VHS tape also has the deleted scenes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Seven Years in Tibet/RocketMan/Boogie Nights/Gang Related/Washington Square (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Best of My Love
      Written by Maurice White & Al McKay

      Performed by The Emotions (as Emotions)

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Boogie Nights: Juegos de placer
    • Filming locations
      • 19515 East Cameron Avenue, West Covina, California, USA(Jack Horner's house)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Lawrence Gordon Productions
      • Ghoulardi Film Company
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,416,349
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $50,168
      • Oct 12, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $43,117,303
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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