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Boogie Nights

  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
273K
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POPULARITY
726
46
Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)
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Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, 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
    273K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    726
    46
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Julianne Moore
      • Burt Reynolds
    • 680User reviews
    • 191Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 37 wins & 65 nominations total

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    Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights (1997)
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    Mark Wahlberg and Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights (1997)
    Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds, Ricky Jay, Nicole Ari Parker, and Jack Wallace in Boogie Nights (1997)
    Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights (1997)
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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
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
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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 the cinematographer [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

    User reviews680

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    A very well told story; "Short Cuts" with lots of sex.
    This is an excellent movie that is vibrant, colourful and powerful. The performances are all very good, but the big surprise is the return of Burt Reynolds. His performance is the most notable, and he duly rewarded with a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination. Boogie Nights is about the pornography industry in the 70's, and how it all fell apart in the 80's. The first half, revolving around the 70's, is plausible and believable; entertaining and informative. Although the film falls apart in the second half, and descends into a lot of unnecessary, graphic violence.

    Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) is the protagonist of the movie. He is spotted one night at a club by porn king Jack Warner (Reynolds), and is offered a deal to star in a movie. Warner remarks that, "I just know there's somethin' wonderful under those jeans just waitin' to get out." And that marks the entrance for Eddie into the sleazy, slutty, though human world of porn and sex. Boogie Nights follows his first appearance as a naive young actor to a drug hampered, egomaniacal lunatic who spirals down into the world of crime and Cocaine. Along the way, it deals with sub plots dealing with pornography and the surrogate families that establish themselves amidst the echelons; the prejudice that society carries to porn stars and the dirty, utterly disgraceful life they lead.

    Although the film deals with sex and porn, there is not an obscene amount of it, and the director censors these scenes so it is not explicit. The viewers gather that Eddie Adams (or Dirk Diggler, the pseudonym he assumes for acting) has a prodigious member lurking under his jeans. But, until the final scene, all we see to indicate that is the stunned reactions by peers and onlookers.

    The script is very good, but the film is overly long. It could be called an epic at a length of 155 minutes, but the time passes quickly. Despite Boogie Nights' flaws and shortfalls, it is a very good movie worthy of the acclaim it received.

    Nine out of ten.
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    • May 28, 1999

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    Details

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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
      • Pushing Thirteen
    • 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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    Box office

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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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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