Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

156 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1997

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Boogie Nights

156 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1997

Boogie Nights
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions
Original title Boogie Nights
Directors Maria Battle Campbell, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Adam Druxman, John Wildermuth, Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Burt Reynolds

as Jack Horner

Julianne Moore

as Amber Waves

John C. Reilly

as Reed Rothchild

Heather Graham

as Rollergirl

Don Cheadle

as Buck Swope

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Scotty J.

William H. Macy

as Little Bill

Thomas Jane

as Todd Parker

Luis Guzmán

as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

Melora Walters

as Jessie St. Vincent

Robert Ridgely

as The Colonel James

Ricky Jay

as Kurt Longjohn

Nicole Ari Parker

as Becky Barnett

Alfred Molina

as Rahad Jackson

Philip Baker Hall

as Floyd Gondolli

Robert Downey Sr.

as Burt, Studio Manager

Nina Hartley

as Little Bill's Wife

Laurel Holloman

as Sheryl Lynn

Michael Penn

as Nick the Engineer

Michael Jace

as Jerome

Jack Wallace

as Rocky

Kai Lennox

as High School / College Kid

Jonathan Quint

as Johnny Doe

John Doe

as Amber's Husband

Joanna Gleason

as Dirk's Mother

Lawrence Hudd

as Dirk's Father

Rico Bueno

as Hot Traxx Waiter

Samson Barkhordarian

as Hot Traxx Chef

Brad Braeden

as Big Stud

Michael Stein

as Stereo Customer

Stanley DeSantis

as Buck's Manager

Patricia Forte

as Teacher

Jason Andrews

as Johnny Limo Driver

Lil' Cinderella

as Colonel's Lady Friend

Greg Lauren

as Young Stud

Tom Dorfmeister

as Watcher #1

Jason "Jake" Cross

as Watcher #2

Selwyn Emerson Miller

as Hot Traxx DJ

Jamielyn Lippman

as Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend

Missy Spell Tanner

as Becky's Girlfriend

Raymond Laboriel

as Becky's Girlfriend's Friend

Jon Brion

as Awards Ceremony Band Member

Brian Kehew

as Awards Ceremony Band Member

Robin Sharp

as Awards Ceremony Band Member

Audrey Wiechman

as Awards Ceremony Band Member

Tim Soronen

as Raphael

Alexander D. Slanger

as Floyd's Kid - Boy

Tom Lenk

as Floyd's Kid - Boy

Lexi Leigh

as Floyd's Kid - Girl

Laura Gronewold

as Floyd's Kid - Girl

Vernon Guichard II

as Mugsy, Jack's Bartender

Tony Tedeschi

as New Year's Eve Young Stud

Leslie Redden

as KC Sunshine

Gregory T. Daniel

as Minister

Don Amendolia

as Bank Worker

Summer Cummings

as Summer - Jacuzzi Girl

Skye Blue

as Skye - Jacuzzi Girl

Veronica Hart

as Judge

Jack Riley

as Lawyer

Channon Roe

as Surfer

Mike Gunther

as Surfer Punk

Michael Raye Smith

as Surfer Punk

Michael S. Stencil

as Surfer Punk

Dustin Courtney

as Donut Boy

Allan Graf

as Man with Gun

Jose Chaidez

as Puerto Rican Kid

B. Philly Johnson

as Rahad's Bodyguard

Joe G.M. Chan

as Cosmo - Rahad's Boy

Goliath

as Tyrone

Israel Juarbe

as Maurice's Brother

George Anthony Rae

as Maurice's Brother

Eric Winzenreid

as Doctor

Sharon Ferrol-Young

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Anne Fletcher

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Scott Fowler

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Melanie A. Gage

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Eddie Garcia

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Sebastian La Cause

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Lance MacDonald

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Diane Mizota

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Nathan Prevost

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Lisa Ratzin

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Dee Dee Weathers

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Darrel W. Wright

as Hot Traxx Dancer

Michael Ballhaus

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

as Clubgoer (uncredited)

Grace Bustos

as Underwater Swimming Girl at Party (uncredited)

Jorga Caye

as Patron (uncredited)

Tyrone D. Dixon

as Actor in 'Angels Live in My Town' (uncredited)

Theo Mayes

as Dirk Diggler's Hairstylist (uncredited)

Coleman McClary

as Jack's Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

Jami Philbrick

as Dancer (uncredited)

Aaron Stielstra

as Partygoer (uncredited)

Misty Tamburelli

as Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)

Sean Welch

as Party Man (uncredited)