Boogie Nights (1997)

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer (WGA):

Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Everyone has one special thing

Plot:

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s.

Plot Keywords:

Banquet | No Opening Credits | Pregnancy | Film In Film | Birth

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Mark Wahlberg	...	Eddie Adams - 'Dirk Diggler'
Burt Reynolds	...	Jack Horner
John C. Reilly	...	Reed Rothchild
Julianne Moore	...	Amber Waves - Maggie
Heather Graham	...	Brandy 'Rollergirl'
Don Cheadle	...	Buck Swope
Luis Guzmán	...	Maurice TT Rodriguez (as Luis Guzman)
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Scotty J.
William H. Macy	...	Little Bill
Thomas Jane	...	Todd Parker
Melora Walters	...	Jessie St. Vincent
Ricky Jay	...	Kurt Longjohn
Robert Ridgely	...	The Colonel James
Alfred Molina	...	Rahad Jackson
Philip Baker Hall	...	Floyd Gondolli

Also Known As:

Pushing Thirteen (USA) (working title)
Atesli geceler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Boogie Nights (Spain) [es]
Boogie Nights (France) [fr]
Boogie Nights - Prazer Sem Limites (Brazil) [pt]
Boogie Nights - l'altra Hollywood (Italy) [it]
Jogos de Prazer (Portugal) [pt]
Juegos de placer (Argentina) [es]
Noches de placer (Venezuela) [es]
Noci bugija (Serbia) [sr]
Nuits endiablées (Canada: French title) [fr]
Vroce noci (Slovenia) [sl]
Xefrenes nyhtes (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity, drug use, language and violence.

Runtime:

156 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) (cut) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #34763) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Gourmet Video, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ghoulardi Film Company

Trivia:

The cast had to learn some of the popular dance steps of the period and were coached by choreographer Adam Shankman.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Dirk and the others go to rip-off the drug dealer a Neighborhood Watch sign is visible on a pole across from the front door. This type of sign did not come out until the 1990s

Quotes:

Jack Horner: I got a feeling that behind those jeans is something wonderful just waiting to get out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in X-rated (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Brand New Key

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".