Boogie Nights
The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.
1997 | 156m | English
Popularity: 13 (history)
| Director: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
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| Writer: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1997 |
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| Director: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Writer: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | pornography, adultery, new year's eve, robbery, drug abuse, husband wife relationship, 1970s, cocaine, porn actor, custody battle, rags to riches, alter ego, coming of age, los angeles, california, drugs, porn industry, disco, voyeurism, curious, 1980s, candid, big dick, mother son relationship, introspective, dramatic, admiring, audacious, euphoric |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $43,101,594
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 08, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Wahlberg | Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler |
| Burt Reynolds | Jack Horner |
| Julianne Moore | Amber Waves |
| John C. Reilly | Reed Rothchild |
| Heather Graham | Rollergirl |
| Don Cheadle | Buck Swope |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Scotty J. |
| William H. Macy | Little Bill |
| Thomas Jane | Todd Parker |
| Luis Guzmán | Maurice t.t. Rodriguez |
| Melora Walters | Jessie St. Vincent |
| Robert Ridgely | The Colonel James |
| Ricky Jay | Kurt Longjohn |
| Nicole Ari Parker | Becky Barnett |
| Alfred Molina | Rahad Jackson |
| Philip Baker Hall | Floyd Gondolli |
| Robert Downey Sr. | Burt, Studio Manager |
| Nina Hartley | Little Bill's Wife |
| Laurel Holloman | Sheryl Lynn |
| Michael Penn | Nick the Engineer |
| Michael Jace | Jerome |
| Jack Wallace | Rocky |
| Kai Lennox | High School / College Kid |
| Jonathan Quint | Johnny Doe |
| John Doe | Amber's Husband |
| Joanna Gleason | Dirk's Mother |
| Lawrence Hudd | Dirk's Father |
| Rico Bueno | Hot Traxx Waiter |
| Samson Barkhordarian | Hot Traxx Chef |
| Brad Braeden | Big Stud |
| Michael Stein | Stereo Customer |
| Stanley DeSantis | Buck's Manager |
| Patricia Forte | Teacher |
| Jason Andrews | Johnny Limo Driver |
| Little Cinderella | Colonel's Lady Friend |
| Greg Lauren | Young Stud |
| Tom Dorfmeister | Watcher #1 |
| Jake Cross | Watcher #2 |
| Selwyn Emerson Miller | Hot Traxx DJ |
| Jamielyn Lippman | Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend |
| Missy Spell Tanner | Becky's Girlfriend |
| Raymond Laboriel | Becky's Girlfriend's Friend |
| Jon Brion | Awards Ceremony Band Member |
| Brian Kehew | Awards Ceremony Band Member |
| Robin Sharp | Awards Ceremony Band Member |
| Audrey Wiechman | Awards Ceremony Band Member |
| Tim Soronen | Raphael |
| Alexander D. Slanger | Floyd's Kid - Boy |
| Tom Lenk | Floyd's Kid - Boy |
| Lexi Leigh | Floyd's Kid - Girl |
| Laura Gronewold | Floyd's Kid - Girl |
| Vernon Guichard II | Mugsy, Jack's Bartender |
| Tony Tedeschi | New Year's Eve Young Stud |
| Leslie Redden | KC Sunshine |
| Gregory T. Daniel | Minister |
| Don Amendolia | Bank Worker |
| Summer Cummings | Summer - Jacuzzi Girl |
| Skye Blue | Skye - Jacuzzi Girl |
| Veronica Hart | Judge |
| Jack Riley | Lawyer |
| Channon Roe | Surfer |
| Mike Gunther | Surfer Punk |
| Michael Raye Smith | Surfer Punk |
| Michael S. Stencil | Surfer Punk |
| Dustin Courtney | Donut Boy |
| Allan Graf | Man with Gun |
| Jose Chaidez | Puerto Rican Kid |
| B. Philly Johnson | Rahad's Bodyguard |
| Joe G.M. Chan | Cosmo - Rahad's Boy |
| Goliath | Tyrone |
| Israel Juarbe | Maurice's Brother |
| George Anthony Rae | Maurice's Brother |
| Eric Winzenried | Doctor |
| Sharon Ferrol-Young | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Anne Fletcher | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Scott Fowler | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Melanie A. Gage | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Eddie Garcia | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Sebastian La Cause | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Lance MacDonald | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Diane Mizota | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Nathan Prevost | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Lisa Ratzin | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Dee Dee Weathers | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Darrel W. Wright | Hot Traxx Dancer |
| Michael Ballhaus | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Greg Bronson | Clubgoer (uncredited) |
| Grace Bustos | Underwater Swimming Girl at Party (uncredited) |
| Jorga Caye | Patron (uncredited) |
| Tyrone D. Dixon | Actor in 'Angels Live in My Town' (uncredited) |
| Theo Mayes | Dirk Diggler's Hairstylist (uncredited) |
| Coleman McClary | Jack's Pool Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jami Philbrick | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Aaron Stielstra | Partygoer (uncredited) |
| Misty Tamburelli | Girl in Red Dress (uncredited) |
| Sean Welch | Party Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Thomas Anderson | Director, Writer |
| Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Michael Penn | Original Music Composer |
| Mark Bridges | Costume Design |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mike Smith | Stunts |
| Daniel Lupi | Unit Production Manager |
| John Wildermuth | First Assistant Director |
| Fred Raskin | Assistant Editor |
| Suzanne Diaz | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Kimberly Adams | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Josh Hakian | Special Effects |
| Robert Kurtzman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Howard Berger | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Edward Conna | Stunts |
| Gregg Dandridge | Stunts |
| Max Daniels | Stunts |
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Hugh Aodh O'Brien | Stunts |
| Jeff Ramsey | Stunts |
| Mary Nitschke | Stunts |
| Michael Owen | Stunts |
| Casey Stone | Scoring Mixer |
| Adam Shankman | Choreographer |
| Barbara Delpuech | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Sandy Struth | Set Decoration |
| Bob Ziembicki | Production Design |
| Karyn Rachtman | Music Supervisor |
| Bobby Lavelle | Music Supervisor |
| Christine Sheaks | Casting |
| Mark Yardas | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Kwiatkowski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Chaim | Sound Designer |
| Kini Kay | Sound Effects Editor |
| Samuel Lehmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephen Halbert | Sound Mixer |
| David Davenport | Costume Supervisor |
| Gayle Simon | Assistant Art Director |
| Ted Berner | Art Direction |
| Adam Druxman | Second Assistant Director |
| Carla Fry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Leon Dudevoir | Production Executive |
| Joe Fineman | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Mark Graziano | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jayne-Ann Tenggren | Script Supervisor |
| Kevin Hughes | Property Master |
| Craig Markey | Production Supervisor |
| Julie Hansen | Production Accountant |
| Eileen Malyszko Lee | Production Coordinator |
| Daniel P. Collins | Unit Manager |
| Andy Shuttleworth | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Michael G. Riba | First Assistant Camera |
| John Stradling | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sean Hunter Moe | Camera Loader |
| Joan Sobel | First Assistant Editor |
| Danny Miller | Associate Editor |
| Bethany Orlemann | Associate Editor |
| Marie Gaerlan | Post Production Assistant |
| Cassandra Kulukundis | Casting Associate |
| David Halbert | Boom Operator |
| Eric 'Sprocket' Uporsky | Utility Sound |
| Peter Halbert | Boom Operator |
| Jeff Zucker | Gaffer |
| Stephen Brock | Best Boy Electric |
| Benny Buck | Electrician |
| Joe Colangelo | Electrician |
| Keith Davis | Electrician |
| George Lozano Jr. | Electrician |
| Willie J. Gray | Electrician |
| Ngoli Vukani Nyirenda | Electrician |
| Jeff Orsa | Rigging Gaffer |
| Joseph Dianda | Key Grip |
| Scott Patten | Best Boy Grip |
| Kenny Davis | Dolly Grip |
| Nick Arnds | Grip |
| Shawn Ensign | Grip |
| Jamie Franta | Grip |
| Stephen Flynn | Assistant Property Master |
| Suzanne Lapick | Assistant Property Master |
| Chris Carriveau | Leadman |
| Martin Milligan | On Set Dresser |
| Victor Bazaz | Swing |
| Kenneth Carriveau | Swing |
| Gregg M. Hartman | Swing |
| Kristen Gassner | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Andrea Carter | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tina Roesler Kerwin | Makeup Supervisor |
| Brian McManus | Makeup Artist |
| Eva Marie Denst | Makeup Artist |
| Lynn Rodgers | Makeup Artist |
| Theo Mayes | Hair Supervisor |
| Jon von Lingner | Hair Assistant |
| Evelyn Rozenfeld | Additional Hairstylist |
| Cookie Lopez | Key Costumer |
| Linda S. Cormany | Costumer |
| Janet Ingram | Costumer |
| Pablo Nantas | Tailor |
| Olga Ishkhanova | Seamstress |
| Boyd Wilson | Location Manager |
| Larry Ring | Assistant Location Manager |
| Dwayne Mack Alezandre | Location Scout |
| James Lennox | Location Scout |
| Chanel Salzer | Location Scout |
| Joel Sinderman | Location Scout |
| Jim Small | Location Scout |
| Minnie Duerr | First Assistant Accountant |
| Penny Gillman | Payroll Accountant |
| Mark Summers | Payroll Accountant |
| Maria Battle Campbell | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Lee Phillips Jr. | Set Production Assistant |
| Jeff Trachtman | Set Production Assistant |
| Rob Montalbano | Set Production Assistant |
| Karri O'Reilly | Production Secretary |
| Brigitte Mueller | Production Coordinator |
| Rich King | Extras Casting |
| Nicole Sarrocco | Accounting Clerk Assistant |
| Jon Krueger | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Eric Berger | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Michael Tappan | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Nina Grossman | Producer's Assistant |
| David Nickoll | Producer's Assistant |
| Jim Borgardt | ADR Supervisor |
| Dean St. John | ADR Mixer |
| Joseph Bosco | ADR Recordist |
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Supervisor |
| Tom Hammond | Foley Editor |
| Charles W. Ritter | Dialogue Editor |
| Lou Kleinman | Dialogue Editor |
| Ron Finn | Music Editor |
| David McRell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sharon Michaels | Foley Artist |
| Marnie Moore | Foley Artist |
| Richard Partlow | Foley Artist |
| Stephen Hart | Foley Mixer |
| Ron Bedrosian | Foley Mixer |
| Jeremy Molod | Foley Recordist |
| Dana Porter | Foley Recordist |
| Frank Long | Sound Engineer |
| Bradford Bell | Sound Engineer |
| Lou Carlucci | Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects |
| Dianne Carlucci | Special Effects Manager |
| John C. Carlucci | Special Effects |
| Mick Strawn | Special Effects |
| Ronald L. Myers | Special Effects |
| David Blair | Special Effects |
| Kamar Bitar | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Karrie Aubuchon | Makeup Effects |
| Paul Prokop | Production Controller |
| Michael Schultz | Catering |
| Bill Holmquist | Construction Coordinator |
| Mark Balda | Construction Foreman |
| David Peck | Construction Foreman |
| Jack Orlando | Propmaker |
| Mark B. Palma | Propmaker |
| Richard McConnell | Propmaker |
| Michael Blair | Propmaker |
| Mark Borg | Propmaker |
| Joel Jaspan | Propmaker |
| Greg Lay | Propmaker |
| Gregory A. Newton | Propmaker |
| Philip Cheyenne Ali | Painter |
| Greg Musselman | Painter |
| Hilmar Ragnarsson | Painter |
| Cliff Cudney | Stunt Coordinator |
| Brian Avery | Stunts |
| Shawn Crowder | Stunts |
| Ted Shred | Stunts |
| Carol Dunn | Music Coordinator |
| Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Colin Alexander | Propmaker |
| Adam Campbell | Special Effects |
| Bob McGovern | Stunts |
| Dylan Tichenor | Editor |
| Dane A. Davis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| William McDevitt | Grip |
| Greg Nicotero | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Jeffrey Lee Gibson | Stunts |
| Stan Bush | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Thomas Anderson | Producer |
| JoAnne Sellar | Producer |
| Michael De Luca | Co-Executive Producer |
| Lynn Harris | Co-Executive Producer |
| Daniel Lupi | Co-Producer |
| John S. Lyons | Producer |
| Lloyd Levin | Producer |
| Lawrence Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 41 | 57 | 29 |
| 2024 | 5 | 48 | 66 | 34 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 33 | 57 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 32 | 52 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 26 | 52 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 19 |
| 2025 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 10 | 231 | 537 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 113 | 525 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 266 | 654 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 386 | 706 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 259 | 678 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 545 | 855 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 483 | 806 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 440 | 792 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 484 | 620 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 290 | 706 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 853 | 895 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 929 | 936 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 10 | 695 | 695 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 928 | 935 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 8 | 910 | 910 |
Geronimo1967
7.0
Yikes, but was there fuss around this when it was released? A film about porn, yes, but a film about men in porn - and with the ribbed and toned "Marky Mark" too! What will we see? What will he show? I remember the general interest in this hitherto rather unsavoury topic was insatiable. Well, what w ... e do get is a rather interesting and lively exposé of just how the porn industry might have worked in the late 1970s. Experienced producer "Horner" (Burt Reynolds) spots hunky waiter "Eddie" (Mark Wahlberg) in a restaurant and next thing, the young man is the hottest of properties. With the timeless moniker of "Dirk Diggler" (try finding that on PornHub!) he is soon a true star with money and girls and drugs galore. Fame is a fickle friend, however, and the writing is soon on the wall for our emotionally ill-equipped young man who never for a moment considers that this escalator can go down as well as up. This story is filled with engaging and enigmatic characters - ranging from the stoic "Amber Waves" (a cracking effort from Julianne Moore) who seems to try and instil a sense of proportion and responsibility to the gorgeously stereotypical "Reed Rothschild" (an unlikely casting, I thought, in John C. Reilly). It's Mark Wahlberg who proves to be the revelation here, though. He works quite naturally with the on-form, and entirely plausible, veteran Reynolds and for quite a while, their roller-coaster of sex and success is compelling and quite enjoyable to follow. Is anything real in that scene at the end? Well who knows - but 2½ hours peppered with some great disco just flew by in a cinema that was packed to the rafters.
May 28, 2023