Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. This epic about the adult film industry stars Mark Wahlberg as a nightclub busboy who transforms himself into porn king Dirk Diggler and ultimately becomes intoxicated by success, drugs and lofty aspirations. Set in the 1970s in the Los Angeles suburb of the San Fernando Valley, the film features Oscar-nominated supporting performances by Burt Reynolds as skin-flick auteur Jack Horner and Julianne Moore as a veteran porn icon with maternal instincts.
The film also features cameos by porn actors Nina Hartley (as "Little Bill's promiscuous wife) and Veronica Hart (as the custody hearing judge for Amber Waves' court case).
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
- Burt Reynolds as Jack Horner
- Julianne Moore as Maggie/Amber Waves
- Heather Graham as Brandi/Rollergirl
- John C. Reilly as Reed Rothchild
- Don Cheadle as Buck Swope
- Nicole Ari Parker as Becky Barnett
- William H. Macy as "Little" Bill Thompson
- Nina Hartley as "Little" Bill's Wife
- Thomas Jane as Todd Parker
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Scotty J.
- Melora Walters as Jessie St. Vincent
- Robert Ridgely as Colonel James
- Philip Baker Hall as Floyd Gondolli
- Michael Jace as Jerome
- Alfred Molina as Rahad Jackson
- Luis Guzmán as Maurice Rodriguez
- Ricky Jay as Kurt Longjohn
- Joanna Gleason as Dirk's mother
- Laurel Holloman as Sheryl Lynn
- Michael Penn as Nick
- Robert Downey Sr. as Burt
- John Doe as Amber's ex-husband
Videos
Boogie Nights - Official Trailer ( 1997 )