Boogie Nights (1997)
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Critic Consensus: Grounded in strong characters, bold themes, and subtle storytelling, Boogie Nights is a groundbreaking film both for director P.T. Anderson and star Mark Wahlberg.
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Cast
as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
as Jack Horner
as Amber Waves
as Reed Rothchild
as Buck Swope
as Rollergirl
as Maurice T. Rodriguez
as Scotty
as Little Bill
as Rahad Jackson
as Floyd Gondolli
as The Colonel
as Jessie St. Vincent
as Little Bill's Wife
as Todd Parker
as Kurt Longjohn
as Jerry, Buck's Manager
as Jerome
as Mr. Brown
as Dirk's Mother
as Sheryl Lynn
as Rocky
as Bank Worker
as Johnny, the Colonel's Limo Driver
as Hot Traxx Chef
as Big Stud
as Sheryl Lynn's Husband
as Hot Traxx Waiter
as Puerto Rican Kid
as Rahad's Asian Kid, Cosmo
as Donut Boy
as Watcher No. 2
as Minister
as Thomas, Amber's Husband
as Watcher No. 1
as Burt, Recording Studio Manager
as Teacher
as Colonel's Girlfriend at Hot Traxx
as Tyrone
as Man with Gun
as Angie, Floyd's Kid
as Mugsy Jack's Bartender
as Surfer Punk No. 2
as Judge
as Dirk's Father
as Colonel's O.D. Lady Friend
as Jail Guard
as Rahad's Bodyguard
as Maurice's Brother No. 1
as Hot Traxx Patron
as Young Stud
as Police Officer
as Tailor
as Amateur Actress, Floyd's Kid
as Tommy, Floyd's Kid
as High School/College Kid
as Hot Traxx DJ
as Nick, Recording Studio Engineer
as Johnny Doe
as Maurice's Brother No. 2
as KC Sunshine
as Lawyer
as Surfer
as Jacuzzi Girl No. 1
as Pete, Floyd's Kid
as Surfer Punk No. 1
as Becky's Friend in Hot Traxx
as Super-Duper Stereo Customer
as Surfer Punk No. 3
as Jacuzzi Girl No. 2
as New Year's Eve Young Stud
as Doctor
as Pedestrian
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Hot Traxx Dancer
as Awards Ceremony Band Member
as Awards Ceremony Band Member
as Awards Ceremony Band Member
as Awards Ceremony Band Member
as Raphael
as Becky Barnett
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Critic Reviews for Boogie Nights
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Boogie Nights, an epic tale of porn, pleasure, and excess, offers a purer hit of exhilaration than any movie this year.
Not since the mysteriously reclusive Terrence Malick has there been such an explosion of sheer talent on the American movie scene.
Considering the potentially explosive nature of the yarn, set in the porn world, Anderson's strategy is remarkably nonjudgmental and nonsensationalistic, largely due to his love and respect for all the characters and his impressive storytelling skills.
In terms of sweep, ambition and precocious cinematic competence, it heralds the arrival of a new talent.
With Boogie Nights we know we're not just watching episodes from disparate lives but a panorama of recent social history, rendered in bold, exuberant colors.
The film is bemused and entertained, as we are, by this pack of sexual extremists, and the eye it casts on them is both benevolent and wry.
Audience Reviews for Boogie Nights
A well-done "Goodfellas"-esque take on the porn industry during its heyday and a naive young man (Mark Wahlberg) with a special "talent" who goes from waiter to adult film star after being plucked by a wealthy titan (Burt Reynolds) of the business. Not only is this movie a serious, saddening take on those involved in the industry who wreck their lives seemingly without trying, it is also a successful satire whose dark sense of humor is much needed to a film full of such despair, loneliness, and depravity. It does suffer from over-population from a character standpoint (especially William H. Macy in a thankless, pointless role that does not utilize his talents properly), but its ability to possess a certain sweetness is a phenomenal feat for director Paul Thomas Anderson to pull off. It has style, laughs, a riveting lead performance from Wahlberg, some excellent supporting turns, memorable scenes (hello Alfred Molina cameo!), and an ending that doesn't leave you as depressed as many of its characters become. Not a film for everyone, certainly a graphic portrayal of a seedy business, but still a fascinating take on those involved in it.
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Although a lot of people rate this movie highly as one of a kind, to me it's just a usual movie with a different taste of promising story but turn out just okay.. IMHO, the second half of this movie is quite boring, especially because of slow pace they gave for this movie... The story itself actually pretty good, the rising and downfall of porn star Dirk Diggler, and who knows a lot of the characters in this movie became some big actors until now like Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, or even the unexpected Philip Seymour Hoffman..
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Boogie Nights Quotes
| Jack Horner: | Heaven sent you here to this place, Dirk Diggler. You've been blessed. |
| Jack Horner: | It seems to me, beneath those jeans, there's something wonderful just waiting to get out |
| Jack Horner: | It seems to me, beneath those jeans, there's something wonderful just waiting to get out. |
| Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler: | I'm seventeen |
| Jack Horner: | You're a seventeen year old piece of gold. |
| Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler: | Yeah, right. |
| Maurice T. Rodriguez: | You are the foxiest bitch in ten countries. |
| Amber Waves: | You're such a charmer. |
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