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Boogie Nights, 1997

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 155 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.9

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The mood of Boogie Nights is sexual, sentimental, and captivating. The plot centers around drug abuse, , and a rise and fall. It is a drama, independent, and period movie. Stylistically, Boogie Nights features an all-star cast and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Hollywood. Boogie Nights happens in the 1980s. The musical score is pop and rock. It is based on a short film and a remake. Boogie Nights is known for being essential viewing, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes strong sexual content, drugs/alcohol, and nudity.

Summary of Boogie Nights

It's Los Angeles, 1977, and adult film director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) meets Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), a well-endowed dishwasher in a nightclub. Jack recruits Eddie to be his newest star and Eddie, hungry for fame, quickly agrees, changing his name to Dirk Diggler. Soon Dirk is the hottest star in the porn industry, alongside Rollergirl (Heather Graham), a high school dropout who never removes her roller skates, and Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), the veteran star who pines for the son she's not allowed to visit. On the fringes, Little Bill (William H. Macy) fumes while his wife cheats on him in public, and Buck Swope (Don Cheadle) tries to escape the stigma of being a porn actor. The good times roll, but before long Dirk falls victim to the pressures of stardom and a drug habit that ruins his career while Jack struggles with porn's conversion from film to cheaper videotapes. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough film is an exhilarating ride along the underbelly of the 1970s inspired by the films of Altman and Scorsese, featuring colorful camera work, a dynamic soundtrack, and excellent performances from the entire cast, most notably Reynolds in an Oscar-nominated comeback role.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	8 October 1997
Runtime:	155 min

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Mark Wahlberg

as Eddie Adams - Dirk Diggler

Burt Reynolds

as Jack Horner

Julianne Moore

as Amber Waves

Heather Graham

as Rollergirl

Don Cheadle

as Buck Swope

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Variety

Darkly comic, vastly entertaining and utterly original. Full Review

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by: Emanuel Levy

The Onion (A.V. Club)

While it's very funny, Boogie Nights taps into something much deeper with its on-target depiction of the shifting political and social tides of the '70s and '80s and thoughtful relationships between characters. It's a deeply satisfying movie. Full Review

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by: Keith Phipps

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I, like everyone else, heard this movie was good. I did enjoy it, don't get me wrong, but Boogie Nights is REALLY depressing. If you haven't seen it, I won't ruin it, but all the branching story lines involve the dark side of the porn industry and... Read and rate it

11.October.2009
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by: VichusSmith
VichusSmith rated this movie0/10

What's to be said about Boogie Nights that hasn't already been said? Paul Thomas Anderson is the best filmmaker working today, period. 'Magnolia' is his masterpiece, but 'Boogie Nights' is one amazing journeyman's work. Familiarize yourself with... Read and rate it

20.March.2009
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by: sethdellinger
sethdellinger rated this movie0/10

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