Boogie Nights

The life of a dreamer, the days of a business, and the nights in between.

Genres

Drama

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$43101594

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

156 mins

Rating

7.629/10

Release Date

10 October 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

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