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The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later expanded into Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights .
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The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Heather Graham.
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- WAHLBERG INITIALLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE IN THE MOVIE, BECAUSE OF SHOWGIRLS. At this stage in Mark Wahlberg’s career, he had a hit song under the name Marky Mark, had done The Basketball Diaries—which is how Anderson discovered him—and was basically an underwear model.
- BURT REYNOLDS DISLIKED PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON AND THE MOVIE. It’s no secret the pair didn’t get along on set. Reynolds, who played porn filmmaker Jack Horner, recently told GQ why their personalities clashed.
- REYNOLDS AND ANDERSON NEARLY CAME TO PHYSICAL BLOWS. Everybody on the set knew Reynolds had a temper, and everybody knew the director and Reynolds didn’t quite get along.
- ANDERSON THINKS A GOOD PORN STAR NAME SHOULD HAVE TWO “G”S AND ONE “K” IN IT. The director told NPR he’s not sure how he came up with the name Dirk Diggler, but for some reason he wrote the name down on an index card when he was 17 years old.
Nov 8, 2021 · The ending of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" reveals that Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) has a prosthetic penis. This is a nod to the film's critique of the '70s and '80s film industry, where Dirk's character represents the decline of the Golden Age of porn. The film also shows how the characters face the challenges and dilemmas of the '70s and '80s culture.
Oct 10, 2022 · How Paul Thomas Anderson transformed a short film about a porno star into a modern classic with Mark Wahlberg as Dirk Diggler. Read the stories behind the scenes, the clashes with Burt Reynolds and the original Dirk.
Dec 12, 2021 · The Dirk Diggler Story is a half-hour mockumentary by Paul Thomas Anderson, the Oscar-nominated director of Boogie Nights. It is a precursor to his later film, featuring a young and comically well-endowed porn star named Dirk Diggler, who is based on John Holmes. The film shows how Anderson developed his style and choices for Boogie Nights, such as the use of music and humor.
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Jan 22, 2015 · This inspired the first iteration of Boogie Nights, a short VHS film entitled The Dirk Diggler Story, starring friend Michael Stein, who recounts of Anderson's room, "There was a lot of film stuff everywhere and two VCRs hooked up to one TV. Paul had this Academy Award poster right in front of his bed.
