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Nov 8, 2021 · Though Wahlberg's Dirk Diggler quickly ascends to the upper echelons of adult stardom, he is first introduced to the viewer as Eddie Adams, a young high school dropout working as a busboy in an...
The story of Dirk Diggler, a famous porn star from America who makes it big amongst the industry and amongst the mainstream in the late 1970s. However, Dirk Diggler soon will meet his unfortunate downfall. This short by Paul Thomas Anderson served as the basis for his feature Boogie Nights.
Oct 10, 2022 · Like the Goodfellas of porn, Boogie Nights is about the rise and fall of the massively endowed Dirk Diggler, a naive – daft, even – youngster in porn’s golden age. In Diggler’s own words –...
Dec 12, 2021 · In The Dirk Diggler Story, available to view on YouTube, Anderson creates a blueprint for Boogie Nights. This admirable amateur entry in Paul Thomas Anderson's stellar filmography was inspired in format and content by the 1981 documentary Exhausted, centered on the iconic 70s porn star John Holmes. Anderson's father Ernie contributed a ...
Feb 20, 2018 · Watch the original short film by Paul Thomas Anderson that inspired Boogie Nights, starring the legendary Dirk Diggler.
In the San Fernando Valley in 1977, teenage busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) gets discovered by porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), who transforms him into adult-film sensation Dirk...
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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.
