In 2011, this 1997 movie is great because its cast includes many actors who have gone on to bigger careers. The story itself is sad, but I believe that it is accurate about the beginnings of the porn inudustry in the 1970s and 1980s. The movie depicts mainly uneducated actors who were willing to make some money for producers, who made the big dollars out of it. And because they had a little money, most of them blew it on fancy cars, drugs, and clothes. Mark Wahlberg in a great beginning role for him plays Eddie Adams, who becomes Dirk Diggler. He is discovered as a bus boy in a night club. And he gets discovered because of his large endowment. The story mainly concentrates on him as he goes from an unhappy home to an award winning porn star back to nothing and then to a new beginning. I'll leave it to the viewer to discover why this happens, as this is the real plot of the movie. Burt Reynolds plays Jack Horner, the director and father of the group. He owns the house where they all live and makes the decisions about how the movies will be made. But in the end, he gets desperate and is even willing to produce a 1980s version of reality TV. Julianne Moore plays Amber Waves, who becomes the girlfriend of Jack Horner and is the reigning female porn star. She is also a mother who has left her husband and child to live this life. She regrets it at times, but it doesn't stop her from becoming involved with Dirk. Heather Graham plays Rollergirl, an up and coming female porn star, who never takes off her roller skates. This was a breakthrough role for her, and many see her as the star of this movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Scotty J, a wannabe porn star, who ends up working on the production crew and becomes infatuated with Dirk. John C. Reilly (later in the movie Chicago) plays Reed Rothchild, another male porn star, who becomes Dirk's loyal friend and suffers along with him when Dirk has a downfall. William H. Macy plays a producer of the porn movies and has a terrifically sad home life. Don Cheadle plays Buck Swope, who handles the music for the porn movies, but all that he really wants to do is open a music store all his own. This movie is replete with music from the disco era: You Got the Best of My Love, Boogie Shoes, Mama Told Me Not to Come, and more. You can enjoy the music on the Special Features DVD that comes with this lavish DVD set of 2 discs. I was not impressed very much with the special features DVD, which shows some deleted scenes, the cast and crew, and the music listed above. This movie was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Burt Reynolds), Best Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), and Best Writing (Paul T. Anderson). If you are interested in how the porn industry got started and in the origins of these actors, you will enjoy this movie. It has a well-written plot of how some rich producers became richer through using ordinary people, who did not understand how to handle their fleeting fame.Read full review
Excellent set of DVDs. The movie, first of all, is one of the best disections of the history of making porn. It really plays on the early career of John Holmes. Burt Reynolds is at the top of his game. An ensemble cast of amazing talent, makes Mark Wahlberg shine like a new penny. He's not the most gifted of actors, but he has his moments, and truly the key was to surround him with such fantastic talent he would stand out as a rookie gone famous. It was a brilliant casting choice. Wahlberg really rises to the occasion. The Special Features make this set worth the price. If you liked, Amercian Beauty, Magnolia, Fight Club, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction... you will love this movie. By the way, a real stand out in this film by the way, is a very understated character played by Don Cheatle. He's so natural, you would think they had pulled him off the street.Read full review
Fascinating account of a family of pornographers in the late 1970s. It is a frank, and disturbing vignette of unforgettable characters. Mark Whalberg plays a well-endowed 17 year old who begins working in the porn industry under porn director Burt Reynolds. John C. Reilly plays a fellow porn star, Julianne Moore as a famous porn queen, Philip Seymour Hoffman as a timid homosexual porn crew member, William H. Macy as a fatalistic loser who's wife is always cheating on him, and Heather Graham (Reynolds daughter) as a rising porn star. Everybody does a fine job. The best scenes belong to former porn star couple Don Cheadle and Nicole Parker who add some of the comic relief to the film. What's intriguing is the way the actors interact with each other and the way they struggle to find their self-identity, plus a realistic script, colorful and startling cinematography, and a rousing soundtrack that make Boogie Nights one of the best films of 1997. It is a touching, humorous, and shocking film.Read full review
One of my ten favorite films, even if I have a few small issues with the narrative. (That a lot of it seems like a big exposition, after it should be finished) But it’s such an exuberant and just plain fun film I easily forgive that (and Anderson’s rather boring, obscenity-strewn commentary track). What I love most about this film is how I rarely saw the characters as pornographers… they were just one big family of lost souls, complete with a mother and father. Anderson describes the way Reynolds walks in the final scene as “patriachal”... one of the finest movies I have seen in terms of it’s flawlessly written dialogue, sharp charcterizations, sexy sets, emotional power, humor, you-name-it-this-film-has-it. Gives a rush, just watching it.
This semi obscure movie from late 1997 tells the fictional tale of a California suburban teenager whose "talent" takes him on a whirlwind ride to fast fame and fortune with a mighty price to pay as he gets deeper into the sublime world of porn. Good acting, some good actors and actresses who appear in this film have gone on to bigger success. Not a family film but nonetheless worth a view.
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A great 70's period film that has always been able to separate itself from normality. The idea to make a semi-biopic of John Holmes is just too priceless. The acting is above and beyond what anyone might expect. The idea that it is a comedy, but also a great dramatic piece is what makes it unique. The story has such a great atmosphere and powerful message that you can't help but love the characters. Paul Thomas Anderson delivers an epic that won't soon be forgotten.
This movie follows the height of the porn industry in the late 70s and the fall of its stars in the early 80s in a amazing way. This is a classic masterpiece from the 1997 and not to mention it has some good camera work too. Even if you don't like 1970s styled movies, you will enjoy the characters in the movie and how they feel.
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Interesting sprawling movie with many characters in the Paul Thomas Anderson style. Graphic sex scenes and violence, be warned.
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I love this movie and the condition was good, what I expected.
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This is a great flick. Burt Reynolds steals the show along with the soundtrack. There is alot of subtle humor also. You end up caring about the characters which to me is a very important element in a movie. The stories all intertwine which makes it highly entertaining. Overall, this is a cool movie which I have viewed several times and find something new everytime.
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