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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.
Details
Budget
$15000000
Revenue
$43101594
Runtime
156 min
Release Date
1997-10-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3398
Vote Average
7.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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