Looking for some great streaming picks? For this, credit Paul Thomas Anderson ... who ... scores a personal triumph by finding glints of rude life in the ashes that remained after Watergate. [3] The short itself was based on the 1981 documentary Exhausted: John C. Holmes, The Real Story, a documentary about the life of legendary porn actor John Holmes, on whom Dirk Diggler is based. Rated R for strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity, drug use, language and violence. With friend and fellow porn star Reed Rothchild, Dirk pitches a series of successful action-themed porn films. The site's critical consensus states, "Grounded in strong characters, bold themes, and subtle storytelling, Boogie Nights is a groundbreaking film both for director P.T. She messes up his room and he pins her to a wall and yells at her. The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points. Plot Summary "Boogie Nights" - 3:40 "My Light" - 3:55; CD Single "Boogie Nights" - 3:40 "Boogie Nights" (Extended Mix) - 5:42 "My Light" - 3:55; 7" Single "Boogie Nights" - 3:40 "My Light" - 3:55; 12" Single "Boogie Nights" (Extended Mix) - 5:42 "Boogie Nights" (Dub Mix) "My Light" - 3:55 The last 45 minutes of this film are quite dark. New Line Platinum Edition, released on DVD, features 9 additional scenes not included in the original theatrical version. A man is shown in a puddle of blood. Despite this, Reynolds won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance. AllMusic rated the first soundtrack four and a half stars out of five[23] and the second soundtrack four. That changes at a New Year's Eve party at Horner's house marking the year 1980 when assistant director Little Bill Thompson discovers his wife having sex with another man. It gets all the details right, nailing down the styles and the music. [12], The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival, before opening on two screens in the U.S. on October 10, 1997. In 1984, Buck and Jessie give birth to their son, Amber shoots the television commercial for Buck's store opening, Reed performs a magic act at a strip club, Colonel James remains in prison, Maurice opens a night club and Rollergirl takes a GED class. A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding. Alternate Versions. Buck escapes with the money that the robber demanded. Was this review helpful to you? [8] Bill Murray, Harvey Keitel, Warren Beatty, Albert Brooks and Sydney Pollack declined or were passed up on the role of Jack Horner, which went to Burt Reynolds. Jack auditions him by watching him have sex with Rollergirl, a porn starlet who always wears skates. It is implied she died. He initially wanted the film to be over three hours long and be rated NC-17. He works at the Reseda nightclub owned by Maurice Rodriguez, where he meets porn filmmaker Jack Horner. Boogie Nights is a 1997 American period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s. In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. He is later seen in prison and it is implied he has been raped. Written by Please try again later. He smiles then shoots himself in the mouth. Why did Jack so adamantly refuse? 36 wins & 61 nominations. 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Reynolds' depiction of Jack Horner garnered him twelve awards and three nominations, and Moore's depiction of Amber Waves garnered her six awards and nominations. [10][better source needed] Later, Anderson wanted Reynolds to star in his next film, Magnolia, but Reynolds declined. It eventually earned $26.4 million in the U.S. and $16.7 million in foreign markets for a worldwide box office total of $43.1 million. Title: Best Film Score by a Popular Music Artist. The best scenes belong to former porn star couple Don Cheadle and Nicole Parker who add some of the comic relief to the film.