Boogie Nights
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.
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- Cast：
- Mark Wahlberg , Julianne Moore , Burt Reynolds , Don Cheadle , John C. Reilly , William H. Macy , Heather Graham
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Reviews
Strong and Moving!
Admirable film.
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
This movie has an insanely talented cast that's loaded with creativity. From start to finish, this movie is an absolute Original which was very well written and directed. Also, the soundtrack perfectly flows throughout from start to finish. This is an action, drama, comedy, pornographic documentary all rolled into one. I hav shown it to many friends & co-workers at my firehouse. Becomes an instant hit and classic that gets better each time you see it. Yea, that's right.
Boogie NightsThe adrenaline rush never wears down even though the feature fluctuates a lot through this more than 150 minutes of journey and this is where it stands alone; the sheer sharp and cunning script of it. Paul Thomas Anderson has its name written all over the frame that is perfectly balanced on this character and plot driven feature where if not for his execution, it would have been difficult to pull off such a powerful script. Mark Wahlberg is brilliant in his portrayal and is supported well enough by a great cast like Julianne Moore, William H. Macy and Heather Graham. Boogie Nights not only has enough content to feed the audience but is celebrated with a great conviction with the help of stellar performances, amazing background score and explicit editing and execution.
Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough feature is an impeccably produced homage to the 'Golden Age of Porn' that captures the style & ethos of its era with remarkable accuracy, offers an insight into the pornography business like nothing before, and also makes up for a fascinating character study. Masterly directed, deftly scripted, ingeniously photographed, finely edited & strongly performed, Boogie Nights remains one of Anderson's finest directorial efforts, and is one of the best all-round films of its decade.
~The first film that ever forced me to look at cinematography... ~
