Canada / Sep 11, 1997 / Toronto International Film Festival
The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.
2h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Boogie Nights |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Line Cinema, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 1997 |
| Executive producer | Lawrence Gordon, Lynn Harris, Michael De Luca |
| Production | Lloyd Levin, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, John S. Lyons, Daniel Lupi |
| Writer | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Casting | Christine Sheaks |
| Editing | Dylan Tichenor, Joan Sobel, Fred Raskin, Danny Miller, Bethany Orlemann, Phil Hetos, Jim Passon |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit, Michael G. Riba, Andy Shuttleworth, John Stradling, Sean Hunter Moe, Joseph Dianda, William McDevitt, Jamie Franta, Kenny Davis, Nick Arnds, Shawn Ensign, Scott Patten |
| Assistant directors | John Wildermuth, Adam Druxman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Maria Battle-Campbell |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Oct 08, 1997 / New York Film Festival
Greece / Nov 22, 1997 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Limited release
Romania / Oct 07, 1997 / 18
United States / Oct 10, 1997 / R
Theatrical release
Finland / Oct 10, 1997 / K-18
Norway / Oct 10, 1997 / 18
United States / Oct 31, 1997 / R
Spain / Jan 14, 1998 / 18
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Ireland / Jan 16, 1998 / 18
United Kingdom / Jan 16, 1998 / 18
New Zealand / Feb 10, 1998 / R18
Australia / Feb 12, 1998 / R 18+
Türkiye / Feb 13, 1998
Czechia / Feb 19, 1998 / 15+
Italy / Feb 26, 1998
France / Mar 18, 1998 / 16 / Visa CNC 93533
Netherlands / Mar 19, 1998 / 16
Portugal / May 01, 1998 / M/16
Brazil / May 15, 1998 / 18
Hungary / May 20, 1998 / 18
Germany / Jun 04, 1998 / 16
Estonia / Sep 11, 1998
South Korea / Mar 20, 1999 / 18
Physical media
United States / Apr 07, 1998 / R / DVD
New Zealand / Jun 21, 2005 / R18 / DVD
TV
United States / Jan 16, 1999 / R
Netherlands / Jun 27, 2003 / 16 / Net 5
France / Mar 14, 2026 / 16 / Canal+ Grand Écran
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