Overview
A mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson at age seventeen. Presented as a behind-the-scenes television profile, it chronicles the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed porn star whose fame and fortune spiral into drug abuse and tragedy. Modeled on real-life adult film actor John Holmes, the film serves as an early prototype for Anderson’s later feature Boogie Nights (1997).
Top Cast
Michael Stein
Dirk Diggler
Robert Ridgely
Jack Horner
Eddie Delcore
Reed Rothchild
Rusty Schwimmer
Candy Kane
Ernie Anderson
Narrator (uncredited)
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Release Date
January 1, 1988
Runtime
0h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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