Boogie Nights
1997
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Synopsis
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.
Boogie Nights (1997) is a 2h 36min drama feature film by Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy
Original language
English
First release
October 7, 1997 (Romania)
Production companies
Lawrence Gordon Productions, New Line Cinema
Home video distributors
Metropolitan Film & Vidéo (France)
Based on
The Dirk Diggler Story
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Los Angeles
Filming locations
California, Los Angeles, Reseda Theatre
Crew
Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer
JoAnne Sellar, John S. Lyons, Lloyd Levin, Paul Thomas Anderson
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Editing
Dylan Tichenor
Music
Michael Penn
Special makeup effects
Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Robert Kurtzman
Québec / French
Québec classification
16 years and over
Content indications
Violence, Eroticism
Classification date
September 18, 2023
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Locarno International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Academy Awards 1998 academy_award
- National Board of Review 1997 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1997 generic
Titles
| Original title | Boogie Nights | |
| Alternate title | Nuits endiablés |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Metropolitan Film & Vidéo | 1998, France |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Boogie Nights (Music From The Original Motion Picture) (1997) | 3 releases, 2015-2026: Capitol Records |
| CD | Boogie Nights (Music From The Original Motion Picture) (1997) | 20 releases, 1997-1999: Capitol Records, EMI, EMI Music Canada, EMI Music France (+2 more) |
| Cassette | Boogie Nights (Music From The Original Motion Picture) (1997) | 7 releases, 1997: Capitol Records, EMI |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | October 7, 1997 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 10, 1997 |
| Theatrical | Norway | October 10, 1997 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 10, 1997 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 31, 1997 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 14, 1998 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 16, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 16, 1998 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | February 10, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 12, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | February 13, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | February 19, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Italy | February 26, 1998 |
| Theatrical | France | March 18, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | March 19, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | May 1, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | May 15, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | May 20, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 4, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | September 11, 1998 |
| Television | United States | January 16, 1999 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 20, 1999 |
| Television | Netherlands | June 27, 2003 |
| Television | France | March 14, 2026 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 12, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | France | 1998 |
| Home video | United States | April 7, 1998 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | November 13, 1998 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | May 28, 1999 |
| Home video | New Zealand | June 21, 2005 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | June 21, 2010 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | December 15, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Cast | 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)) |
| Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Producer | JoAnne Sellar, John S. Lyons, Lloyd Levin, Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Executive producer | Lawrence Gordon |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Editing | Dylan Tichenor |
| Music | Michael Penn |
| Production design | Bob Ziembicki |
| Special makeup effects | Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Robert Kurtzman |
| Visual effects | Adam Campbell, David Blair, John C. Carlucci, Josh Hakian, Lou Carlucci, Mick Strawn, Ronald L. Myers |
| Sound | Richard Chaim |
| Costumes | Mark Bridges |
Additional data: TMDB.
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