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Boogie nights

A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling...

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Corporate Authors: Lawrence Gordon Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company, New Line Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Levin, Lloyd (Producer), Sellar, Joanne (Producer), Anderson, Paul Thomas (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Wahlberg, Mark, 1971- (Actor), Moore, Julianne (Actor), Reynolds, Burt (Actor), Cheadle, Don (Actor), Macy, William H., 1950- (Actor), Reilly, John C., 1965- (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : New Line Home Video, Ã2000.
Series:New Line platinum series.
Subjects:
Pornographic film industry > California > Drama.
Pornographic films > Production and direction > California > Drama.
Pornography > Social aspects > California > Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses > California > Drama.
Dark comedy films.
Erotic films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling seventies soundtrack.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Includes widescreen version of the film, audio commentary by P.T. Anderson, 9 deleted scenes, Michael Penn's music video "Try", scene access, character, cast and crew biographies, filmographies, animated interactive menus.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; widescreen (letterbox format).
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Elswit; editor, Dylan Tichenor; music, Michael Penn.
ISBN:078063120X
9780780631205
0780657616
9780780657618
Author Notes:Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was born in Lansing, Michigan on February 11, 1936. He played football for Florida State University, but his sports career ended in 1955 when he was seriously injured in a car crash. He later studied acting at Palm Beach Junior College, where in 1956 he won a drama award that included a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse in Hyde Park, New York. In 1958, he signed a seven-year contract with Universal Studios and was cast in a new NBC series called Riverboat.

He would go on to appear in about 100 films and numerous television shows. His films included Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Semi-Tough, Smokey and the Bandit, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Starting Over, and Boogie Nights. He won a Golden Globe for his performance as a paternalistic director of pornographic movies in Boogie Nights. His television appearances included Gunsmoke and Evening Shade. He won an Emmy for his performance in Evening Shade in 1991. His memoir, But Enough About Me written with Jon Winokur, was published in 2015. He died on September 6, 2018 at the age of 82.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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