Boogie Nights
The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.
Country
Budget
$15 000 000
Box office
$43 101 594
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Michael Penn
Artist
Bob Ziembicki, Gayle Simon
Audition
Christine Sheaks
Editing
Short description
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
What's left behind the scenes
- The nightclub scenes were filmed at The Country Club in Reseda, a district of Los Angeles.
- Forty seconds were cut from the film to achieve a more favorable rating: as a result, NC-17 was changed to R.
- The film is dedicated to actor Robert Ridgely (who played Colonel James), who died of cancer after the film was completed.
- Warren Beatty and Sydney Pollack were considered for the role of Jack Horner, but did not appear in the film. After the film's premiere, Pollack expressed regret and said that he hadn't understood the character of Horner from the script until he saw the final version of the film.
- The band Heatwave refused to allow their song Boogie Nights to be used in the film because it wasn't about pornography.
- The film features real adult film stars: Nina Hartley, Veronica Hart, Little Zoë, Summer Cummings, Skye Blue, Joanie Savage, and Tony Tedeschi.
- The pseudonym of German singer Rollergirl is taken from this film.
- The film is among the twenty best films since 1992, according to Quentin Tarantino.
- Amber's child's father is played by John Doe from the punk band "X." The band was at the peak of its popularity during the years depicted in "Boogie Nights," and the band's name coincides with the rating system characterization of Jack Horner's films. There is also a minor character in the film named John Doe.
- Director Anderson initially wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of Dirk Diggler, but he was invited to star in James Cameron's Oscar-winning "Titanic." After watching "The Basketball Diaries," Anderson decided to cast Mark Wahlberg in the lead role. DiCaprio stated in 2004 that he would have preferred to star in "Boogie Nights."
- In Eddie Adams' room, a poster of Sidney Lumet's film 'Serpico' with Al Pacino hangs on the wall.
- Samuel L. Jackson, who had previously worked with Anderson on 'The Hateful Eight' (1996), was initially chosen for the role of Buck Swope. However, according to the director, Jackson said he was 'not right for the part.' Don Cheadle played the role instead.
- John Bryon appears as a guitarist at the first AVN Awards. In the extended version (on DVD), Bryon also appears at the second awards ceremony in a tuxedo. The actor participated in Paul Thomas Anderson's previous film, 'The Hateful Eight,' and after 'Boogie Nights,' starred in two other films by the director: 'Magnolia' and 'Punch-Drunk Love.'
- Buck Swope attempts to demonstrate the advantages of a stereo system to a customer in a music store, talking about a 'special TK-421 modification.' This is a reference to the type of Imperial stormtrooper with a bad transmitter in Star Wars. The film 'Star Wars' itself is mentioned in a conversation between Dirk and Reed.
- The firecracker explosions at Rahad Jackson's house and the character Buck Swope's name are a reference to Robert Downey Sr.'s 1969 film 'Putney Swope,' which Anderson greatly enjoys. Robert Downey Sr. appears in the film as the manager of a recording studio and is credited as 'The Prince.'
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