The read
It runs a compact 31m.
Synopsis
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).
Ratings
IMDb6/10
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul Thomas AndersonDirector
- Paul Thomas AndersonWriter
Cast
- Michael SteinDirk Diggler
- Robert RidgelyJack Horner
- Eddie DelcoreReed Rothchild
- Rusty SchwimmerCandy Kane
- Ernie AndersonNarrator (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
porn actormockumentaryfound footage