Movie
Boogie Nights
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-10-07
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- New Line Cinema, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
- Burt Reynolds as Jack Horner
- Julianne Moore as Amber Waves
- John C. Reilly as Reed Rothchild
- Heather Graham as Rollergirl
- Don Cheadle as Buck Swope
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Scotty J.
- William H. Macy as Little Bill
- Thomas Jane as Todd Parker
- Luis Guzmán as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
- Melora Walters as Jessie St. Vincent
- Robert Ridgely as The Colonel James
Crew
- Paul Thomas Anderson - Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson - Writer
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