Description
It's Los Angeles, 1977, and adult film director Jack Horner (
Burt Reynolds) meets Eddie Adams (
Mark Wahlberg), a well-endowed dishwasher in a nightclub. Jack recruits Eddie to be his newest star and Eddie, hungry for fame, quickly agrees, changing his name to Dirk Diggler. Soon Dirk is the hottest star in the porn industry, alongside Rollergirl (
Heather Graham), a high school dropout who never removes her roller skates, and Amber Waves (
Julianne Moore), the veteran star who pines for the son she's not allowed to visit. On the fringes, Little Bill (
William H. Macy) fumes while his wife cheats on him in public, and Buck Swope (
Don Cheadle) tries to escape the stigma of being a porn actor. The good times roll, but before long Dirk falls victim to the pressures of stardom and a drug habit that ruins his career while Jack struggles with porn's conversion from film to cheaper videotapes. Director
Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough film is an exhilarating ride along the underbelly of the 1970s inspired by the films of Altman and Scorsese, featuring colorful camera work, a dynamic soundtrack, and excellent performances from the entire cast, most notably Reynolds in an Oscar-nominated comeback role.
Details
Released: Tue 8 Jan 2008
Catalogue Number: 10961
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