The Dirk Diggler Story

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).

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
31 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
31 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1988
Season
1988
Average Score
53%
Mean Score
53%
Ratings
38
Popularity
38
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Country
United States

Tags

porn actor50%mockumentary50%found footage50%

Description

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).

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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