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.

19880h 31m5.1Movie

Want to add this to a collection?

Track your movies and shows by creating an account

Sign upLog in

Overview

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).

Cast

Michael Stein
Michael Stein
Dirk Diggler
Robert Ridgely
Robert Ridgely
Jack Horner
Eddie Delcore
Eddie Delcore
Reed Rothchild
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer
Candy Kane
Ernie Anderson
Ernie Anderson
Narrator (uncredited)

Recommendations

Butcher Boys
Butcher Boys
20134.5
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
19947.2
Cigarettes & Coffee
Cigarettes & Coffee
19936.7
Savage Beach
Savage Beach
19894.4
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
20085.7
Titanic
Titanic
19977.9
Shutter Island
Shutter Island
20108.2
Airplane!
Airplane!
19807.3
Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers
19727.9
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
20197.4
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
20238.0
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
19858.3

Trailer

The Dirk Diggler Story by Paul Thomas Anderson (1988)

Genres

ComedyDrama