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).
The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)
Paul Thomas Anderson
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
5.2/10
37 votes
Rating consensus
52/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~52/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Michael Stein
Dirk Diggler
Robert Ridgely
Jack Horner
Eddie Delcore
Reed Rothchild
Rusty Schwimmer
Candy Kane
Ernie Anderson
Narrator (uncredited)
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The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)
Paul Thomas Anderson
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