The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)

Directed by

Paul Thomas Anderson

Genre

pseudo-documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

32 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short mockumentary about a fictional male porn star named Dirk Diggler. It follows his career from starting out to his eventual decline. The film was made by a young Paul Thomas Anderson and later grew into a feature film.

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What happens

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a fictional well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later expanded into Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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