The Dirk Diggler Story
1988 • Comedy | Drama
5.1 (35)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1988
Duration
31 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.7525
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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
Robert Ridgely
Rusty Schwimmer
Ernie Anderson
