The Dirk Diggler Story

Name: The Dirk Diggler Story
Released: 1988-01-01
Rating: 5.282

5.3/10 (39)

·1988· 31 min

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

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

Dirk Diggler

Robert Ridgely

Jack Horner

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Eddie Delcore

Reed Rothchild

Rusty Schwimmer

Candy Kane

Ernie Anderson

Narrator (uncredited)

In brief

The Dirk Diggler Story (1988) is a comedy, drama film. With an average rating of 5.3/10 from 39 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 31min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Dirk Diggler Story runs 31 minutes (31min).

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The Dirk Diggler Story has an average rating of 5.3/10 based on 39 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Dirk Diggler Story was released in 1988.