The Dirk Diggler Story
The Dirk Diggler Story1988
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The Dirk Diggler Story
31m·Comedy, Drama
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson·1988
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5.2/10 avgAverage user ratingA 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).
DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonCinematographyPaul Thomas Anderson
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael SteinDirk Diggler | Dirk Diggler |
 Robert RidgelyJack Horner | Jack Horner |
| EEddie DelcoreReed Rothchild | Reed Rothchild |
 Rusty SchwimmerCandy Kane | Candy Kane |
 Ernie AndersonNarrator (uncredited) | Narrator (uncredited) |