The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)
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).
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Michael Stein as Dirk Diggler |
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Robert Ridgely as Jack Horner |
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Eddie Delcore as Reed Rothchild |
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Rusty Schwimmer as Candy Kane |
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Ernie Anderson as Narrator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Director |
| Camera | Paul Thomas Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer |
| Production | Shane Conrad | Producer |
| Sound | Stan Bush | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johann Benét | Key Makeup Artist |
