Eddie Adams would have been just another high-school drop-out had he not met the likes of adult film director Jack Horner. Horner transforms Eddie into Dirk Diggler a rising-star actor with a special gift. Set in the late 1970s and early 1980s the film is a tribute to the decor style culture and social attitudes of the era.
Review
One of the things that I like about PT Anderson is that he has the guts to take talent that most people push to the side or have pushed to the side and makes them stars. Case in point a washedup... Burt Reynolds delivers a great performance in this film. And if proving Adam Sander can be a great actor (Punch Drunk Love) wasnt enough... here comes Mark Whalburg... like youve never seen before.
I think many people pass up "Boogie Nights" cause they are antiporn or just flat out hate the adult industry and cant overlook that aspect of this film. But underneath that is a great story about characters losing everything and battle to regain themselves. There is a beautiful film... and its too bad that enough people see that.