The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)
Subtitles for: 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).
| Rate | ★ 5.2/10 (37 votes) |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Duration | 31m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 01 Jan 1988 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Keywords | porn actor mockumentary found footage |
| IMDb | tt0138403 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |