The Dirk Diggler StoryMovie
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).
About The Dirk Diggler Story
The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 comedy, drama movie directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
The production information lists a runtime of 31m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Michael Stein, Robert Ridgely, Eddie Delcore, Rusty Schwimmer. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
