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Summary
A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling... Full description
Summary: |
A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling seventies soundtrack. |
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Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Includes widescreen version of the film, audio commentary by P.T. Anderson, 9 deleted scenes, Michael Penn's music video "Try", scene access, character, cast and crew biographies, filmographies, animated interactive menus. |
Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (approximately 155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD ; widescreen (letterbox format). |
Audience: |
Rated R. |
Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Robert Elswit; editor, Dylan Tichenor; music, Michael Penn. |
ISBN: |
078063120X 9780780631205 0780657616 9780780657618 |
Author Notes: |
He would go on to appear in about 100 films and numerous television shows. His films included Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Semi-Tough, Smokey and the Bandit, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Starting Over, and Boogie Nights. He won a Golden Globe for his performance as a paternalistic director of pornographic movies in Boogie Nights. His television appearances included Gunsmoke and Evening Shade. He won an Emmy for his performance in Evening Shade in 1991. His memoir, But Enough About Me written with Jon Winokur, was published in 2015. He died on September 6, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) |