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Set in the San Fernando Valley, the capital of the other film industry and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s birthplace, Boogie Nights utilizes the region’s sprawling landscape as the sunbaked stage for adult film star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg), his ragtag band of pornographers, and an underground industry’s rise and ultimate fall. Set among a memorable collection of Valley locations, including Miss Donuts in Reseda and domestic exteriors in Encino, Studio City, and Van Nuys, Anderson’s second feature is a cautionary tale of lost innocence, the allure of stardom, and the anxiety of changing times.
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Paul Thomas Anderson. WITH: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle. 1997. 155 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 70mm.