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).

Released

1988-01-01

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Runtime

31 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Paul Thomas Anderson

TMDB rating

5.3/10 from 39 votes