Daily Almanac for
Dec 8, 2009
Search White Pages
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips

Movie Summary — Infoplease.com

Browse by Title
Browse by Release Date

Boogie Nights

Rating:R (For strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity, drug use, language and violence)
Genre:Comedy
Release Date:October 17, 1997
Running time:152 minutes
Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Burt Reynolds
Director:Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer:Paul Thomas Anderson

Description: A dark comedy following the rise and fall of Eddie Adams, a handsome, uneducated teenager who works in the kitchen of a popular San Fernando Valley nightclub. Back at home, Eddie has to face the oppressive company of a passive father and a domineering mother who keeps reminding him he's stupid and a failure. But when he's spotted at the club by Jack Horner, a successful porn producer, Eddie is instantly lured to a promising career in the adult entertainment industry.

Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark
Related Content on Movies from Infoplease: