The Dirk Diggler Story 1988
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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
- Runtime: 31 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Michael Stein, Robert Ridgely, Eddie Delcore, Rusty Schwimmer, Ernie Anderson
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Shane Conrad, Paul Thomas Anderson, Stan Bush
