"The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between."

1997

2h 36m

7.6(3286 votes)

Drama

Overview

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

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Cast & Crew

96 members

Acting

Mark Wahlberg

Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

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Burt Reynolds

Jack Horner

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Julianne Moore

Amber Waves

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John C. Reilly

Reed Rothchild

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Heather Graham

Rollergirl

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Don Cheadle

Buck Swope

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Scotty J.

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William H. Macy

Little Bill

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Thomas Jane

Todd Parker

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Luis Guzmán

Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

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Melora Walters

Jessie St. Vincent

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Robert Ridgely

The Colonel James

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Ricky Jay

Kurt Longjohn

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Nicole Ari Parker

Becky Barnett

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Alfred Molina

Rahad Jackson

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Philip Baker Hall

Floyd Gondolli

Directing

Robert Downey Sr.

Burt, Studio Manager

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Nina Hartley

Little Bill's Wife

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Laurel Holloman

Sheryl Lynn

Sound

Michael Penn

Nick the Engineer

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Michael Jace

Jerome

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Jack Wallace

Rocky

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Kai Lennox

High School / College Kid

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Jonathan Quint

Johnny Doe

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John Doe

Amber's Husband

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Joanna Gleason

Dirk's Mother

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Lawrence Hudd

Dirk's Father

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Rico Bueno

Hot Traxx Waiter

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Samson Barkhordarian

Hot Traxx Chef

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Brad Braeden

Big Stud

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Michael Stein

Stereo Customer

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Stanley DeSantis

Buck's Manager

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Patricia Forte

Teacher

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Jason Andrews

Johnny Limo Driver

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Little Cinderella

Colonel's Lady Friend

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Greg Lauren

Young Stud

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Tom Dorfmeister

Watcher #1

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Camera

Jake Cross

Watcher #2

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Selwyn Emerson Miller

Hot Traxx DJ

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Jamielyn Lippman

Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend

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Missy Spell Tanner

Becky's Girlfriend

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Raymond Laboriel

Becky's Girlfriend's Friend

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Sound

Jon Brion

Awards Ceremony Band Member

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Brian Kehew

Awards Ceremony Band Member

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Robin Sharp

Awards Ceremony Band Member

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Audrey Wiechman

Awards Ceremony Band Member

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Camera

Tim Soronen

Raphael

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Alexander D. Slanger

Floyd's Kid - Boy

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Tom Lenk

Floyd's Kid - Boy

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Lexi Leigh

Floyd's Kid - Girl

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Laura Gronewold

Floyd's Kid - Girl

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Vernon Guichard II

Mugsy, Jack's Bartender

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Tony Tedeschi

New Year's Eve Young Stud

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Leslie Redden

KC Sunshine

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Gregory T. Daniel

Minister

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Don Amendolia

Bank Worker

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Summer Cummings

Summer - Jacuzzi Girl

Directing

Skye Blue

Skye - Jacuzzi Girl

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Veronica Hart

Judge

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Jack Riley

Lawyer

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Channon Roe

Surfer

Crew

Mike Gunther

Surfer Punk

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Michael Raye Smith

Surfer Punk

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Michael S. Stencil

Surfer Punk

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Dustin Courtney

Donut Boy

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Allan Graf

Man with Gun

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Jose Chaidez

Puerto Rican Kid

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B. Philly Johnson

Rahad's Bodyguard

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Joe G.M. Chan

Cosmo - Rahad's Boy

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Goliath

Tyrone

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Israel Juarbe

Maurice's Brother

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George Anthony Rae

Maurice's Brother

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Eric Winzenried

Doctor

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Sharon Ferrol-Young

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Anne Fletcher

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Scott Fowler

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Melanie A. Gage

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Eddie Garcia

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Sebastian La Cause

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Lance MacDonald

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Diane Mizota

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Nathan Prevost

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Lisa Ratzin

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Dee Dee Weathers

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Darrel W. Wright

Hot Traxx Dancer

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Camera

Michael Ballhaus

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Clubgoer (uncredited)

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Grace Bustos

Underwater Swimming Girl at Party (uncredited)

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Jorga Caye

Patron (uncredited)

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Tyrone D. Dixon

Actor in 'Angels Live in My Town' (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Theo Mayes

Dirk Diggler's Hairstylist (uncredited)

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Coleman McClary

Jack's Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jami Philbrick

Dancer (uncredited)

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Aaron Stielstra

Partygoer (uncredited)

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Misty Tamburelli

Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)

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Sean Welch

Party Man (uncredited)

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