Conceivednearly a decade before the 1997 release of Boogie Nights, when Anderson was a senior in high school, The Dirk Diggler Story is a half-hour mockumentary lampooning the life of an adult entertainer. Featuring a coterie of family friends and edited on a pair of VCRs, the piece is Anderson's first real effort in film, credited as simply
WhatThe Director Has Said About The Boogie Nights Ending. Boogie Nights is Paul Thomas Anderson's second movie, directed when he was only 27. He originally conceived of the idea when a senior in high school, even making a short mockumentary "prequel" in 1988 titled The Dirk Diggler Story. Understandably, Anderson
AmberHunter AKA Lil' Cinderella As Colonel's Lady Friend. Adult film actor Amber Hunter, a.k.a Lil' Cinderella, makes a small cameo in Boogie Nights. She plays a friend of Boogie Nights ' Colonel, who overdoses at a party. She made her debut in the adult film industry in 1994 and appeared in 60 films over the following decade.
MarkWahlberg may have regretted starring in Boogie Nights after he made it and Burt Reynolds may have hated it while making it, but William H. Macy has nothing but positive feelings. The incredibly wealthy Shameless star was already becoming a household name when he co-starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 comedy-drama about the
