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Desson Howe - Weekend section, "A stunning and powerful film."

Rita Kempley - Style section, "There is the charm of Anderson's sardonic humor and the sweetness of many of the characters."

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 'Boogie Nights'

Scene from this movie The year is 1977. Nightclubs pulsate with the sounds of disco music, and men think tight pants and platform shoes are a killer combination. In a California club, 17-year-old dishwasher Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) dreams of joining this instant-thrill nirvana. He gets his chance when Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) makes him an offer he can’t refuse: to be a star. He’s talking about porno flicks, and he hears that Eddie is amply endowed for his line of business.

When Eddie joins Jack’s production group, he becomes part of a bizarre but rather wonderful family, with Horner as the patriarch, porno actress Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) as the surrogate mother and Rollergirl (Heather Graham) as the sort-of sister. Changing his name to Dirk Diggby, Eddie becomes a rapid success. -- Desson Howe
Rated R

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg; Burt Reynolds; Julianne Moore; John C. Reilly; Don Cheadle; Heather Graham; Luis Guzman; Philip Seymour Hoffman; William H. Macy; Alfred Molina; Philip Baker Hall; Robert Ridgely
Running Time: 2 hours, 27 minutes
Filmographies: Burt Reynolds; Julianne Moore;
Don Cheadle; William H. Macy