Boogie Nights
“The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.”
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
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Cast
96 people
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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Wreck-It Ralph
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Heather Graham
Rollergirl
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The Hangover
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Don Cheadle
Buck Swope
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Iron Man 3
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Scotty J.
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Mission: Impossible III
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William H. Macy
Little Bill
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Shameless
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Thomas Jane
Todd Parker
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The Mist
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Luis Guzmán
Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
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Melora Walters
Jessie St. Vincent
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The Butterfly Effect
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Robert Ridgely
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Philadelphia
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Paul Thomas Anderson Director · Michael Penn Composer Robert Elswit Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $43M · Budget $15M · United States release October 10, 1997
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$43,101,594
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Lawrence Gordon Productions
Production
Ghoulardi Film Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Pushing Thirteen
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 1997
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 10, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States · April 7, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
October 8, 1997 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
January 16, 1999 · TV
Australia
February 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 1998 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 93533
March 14, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
June 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
November 22, 1997 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
May 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
February 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 19, 1998 · Theatrical
June 27, 2003 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
February 10, 1998 · Theatrical
June 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 1, 1998 · Theatrical
Romania
October 7, 1997 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 13, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 16, 1998 · Theatrical
November 13, 1998 · Physical · VHS
May 28, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 21, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 15, 2025 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
June 12, 2026 · Theatrical · 4k restoration
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