The Dirk Diggler Story

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).

Cast

Michael Stein

Dirk Diggler

Robert Ridgely

Jack Horner

Eddie Delcore

Reed Rothchild

Rusty Schwimmer

Candy Kane

Ernie Anderson

Narrator (uncredited)

Crew

Paul Thomas Anderson

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Director of Photography

Shane Conrad

Producer

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer

Stan Bush

Songs

Johann Benét

Key Makeup Artist

Clips & Videos

The Dirk Diggler Story by Paul Thomas Anderson (1988)