Friday Matinee

Boogie Nights

From acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson comes a tale of sex, drugs, and roller skates with an all-star cast! When porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) discovers “Dirk Diggler” (Mark Wahlberg), a high school dropout with tremendous potential, Dirk quickly becomes a prominent figure in the San Fernando sex scene. However, when the indulgence and expectations of the 70s give way to the competition and harsh reality of the 80s, Dirk discovers that the rapidly evolving porn industry won’t wait for anyone, no matter how big a star.

“4 Stars. Boogie Nights always seems alive.” – Roger Ebert

“Darkly comic, vastly entertaining and utterly original, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights is one of the most ambitious films to have come out of Hollywood in some time.” – Emanuel Levy, Variety

“Everything about Boogie Nights is interestingly unexpected, even the few seconds of darkness before the film’s neon title blasts onto the screen. The director, Paul Thomas Anderson, whose display of talent is as big and exuberant as skywriting, seems to mean this as a way of telling viewers to brace themselves.” – Janet Maslin, The New York Times