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Boogie Nights poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 83.5 / 100
1997·Drama·2h 35m

BOOGIE NIGHTS

“The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.”

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Above the Line
Paul Thomas Anderson·DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson·WriterRobert Elswit·Director of PhotographyMichael Penn·Original Music ComposerDylan Tichenor·Editor
Cast
Mark Wahlberg·Eddie Adams / Dirk DigglerBurt Reynolds·Jack HornerJulianne Moore·Amber WavesJohn C. Reilly·Reed RothchildHeather Graham·RollergirlDon Cheadle·Buck SwopePhilip Seymour Hoffman·Scotty J.William H. Macy·Little BillThomas Jane·Todd ParkerLuis Guzmán·Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Paul Thomas Anderson·Director
Writing· 1
Paul Thomas Anderson·Writer
Camera· 1
Robert Elswit·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Dylan Tichenor·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Michael Penn·Original Music Composer
Production· 4
Paul Thomas Anderson·ProducerLloyd Levin·ProducerJohn S. Lyons·ProducerJoAnne Sellar·Producer
By the Numbers
83.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
IMDb
93%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$43M
ROI 187%
Worldwide Gross
0
3 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Boogie Nights's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FF0000
#FFD700
Mood
Energetic, Retro
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a large, five-pointed star with a yellow and blue outline, set against a dark red background that fades to black at the edges. Inside the st”

drama
Key Elements
StarRed BackgroundCollage Of PeopleTitle Text
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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