Boogie
Nights (1997)
Rating:
R
Runtime:
155 minutes
Box
Office (in today’s dollars): 39 million (approximately)
Characters:
Dirk Diggler, Jack Horner, Amber Waves, Rollergirl, Reed Rothchild, Becky
Barnett, Buck Swope, Jessie St. Vincent, Johnny Doe, Kurt Longjohn, “Little”
Bill Thompson, Scotty J, Todd Parker, The Colonel, Floyd Gondolli, Jerome, “Little”
Bill’s wife, Maurice Rodriguez, Rahad Jackson, Sheryl Lynn
Favorite
Quote: “My fucking wife has an ass in her cock in the driveway, Kurt.”
Favorite
Scene: Buck’s Super Cool Stereo Store commercial
Favorite
Character: Buck Swope
Other
need-to-see nineties movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: Magnolia
This
movie is definitely not for the younger Salty Chewbacca fans. I probably
shouldn’t even be allowed to watch this movie. Sex ... check. Drugs ... check.
Rock ‘n’ Roll ... check. More sex ... check. We will get to the rock ‘n’ roll
later ... let’s start with the sex. Dirk Diggler is the new guy with the big
dick. Jack Horner (the porn movie director) sees something special in Dirk and
then sees Dirk inside of his porn-star wife, Amber Waves. There are many other
characters in this movie that you get to know, because hey, someone’s got to
hold the boom mic and write the script. Rollergirl is hot, Reed Rothchild is
funny, “Little” Bill is depressing, and Scotty J is horny for Dirk. Buck Swope
is my favorite. He is into dressing like a cowboy and stereo equipment. It
isn’t until he ditches the Western look for a B-Boy Stance (my favorite scene)
that he finally gets what he deserves.
There
is a lot of great dialogue in the movie (seriously, I watched it for the
dialogue). The best line in the movie is one I am not sure if it was done
intentionally or not. “Little” Bill is talking to Kurt Longjohn at one of
Jack’s cocaine and margarita parties when he sees his wife having sex (again)
with another man. He seems distracted and says, “My fucking wife has an ass in
her cock in the driveway, Kurt.” Was it scripted that way, or does he say the line
wrong but it’s so funny that they kept it in?? Either way, it’s hilarious.
The
only thing I enjoyed more than the porn-movie-inside-a-porn-movie characters
Brock Landers and Chest Rockwell is the soundtrack. “Sister Christian” (one of
the top 25 hair band songs ever), “Jessie’s Girl” (one of the top 25 ’80s songs
ever), and “99 Luftballons” (my favorite song ever). It made me want to go down
the sugar tree and see lots of bees, if you know what I mean.
Next
movie to review: Good Will Hunting
