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Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights
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Memorable Movie Quotes
Jack Horner: Don't just ram it in there like that, This is not a hole in the wall pal, It's Rollergirl.
Trivia
The opening scene is three minutes long, taken in a single camera shot, beginning in the street where Jack Horner and Amber Waves drive up and follow them as they get out of the car and walk into a night club. Most of the characters in the movie are introduced in this shot.
40 seconds of film were cut to reduce the original NC-17 rating to an R.
The cast had to learn some of the popular dance steps of the period and were coached by choreographer Adam Shankman.
Buck Swope refers to a "TK421 modification" he wants to make on his stereo. TK421 is the serial number of the stormtrooper that Luke Skywalker impersonated on the Death Star in Star Wars.
The name "Amber Waves" was used once before for a fictional porn star: in an episode of the TV series "Night Court".
At the end of the movie Dirk is standing in front of a mirror. Suddenly he unzips his pants and exposes his rather large organ. It is a prosthetic device made from rubber.
Gwyneth Paltrow was originally offered the role of Rollergirl but turned it down.
The movie was banned in South Korea.
Goofs
The $100 bill used to snort the cocaine was not in circulation during the 1970s or 1980s.
At the New Year's Eve party, Todd tells Reed that he made the party because he doesn't work on Sundays. New Year's Eve fell on a Monday in 1979.
When Eddie, Reed and Scotty are in the clothing store purchasing the same outfits, the bay window behind Scotty looks out onto the street showing (current) 1990's era mini-vans and SUV's driving by. This particular scene takes place in 1977.
In The Credits
As the credit for Robert Downey Sr. scrolls up the screen,
the words "(a prince)" appear next to his name.Towards the end of the credits, Mark Wahlberg's character speaks.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $15,000,000
Opening Weekend $4,681,934
Gross $26,384,919
Production Dates: July 10, 1996 - October 4, 1996
Filming Locations
Gourmet Video, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Empezar - 18419 Sherman Way, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA
Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA
Reseda Cinema, Sherman Way, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA
Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sherman Way, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
West Covina, California, USA