The Dirk Diggler Story

Year: 1988

Runtime: 31 mins

Language: English

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

DramaComedy

A 1988 mockumentary short written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it dramatizes the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a male porn star known for his pronounced endowment. The character is based on real‑life adult film legend John Holmes. Anderson later expanded the concept into the 1997 feature Boogie Nights.

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