Mark Wahlberg looking distressed as Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights
Summary Mark Wahlberg reflects on making Boogie Nights, recalling his initial hesitation to join the film. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights was released in 1997, with a story that follows Wahlberg's Dirk Diggler, a porn star, as he partners with an ambitious producer in the 1970s. The film was a big hit with critics and was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.
“I was terrified because it was like, the pitch was tough. It’s like Ted, a guy and a teddy bear smoking weed. That doesn’t sound very appealing, right? Or a porn star. I was like, ‘Ah, I don’t want to do that.’ I had just come from Calvin Klein and all that stuf. I was trying to get away from all that.
Even at the time, Boogie Nights was a risk. Though he had made Hard Eight in 1996, Anderson was relatively untested as a filmmaker, and Wahlberg, too, wasn't a bankable movie star. Accounting for inflation, Boogie Nights' budget would be just under $30 million today. While this number pales in comparison to many major blockbusters, it's still quite an investment for a two-hour and 35-minute adult drama about a porn star without a major actor in the lead role.
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