The Dirk Diggler Story
1988 | 31m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Staring: |
| A mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson at age seventeen. Presented as a behind-the-scenes television profile, it chronicles the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed porn star whose fame and fortune spiral into drug abuse and tragedy. Modeled on real-life adult film actor John Holmes, the film serves as an early prototype for Anderson’s later feature Boogie Nights (1997). | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Writer: | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | porn actor, mockumentary, found footage |
| Production Companies | |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Stein | Dirk Diggler |
| Robert Ridgely | Jack Horner |
| Eddie Delcore | Reed Rothchild |
| Rusty Schwimmer | Candy Kane |
| Ernie Anderson | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Thomas Anderson | Director, Director of Photography, Writer |
| Stan Bush | Songs |
| Johann Benét | Key Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Shane Conrad | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trending Position