Boogie Nights Page #4

Synopsis: In the San Fernando Valley in 1977, teenage busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) gets discovered by porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), who transforms him into adult-film sensation Dirk Diggler. Brought into a supportive circle of friends, including fellow actors Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), Rollergirl (Heather Graham) and Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly), Dirk fulfills all his ambitions, but a toxic combination of drugs and egotism threatens to take him back down.
Genre: Drama
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 49 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
1997
155 min
8,632 Views


Yes. But -- I've got it modified

with the TK421, which is a bass unit

that basically kicks in another two,

maybe three quads when you really

crank -- lemme put another eight track

in so you can get a better idea what

I'm talkin about --

Buck ejects the Eight Track that was playing and puts in his own of a

country western song.

BUCK:

Hear that bass? It kicks and turns

and curls up in your belly, makes you

wanna freaky-deaky, right? If you get

this unit as it is -- it won't sound

like this without the modification --

and we do that for a small price.

The Customer listens another moment, then;

CUSTOMER:

Thank you for your time.

BUCK:

No problem.

The Customer exits and Jerry approaches Buck.

JERRY:

. . . the f*** was that?

BUCK:

Wha?

JERRY:

Have I told you? Huh? Have I?

BUCK:

What? I don't --

JERRY:

Alright:
A.) You play that country

western-crap and no one's gonna buy

a stereo. You throw on some KC and

the Sunshine Band, a guy looks a particular

way -- and you've seen the profile sheet --

you throw on some Led Zeppelin. No.

Instead, you play this twingy-twangy,

yappy-dappy music. What kinda brother

are you anyway, listening to that sh*t?

BUCK:

Hey, Jerry, look --

JERRY:

No, you look. I gave you a job here

because I thought your film work

might bring some nice p*ssy in the

place -- and it has -- but I can't

have anymore f*** ups -- you dig?

BUCK:

Yeah.

JERRY:

Alright. Go unload the new 484's

from the back room.

Buck goes to the back room.

CUT TO:

18 INT. SHERYL LYNN'S BEDROOM - DAY - LATER

Dirk is in bed with a young neighborhood girl, SHERYL LYNN PARTRIDGE. Her

room is decorated in pastels with equestrian things all around. Horse

models, trophies from riding, blue ribbons, etc.

DIRK:

I have to get back.

SHERYL LYNN:

Once more.

DIRK:

I have to get back to work.

SHERYL LYNN:

Give it to me, Eddie.

DIRK:

Don't make me pounce you, Sheryl Lynn.

SHERYL LYNN:

Ohhhh-baby, baby, baby.

DIRK:

I'll do it --

SHERYL LYNN:

Promise?

DIRK:

That's it.

Dirk jumps up and starts bouncing up and down on the bed, naked and

flapping. She stares at his crotch, shakes her head;

DICK (OC)

What?

SHERYL LYNN:

You're so beautiful.

DICK (OC)

Yeah . . .

SHERYL LYNN:

Do you know how good you are at

doing this, Eddie? Having sex . . . f***ing me . . .

making love to me?

Dirk looks down. BEAT.

DIRK:

Everyone has one thing, y'think? I mean:

Everyone is given one special thing . . . . right?

SHERYL LYNN:

That's right.

DIRK:

Everyone is blessed with One Special Thing.

Dirk kneels down to her;

DIRK:

I want you to know: I plan on being a star.

A big, bright shining star. That's what

I want and it's what I'm gonna get.

SHERYL LYNN:

I know.

DIRK:

And once I get it: I'm never gonna stop

and I'll never, ever make a mistake.

They Kiss.

CUT TO:

19 INT. HOT TRAXX NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT

Nightclub is in full swing on a Friday Night. CAMERA hangs with Dirk for a

while as he buses tables.

ANGLE, JACK'S BOOTH

Rollergirl comes over to speak with Jack. He whispers something in her ear.

She nods, "I understand," and rolls away --

CUT TO:

20 INT. HOT TRAXX/HALLWAY - NIGHT - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA follows on the heels of the rollerskates as they move down the

hallway and into --

THE KITCHEN:

Dirk is washing dishes. He looks up and spots Rollergirl. She lifts a skate

up just a little . . . She rolls closer to Dirk and pulls him into

A CLOSET SPACE:

She goes down on him, unzips his pants and pulls out his cock. She

hesitates. DOLLY IN CLOSE ON HER FACE. She smiles up at Dirk.

CUT TO:

21 OMITTED

22 EXT. HOT TRAXX NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT - LATER

Closing hour. Dirk exits a side door and starts walking. Jack, Amber and

Rollergirl in the Seville pull along side him;

JACK:

Hey. Eddie.

DIRK:

Hello. Jack?

JACK:

Yeah. You wanna ride?

DIRK:

I'm goin' pretty far.

ROLLERGIRL:

You remember me? Couple hours ago?

DIRK:

Yeah . . . I remember you.

AMBER:

Come with us, sweetie.

DIRK:

Okay.

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