A story about a young dishwasher who becomes a porn superstar. Quite quickly, our hero wins numerous specialized awards, gains countless fans and friends, buys an expensive house, a flashy car, and starts to believe he is something greater than he really is. But, of course, the bitter hangover is just around the corner.
As is often the case with Paul Thomas Anderson, the film lovingly and vividly recreates the atmosphere of the 1970s.
At first, the director invited Leonardo DiCaprio to play the lead role, but he turned it down due to filming Titanic. Later, DiCaprio admitted he would have preferred to star in Boogie Nights.
