What is Boogie Nights / Punch Drunk Love about?

BOOGIE NIGHTS, 1997, Warner Bros., 155 min. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. As porn star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and the adult industry descend into the excesses of the late ’70s, devastating personal narratives unfold against a historic shift in America’s cultural landscape. With Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman and William H. Macy. 10th Anniversary! PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, 2002, Sony Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Adam Sandler gives one of the strongest, most nuanced performances of his career in his Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of Barry, the lonely, rage-filled owner of a novelty plunger company courted by shy, fellow troubled soul Lena (Emily Watson). With a brilliant turn by Philip Seymour Hoffman as a violent phone-sex hotline “supervisor” (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

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What is Boogie Nights / Punch Drunk Love about?: BOOGIE NIGHTS, 1997, Warner Bros., 155 min. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. As porn star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and the adult industry descend into the excesses of the late ’70s, devastating personal narratives unfold against a historic shift in America’s cultural landscape. With Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman and William H. Macy.

10th Anniversary! PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, 2002, Sony Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Adam Sandler gives one of the strongest, most nuanced performances of his career in his Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of Barry, the lonely, rage-filled owner of a novelty plunger company courted by shy, fellow troubled soul Lena (Emily Watson). With a brilliant turn by Philip Seymour Hoffman as a violent phone-sex hotline “supervisor” (Philip Seymour Hoffman).