Review of The Dirk Diggler Story (1988) by Jack K — 27 Sep 2008

At age seventeen, Paul Thomas Anderson shot this short mockumentary, which later became the masterpiece Boogie Nights. It's fascinating because the film hints at the later brilliance of Anderson and is also informative of his childhood neighborhood (how many people can claim that they lived next door to Dirk Digglers?) Amazing considering Anderson's youth and the amateur filmmaking resources available at the time.