BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)

Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), short on brains but long on dong, is recruited to the adult film industry by big time director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds). Adams becomes Dirk Diggler, and rises to the top of the porno ranks, only to descend into drug addiction, crime and general misery before being taken back by Horner. This very long (155 minutes) film moves along briskly, and though porn is the milieu, it's more about the "family" Horner creates around his movies and his home, with many gentle and comic touches. Wahlberg and Reynolds are excellent, and are ably supported by Don Cheadle, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, John C. Reilly and Luis Guzman. Very enjoyable.