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  "Boogie Nights": Hardcore Details    
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Paul Thomas Anderson's controversial film about the porn industry of the '70s and '80s is an amazing ensemble piece. It details the lives of Dirk Diggler, lovemaker extraordinaire, and all the people he comes into contact with throughout his career.
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  Boogie Nights Test    
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This is a quiz on the movie "Boogie Nights".
Average, 25 Qns, ASHLEY1980, May 09 06
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  Take this Boogie Nights Quiz    
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Here's one of the best movies ever made, 'Boogie Nights', and some trivia questions for it.
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  'Boogie Nights' Movie Quiz    
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How well do you remember the movie with the ending that had people talking for weeks?
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Who was originally offered the role of Rollergirl?

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Boogie Nights Trivia Questions
1. Who plays Eddie's mom?

From Quiz "Boogie Nights": Hardcore Details

Answer: Joanna Gleason

Eddie Adams'(Mark Wahlberg) mother considers her son to be a complete loser. He leaves his parents' house after she berates him for coming home late. He later finds a mother figure in Amber Waves (Julianne Moore).

2. Who wrote and directed "Boogie Nights"?

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Answer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson is right! He also directed and wrote the 1999 film, "Magnolia".

3. What was Becky's astrological sign?

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Answer: Pisces

The guy she is talking to said, 'I can't handle no Pisces'.

4. Who plays Jack Horner?

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Answer: Burt Reynolds

5. What is the name of Melora Walter's character?

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Answer: Jessie St. Vincent

Jessie is one of the more minor characters in the movie. According to certain people, she is not attractive enough for porn. She does several oil paintings of Dirk, and gives birth to Buck Swope's (Don Cheadle) son. We never find out if they're actually married.

6. What is the name of the night club Maurice owns which all the main characters frequent?

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Answer: Hot Traxx

Hot Traxx was the name of Maurice's night club.

7. What is Dirk Diggler's real name?

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Answer: Eddie Adams

Eddie Adams from Torrance.

8. How old is Eddie Adams when the movie first begins?

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Answer: 17

9. In the credits, who is desribed as "a prince"?

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Answer: Robert Downey Sr.

Robert Downey Sr. has a cameo as a recording executive when Dirk tries to break into the music industry. He is credited as "a prince" in several movies, including P.T. Anderson's "Magnolia". He is refered to as "a prince" because he is one of Anderson's idols.

10. Where does the movie take place, and what year is it at the beginning of the movie?

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Answer: San Fernando Valley, 1977

The main action take place in the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando Valley and the year the movie starts is 1977.

11. Who do people say Reed Rothschild looks like?

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Answer: Han Solo

I think he looks more like Chewy.

12. What is Eddie Adams acting name?

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Answer: Dirk Diggler

13. What does Brandy tell Jack he is "officially out of _____" when he brings Eddie to his home for the first time?

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Answer: Limes

"You're officially out of limes, Jack."

14. What is the name of the place where Todd Parker works?

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Answer: Hardy Boys

Todd is Dirk's friend with whom he snorts coke.

15. What is the name of Brock Landers' partner?

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Answer: Chest Rockwell

16. How many years pass in "Boogie Nights"?

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Answer: 7

The movie shows what happens to the characters from 1977-1984. When we first meet Dirk Diggler, aka Eddie Adams, he is 17.

17. What is Maggie's stage name?

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Answer: Amber Waves

Amber Waves is a name taken from an episode of the popular 80's t.v. show "Night Court". There was a porn star on the show named Amber Waves.

18. What drug is constantly being abused throughout the movie?

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Answer: Cocaine

'She must have done like 20 lines of the stuff.'

19. Name the career Dirk Diggler tries to pursue after leaving the adult movie business?

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Answer: Music

20. What part does director Paul Thomas Anderson play?

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Answer: None

Anderson does not appear in any of his own movies. His other movies include "Hard Eight", "Magnolia", and "Punch-Drunk Love".

21. What was the prosthetic penis that Mark Wahlberg wore in the movie made from?

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Answer: Rubber

After filming was completed, Mark Wahlberg kept the prosthesis. Probably to avoid a bidding war over it on EBAY.

22. Which donut does Jessie NOT ask for at the Donut Shop?

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Answer: glazed

Obviously she was pregnant!

23. What is the name of the kid who lights off firecrackers in the guy's house during the drug deal?

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Answer: Cosmo

24. What day does Little Bill kill himself?

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Answer: January 1, 1980

Little Bill (William H. Macy) kills his wife and her lover after he catches her cheating on him for the umpteenth time. He kills them at a New Year's party in 1979 just as the New Year's countdown ends. In the first few seconds of the new decade, he blows his brains out. Bill's wife is played by Nina Hartley, just one of the many porn stars who have cameos throughout the movie.

25. The character Dirk Diggler is loosely based on this real life porn star who died from an AIDS related illness on March 13, 1988:

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Answer: John Holmes

John Holmes reportedly had a penis that measured 12 5/8" in length, which is extremely large based on the fact that the average human male penis is between 5 and 7 inches in length. A porn legend, John made over 2,000 porn movies and reportedly had intercourse with upwards of 10,000 women.

26. What is Amber Waves' real first name?

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Answer: Maggie

Maggie also has a son named Andy and an ex-husband named Tom.

27. What fighting skill does Dirk Diggler know?

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Answer: Karate

28. Who did NOT turn down a part in "Boogie Nights"?

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Answer: Juliette Lewis

Jackson turned down the part of Buck Swope, Paltrow passed on playing the character of Rollergirl, and Warren Beatty was uninterested in the role of Jack Horner. Leonardo DiCaprio was originally wanted by Anderson, to play Dirk Diggler, but he decided to do "Titanic" instead. The studio also wanted Patricia Arquette to play Amber Waves, but Julianne Moore wound up with the part.

29. How many seconds of film were cut from the movie to achieve an "R" rating?

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Answer: 40 seconds

When principal photography on the film was completed, director and writer Paul Thomas Anderson sent a copy of the rough version of the movie to New Line so that they could make the trailers for the film. The movie was pirated and the pirated version contains many scenes that were eventually cut from the finished film. Some of the scenes are VERY explicit.

30. Who comes up with Dirk's name?

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Answer: Dirk

What a name!

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