Mark Walberg is a young dishwasher working in the San Fernando Valley when he is discovered by that 70s icon of manly perfection Burt Reynolds. A star is born as Dirk Diggler who explodes on the scene. And you know what happens to shooting stars.
Lots of good comedic actors here, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, make the movie hard to take too seriously which is a good thing when dealing with porn and drugs.
Set in the 70s and early 80s, we have a constant background soundtrack of disco-era favorites. the film produced 2 different soundtracks. The L.A. area scenes are colored well giving that sepia-toned nostalgia. The 2nd Annual Adult Film Awards was a nice touch.
The most iconic scene has to be one of my favorites, Alfred Molina, is a drunk/stoned/high rager. This is actually a fictionalization of a scene that led to 4 unsolved murders in the Laurel Canyon called the Wonderland Murders. Very interesting background story from Salon.
It's a lot like another L.A. story of a ground of small timers, Pulp Fiction. Particularly toward the end. It fools around, but never goes all the way.
* * * * of 5
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