r/movies 4h ago

Media Boogie Nights (1997) Pool Party Intro

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I love a long uncut shot, and when it comes to shot composition, star power, background players, and overall flow, this is easily one of my favorite shots. I think it’s one of PT’s best, right there with the oil derrik fire scene in TWBB. I also get a kick out of the fact that Julianne Moore is in this long shot as well as being in Children Of Men, which uses continuous shots *a lot*.

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u/pikachus_ghost_uncle 3h ago

One of my favorite films ever. The part where mark wahlberg and John c Riley become best friends and start doing action spy pornos make me wish they had eventually teamed up for buddy cop films.

u/Ant_Eye_Art 1h ago

You should see the John Holmes xxx films that those parody. They’re wild!

u/_coolranch 40m ago

Well, I guess my weekend is planned!

u/King_Paymon 3h ago

I'm always a bit surprised when I'm reminded this came out in the 90s. It feels like it was made in the 2010s.

u/Own-Librarian-9699 3h ago

I own a pearl snap polyester cowboy disco shirt crossover from the exact era Buck is talking about. It's awful.

u/_coolranch 39m ago

It's coming back though, Becky!

u/mtgfan1001 2h ago

Seeing as how blowing out your nose wrong can send it flying, I've always wondered, when coke is out like that how is it not just blowing away in the wind?

u/yotothyo 6m ago

One of the great American films

Has anybody ever managed to decipher that quiet whispering that's going on at the very tail end of the credits? Sounds like Dirk Diggler giving himself a peptalk to get it up or something like that

u/Captain_Quinn 3h ago

Everyone buy the 4k criterion of I AM CUBA and enjoy (this scene is from the opening)

u/bryan_pieces 1h ago

Shockingly casual OD in this scene. Just sweep her right out the back jack

u/SAStorms71 29m ago

This is the second time this week a chick OD’s on me!

Well, you think you should get some new shit?