BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION! 

They should definitely watch it great movie

Funny you mention this, I'm planning my next trip to LA and the Wonderland house is on the itinerary.

That was a hard watch since I saw the real scene photos first

Kudrow actually lives (or used to) up there. I used to see her in traffic all the time when I lived near.

Kudrow killed her role in that movie and so did Kilmer

Yup. And that nomination was well-deserved.

He hated doing this movie & talked crap about it even during & after his nominations. What I don't get is why he did it with the feelings he had

@@rxtsec1 I’m guessing he was conservative or he was scared of losing his conservative fans

@@twite5462 who knows

it's especially crazy because this is clearly one of his best performances, and after about ten years of making absolute schlock. wahlberg has also basically disowned the movie, which again is nuts because it's what gave him a post funky bunch career.

I like what the director said about that final monologue. He points out that Dirk is so far gone that he has not only lost sight of whom he once was as Eddie Adams, but even as Dirk Diggler. When he gets up and all you see is his huge dong, it’s as though that’s the only thing about him which really matters or has any real value. “I’m a star, I’m a star, I’m a star. I’m a big, bright shining star.”

Also at the end...was the beginning of the end for porno on film and was starting to be on VHS

@@smoothALOEyeah, it’s such a great ending and was also a shock when I first saw it given how we went the whole film without seeing it, only people’s reactions to seeing it, so the reveal at the end really sums up Eddie/Dirk and where his sense of identity is placed. To him his finally found comfort in his identity, but in reality it’s really all he is, a guy with a big dong. It’s a bittersweet but sorta sad ending.

HIV/AIDS was definitely widespread or becoming widespread at the point the movie ends in 1984, but it was only a few years later that it’s devastation was being acknowledged, when that point 10’s of thousands of people had died from the disease.

@@andrewburgemeister6684 Yeah! 😮

I agree. “Blow” is a REALLY good film. I hope they will consider it or add it to their poll. (Also great music!)

that isnt on the same level as this. This is art. Blow is commercial.

American Pie ….for me. My dad rented this film for me and my siblings and HIS GF. Picture watching this entire film with ur dad and his gf….

@@iamwesleyfrazier You have my profound sympathies. I can only imagine watching American Pie with your dad... and his girlfriend. Ugh.

I can’t believe your Dad looked at you like you have a PhD in penises, when it’s only a Masters.

Awesome ... That would make a highly viewed storytime!

That's why i read the description BEFORE i see it. Had i not i would've gotten curious and scarred myself - I nearly did that with Midsommar DX

Do you know which pointless scenes were left in?

Still waiting for the Magnolia reaction...

@@reservoirdude92 I can go for that.

how do you know? were you in the industry?

@@orangewarm1 No, I was more of what you might call “industry adjacent.” I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, at the time when this movie was set (mid-to-late 70s). My dad worked for Disney, my cousin was a struggling actor and budding filmmaker. The film industry was just engrained in the culture. The Valley was well known for being the porn capital of the world, as well as being the location of all the big mainstream movie studios (Warner Bros., Universal, Columbia, etc). All of the studios (both mainstream & adult) went through a big technological transformation during the late 70s/early 80s. I wanted to be a novelist and/or screenwriter. Porn was obviously on the periphery of the film industry, but was everywhere (adult theaters, adult bookstores, et al.), so you were aware at the very least it existed. When video arrived, suddenly anyone could make a film. The traditional “storytelling” form of movies, especially in porn, flew out the window. Video was the perfect medium for porn. Anyone could make one, put it on VHS, get it easily distributed and people could enjoy it in the privacy of their own homes. That’s when porn exploded. Major studios followed suit, distributing their new and classic films through video stores. Bert Reynold’s character finds himself on the outside looking in, and his only choice was to go with the flow in order to survive. This movie perfectly captured that time.

They show so little of the films now it's no longer fun to watch, though. Did they get two strikes or something?

@@svenpoletka5236 to be fair Boogie Nights has a lot of scenes that would prolly get them in trouble... But I enjoy their reacts even if they are short, they do an amazing job

@@brandimurray1984 It's not just this one and I love these guys too, which is why I said something about it.

💯and about trying to keep that new family by any means.

@@samanthanickson6478 Because there was nothing else. 😮

except he's shagging his adopted mother and sister and his adopted dad is watching and directing.

I've seen an interview with her where she said the secret was to be untrained as far as what to do with your hands during a scene. The fidgeting and stuff looks very unnatural on film.

Completely agree (although There Will Be Blood is also a fantastic achievement)

The acting was better in Magnolia, but this is the better movie overall.

No disagreement here, just synchronized disco dancing. 🪩

I wholeheartedly agree, I haven’t been able to connect to any of his other movies except this and Hard Eight. Magnolia and There Will Be Blood are well made and acted but overrated in my opinion.

That's fair but it's a tight race with Magnolia in a close second

One of my favorites as well. I love when movies get the late 70s and early 80s right without it looking like a costume party.

Totally agree. Magnolia is a fantastic movie with a great cast and intertwining story

Dirk wrote The Touch but they stole it and gave it to somebody else for The Transformers movie. That was always my interpretation.

I swear everytime I hear it I think of Mark Wahlberg singing it.

same here. The scene where he's crying after getting rejected (rightfully so) is so powerful. Although what he did was wrong, i really felt for his character there

Hahahahahaha same

Lol.. right.. every time I hear it now this movie pops in my head..

I second that!

Great movie.

Wonderland was crazy. The DVD extra to that film is even Crazier!

Only differences are this movie was inspired by it. Wonderland was based on it using the real incident and real names. Boogie Nights just went “let’s take some of this and use it. We’ll use the shooting and use John Holmes as the inspiration for our main character.”

@@bigjoeofthe707 I don't think they ever closed that case.

@@FrontyardJ, yes, actually crime scene video.

Horrifically gory graphic violence is peachy keen, but god forbid you see a woman’s nipple…it might corrupt your mind

Agreed. You can do any PTA you want AFTER Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood.

I don't think that these reactors expected Cheadle's life to change for the better by taking that money.

@@jp3813 Octokrool didn't expect the story's redemption arc for sure. They saw the decline and thought that is where the movie was headed. I figured when they showed Buck getting rejected at the bank, it was to let the audience understand his desperation for the robbery money. Perfect loop.

A few others have reacted to it on RU-vid

I’m guessing they don’t want to be demonetized because the movie’s not exactly RU-vid friendly but who gives a shit right?

@@mohammedashian8094 that's not really an issue as long as you don't have your channel set to kid friendly

@@iamworthy1302 the way RU-vid is it’s most definitely an issue

@@mohammedashian8094 how? The movie didn't have that much sex and nudity. Can easily be edited it from the reaction. It's also not the most violent or profane movie. People react to slasher and sci films with much worse. The lack of reactions is because the movie flew under the radar as far as reactions go.

lol

Very true. Would've ended up very differently had they just had that conversation

No. It was his wife’s fault.

Perfect look on his face. 🤣

In case you didn’t know, it’s a prosthetic….Whalberg even said in an interview that he actually kept it, it’s in a safe at his house 😂

I think the hilarity comes from the fact that they’re making it dead serious even though it’s just porn