agreed shanelle is intelligent enough to take on any film . my brother and I had a discussion the other day and we came to the conclusion the education system must not be teaching what satire is . blazing saddles today is considered racist and gross today. we used this example as our starting point.
Also it seems she is one of the few real first time reactions...with others you can tell they are taking not seeing the movie... especially when they something should happen and a second later it happens
Scrubs :) I was slightly offended Shanelle wanted her skates to come off by the end. She's Roller Girl! She doesn't have to change who she is for the world, just find the family that loves who she is...
It's amazing how well done it is when Little Bill kills his wife and himself. Signals the end of the 70's and how the 80's would change the industry for the worst. Complete tone change after that one scene.
I like Luis Guzman but his acting in the count of monte cristo was the worst I’ve ever seen in a real movie. It rivals Tommy Wiseau and may actually be worse. I love that movie but those scenes with Guzman, every time he is speaking is just terrible.
I don't think his acting was bad in Monte Cristo. It was just that his character had a very different vibe that didn't fit with the darkness of rest of the movie... personally, it's about the only part of the film I liked.
@@dannykent6190 I feel like he improvised all his lines because they didn’t match the film at all. “We’ll go down to Paris, bam bam bam bam…… how is this a bad plan?” And the “I swear on all my dead relatives, even the ones that aren’t feeling so well…” these lines give me second hand embarrassment like nothing else I have ever experienced in life.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. On one hand it's hyper stylized in it's direction and fast paced in it's editing. The combination of music, humor, and fantastic acting keep your eyes glued to the screen. And yet somehow despite this it's also able to make every character feel like a believable and well rounded human being with naturalistic and real dialogue. Their stories don't come across like melodramatic fluff, even at their lowest point you feel invested in them. All and all there's just nothing to truly dislike about the movie, every aspect of it goes so well together to create this masterpiece.
@@lampad4549 I even like the ending to be honest, it's the last thing that the audience hasn't seen or still has questions about. Everything else has had it's bookend, it's really the last reveal the film could pull. And it makes for a decent enough laugh!
And it's crazy to think that PTA goes onto make Magnolia after this, which only increases the amount of characters and complexity in each and every one... what a great director.
@@XK1NGG4M3RX yes! Magnolia is so underrated . It's Tom Cruise's best role by far & William H Macy is outstanding. Everyone is incredible in it to be honest. The kids are amazing & the 1 in particular is so heartbreaking. I could talk about PTA movies for hours
I love how Boogie Nights and Almost Famous compliment each other. Just perfect shots of a perfect time from two different directions. Also I wish I could ever feel about something as Alfred Molina feels about Night Ranger.
This is what Mark Wahlberg is so good at. Hes like the serviceable central actor that you can build a movie around, and let the supporting cast bring the flavor. He's not going to mess up the story, and he'll provide a character that the viewer can project their own feelings on. Not every actor can be an oscar winner, but its also important to have actors that keep the story moving, and Wahlberg does that really well.
I actually think he does extreme performances really well. He did FEAR the year before which really stood out, and he does ridiculous comedy like TED very well too. His real personality is very dour and stoic and when he plays characters like that, I don't see the "acting." But in movies like this, we see his chops at work.
Shanelle, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU for reacting to this! "Boogie Nights" is one of my absolutely favorite films, as I sincerely beliieve this to be a perfect film. Can you see it as I do, Shanelle? The Scorcese like long takes, the "needle drop" soundtrack songs, the acting, the visuals, EVERYTHING is on point and working in this film. I LOVED watching this along with you, Shanelle, I honestly did...
YES!!!! There are hardly ANY Boogie Nights reactions on TH-cam and it is one of my Top 10 films of all time. So glad to see this reaction. This movie was perfect.
You might also be interested in checking out Wonderland (2003), starring Val Kilmer as John Holmes, on whose life/career this movie is very loosely based (and who gets namechecked in this).
I remember watching Boogie Nights when it first came out and thinking of how many guys I knew like John C Reilly's character Reed Rothchild. "How much do you bench?" "Let me show you what you did wrong". Such false ego and an expert at everything
Boogie Nights, what an awesome awesome flick. When Dirk returns to Jack and begs Jack to help him. YOu feel the return of long-lost family, Jack hugs him so tight. IT's like seeing your favorite Uncle you have not seen for a decade and you all hug as if the world could end at that very moment. I just love it.
Paul Thomas Anderson is definitely my favorite writer/director. I hope you react to his other films, especially There Will Be Blood, wich is my favorite. Magnolia is a must watch too, such a underrated movie.
This was such a great movie and one of Burt Reynolds' best performances. There's some powerhouse actors in this film. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is fantastic here.
Love this movie!, a lot of it was filmed in Reseda Ca.(SFV) were I grew up, the club in the opening was a Sav-on drug store in the 50s-60s where I use to buy candy before going to the Reseda movie theater down the street. Then it became the Reseda Country Club in the 1980s where I saw 100s of great metal and rock concerts like Metallica in their early club days. I hear it's a church nowadays. (Not sure if it still is because I moved out of Ca for good in 2005)
Saw this on video tape back in the day due to all the stars in the cast. Wasn't disappointed there, but loved the character of Roller Girl by Heather Graham and have followed her career ever since. A really fine actor!
Growing up in the Cleveland area in the 60s I remember Paul Thomas Anderson father Ernie Anderson quite well. He was a weekend late night horror movie host "Ghoulardi ".He had a big following with the younger crowd as he had a beatnik vibe.
Wow, I grew up in Cleveland area as well in the 60s. I watched Ghoulardi all the time. This was interesting information I never knew about regarding Ernie Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Still my favorite PTA movie. Ultimately, it's a film about family. Everyone wants a place where they're loved and unconditionally accepted for who they are. And just on a side note, the Alfred Molina robbery scene is a masterclass in building tension. Absolutely nerve-wracking.
The character that Alfred played was based on a real big time L A drug dealer who sold drugs from his home. He rarely went outside and wore Speedo's and a robe!
Paul Thomas Anderson originally wanted to use the song Boogie Nights by Heatwave for the opening scene, but the band refused to let him use their song because they didn't want to be associated with a movie about pornography.
Two things - 1. Burt Reynolds' acting in this is so underrated IMO 2. If u haven't seen you MUST see Magnolia (SO freaking good) and/or Punch Drunk Love
The drug house scene with Alfred Molina was inspired by The Wonderland Murders which pornstar John Holmes(Mark Wahlberg's inspired character) was believed to have been involved in. Mark Wahlberg got taken seriously as an actor after this movie.
I love the scene in the drug house with Alfred Molina.... I think I jumped everytime a firecracker went off the 1st time I saw it. So tense. Also does anyone else get Chris Griffin vibes from Philip Seymour Hoffman in this 😂😂
Nina Hartley STARTED in the business back in the late 70s and she's still making adult content today. She's more than just an Adult Film icon, just look at her mainstream resumé.
If you like this movie, something I cannot recommend enough is HBO's "The Deuce" from David Simon, creator of "The Wire" "The Deuce" is about the sex trade in Time Square in the 70's and 80's and how the porn industry evolved out of it. It's three seasons and the show takes the novel approach of fast forwarding six years between seasons, showing us the characters and their lives first in 1971, then 77, then 84. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gylenhall in some career high performances.
Burt Reynolds must see list; Smokey and the Bandit Deliverance The Longest Yard And a honorable mention to Cannonball Run, just a fun movie. I really liked Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War. Stars Tom Hanks and is based on true events. Also has Julia Roberts.
Fun fact: His mother is played by Tony Award winning actress Joanna Gleason. She was the original Baker’s Wife in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” and has an amazing voice.
FINALLY someone reacts to this. Maybe the only experience in my life where walking out of the theater I was like "instant classic". Iced during the Jessie's Girl scene and the long linger on Wahlberg that they left in the film.
Absolutely one of my favorite movies. Not sure where you can find it, but there was an outtake from the movie that they had on the DVD showing a scene of John C. Reilly showing the late/great Ricky Jay a card trick. Now, you have to put it in context that Ricky Jay (who played the cameraman in the movie) was one of the greatest card magicians who ever lived. Full stop. But John C. had Ricky cracking up over this card trick which he kept screwing up. Anyway, great that you got to see this because it's such a gem.
Thanks Shanelle, saw Boogie Nights last night for the first time. Wouldn’t have watched it if I had not seen your reaction first. Thoroughly enjoyed the film.
One little “Easter Egg” I love about this is that the song Dirk and Reed are recording in the studio (“You Got the Touch”) is used in the animated “Transformers: The Movie “
This was a comeback movie for Burt Reynolds, showcased his talent here! Also give Wonderland a watch which covers the real Johnny Wadd story and the Wonderland ave murders!!!
You asked about if people avoided watching Boogie Nights because of the subject matter. The answer, unfortunately, was a resounding "yes". It only took in $43 million worldwide at the box office, which isn't terrible against its budget but certainly didn't make it a huge hit; in fact, it ranked just 56th for the year, behind such "classics" as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Volcano, and Speed 2: Cruise Control. Once word of mouth starting circulating, the awards nominations began rolling in, and especially after its release on home video, it started to find a wider audience. Boogie Nights holds up so well even 25 years later, and my God what a job casting this thing! The drug deal/firecrackers scene ranks right up there among the best ever put onto film (or video tape). Thank you for reacting to this one. I know it couldn't have been easy editing it for TH-cam!
Yah, saw this in the theatre back in the day. That ENDING? All the women in the audience (me, too) were whooping it up, cuz that NEVER happens. I think a few of us were making our SO's actually squirm. 😆
I like to think I love movies, but your love for movies is on a different level and it's great to see you laugh and giggle maniacally. I hope you get to make your movie. Shit, I hope you make a bunch of movies.
Most of this was shot in the San Fernando Valley. A lot in Reseda, right down the street from where I lived for 8 Years. I still go to a doctor over there. That donut shop is where I have bought donuts many times. It's still there.
I went to see this in the cinema when it came out (for some reason I went on Valentines day with friends) - only movie I have ever been to where a noticeable amount of people actually walked out half way through - maybe not the best movie to take a date to for Valentines, lol
I was in my 20s when this came out... I remember reading about this "PTA" prodigy and was so blown away by this film. I naively thought, maybe this 26-year-old kid wrote the script, but someone more experienced surely directed it... this is some Scorsese-level stuff! When the credits came up I couldn't believe that this kid directed it too! There are definitely nods to Scorsese and Altman here. I've lost track of PTA in recent years, but "Magnolia" and "Punch Drunk Love" are both masterpieces as well.
Amber's child custody problems were based on those experienced by real-life adult film star Veronica Hart. Ms. Hart played the judge in the custody hearing scene in this film.
Wonderful cast of misfits in this movie. Great reaction! First 15 years of Burt Reynolds career was quite good. Check out "Deliverance", one of his best roles.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman brought the goods every time he was in front of the camera. Even in Twister. His villain in Mission Impossible 3 had such an intensity at times and he could convey it without raising his voice. Then when he did it meant something and it was kind of scary.
There’s a longer version of ambers documentary that exists, it was cut down for the film. In it John C. Riley talks about how it’s possible to block a bullet with a nunchuck, it’s one of the funniest 30 seconds you will ever see.
The scenes cut from the movie were pretty good to. John C Reilly dancing in the recording booth is the funniest cut scene. If you noticed in the award ceremony scenes Philip Seymor Hoffman tried to give him a high five and he kept on getting ignored by Mark Walberg's character.
More trivia: 1. The song that Dirk was recording is a real song called You Got The Touch by Stan Bush. It's on the 1986 animated Transformers movie soundtrack. 2. Jessie's Girl has a sequel by Coheed and Cambria and features a verse sung by Rick Springfield. Love your videos, your insights are amazing
I saw this in the theaters and I had a blast watching it from beginning to end. Whenever I hear any song from the movie on the radio, I always think of whatever scene it was from. I was on pins and needles during the firecracker scene. I've probably seen it close to 100 times by now. What a great film.
Love your commentary, insight and your excitement for movies that involve the 70's thru the 80's. Well done. I grew up in that era. Great times and great music. :)
LOVE how PT shows all his characters at their HIGHS and then flips it so the audience see each at their LOWEST LOWS.. We see the same pattern in MAGNOLIA and THERE WILL BE BLOOD....
He kind of flips the order in magnolia though. Punch Drunk love starts off right at the low end too. The master everyone pretty much stays low. Idk wtf those characters were in Phantom Thread. Maybe like medium to bizarre. And Inherit Vice is just really really high…
Structurally, this is very similar to GoodFellas -- we're shown a good times golden age of something that when some major change comes along (the rise of the drug business in GoodFellas and the rising prevalence of video tape in Boogie Nights), everything goes to hell and the good times are over. Except Boogie Nights has what you could call a happier ending.
The scene where Dirk goes to Jack and asks for help is a direct mirror of when Henry goes to Paulie. Except whereas the Boogie Nights characters really do form a family, there is NO loyalty in GoodFellas.
@@RichardDicksondlyrch68 DAMN you are so right! I've made the Raging Bull connection and the zoom-ins between this and Goodfellas where characters are doing coke, but I never connected the "apology" scene! I've seen both these movies so many times, I had to go back to watch the Goodfellas scene to make sure Henry wasn't fumbling with his sunglasses like Dirk, but no, he isn't. Great call!
I can see how you got Philip Baker Hall confused with Jerry Orbach. He's been in a ton of stuff, but I remember him most from Rush Hour since I've seen it over and over.
This is one of my top 10 favorite movies. Everything about it is so amazing: script, cinematography, soundtrack, acting. Have you seen Magnolia? That’s my other fav PTA film you absolutely must see. Philip Seymour Hoffman is also in it (along with many other actors from Boogie Nights)!
I saw this in the theater. The sound cut out at the beginning during that long shot, so instead of complaining to the staff, I just sat in my seat and watched the next screening, all over again. The first audience was mainly older, and pretty quiet. The second audience was younger, and GASPED when Scottie tried to kiss Dirk!
I saw this in theaters; it was one of the first R-rated films I could actually get in to see. I remember being slightly put-off by how much like GOODFELLAS it seemed. But I've always loved it anyway; that energy is just so difficult to capture in a film but it's invigorating. Reynolds admitted the year before he died that he thought the film was excellent, but he didn't like working with PTA. Previous interviews with him where he recounts PTA commenting on intentionally breaking the 4th wall as if Reynolds didn't already know what it was and PTA struck him as a brash, arrogant youth. Ron Jeremy recounted in his autobiography about Julianne Moore and another actor visiting a set of one of his movies for research and the scene didn't go quite as planned but the actors reluctantly stayed on until they wrapped and then quickly left. Any of the other adult performers were instructed not to talk about porn around Burt Reynolds, who clearly had issues with the subject matter beyond his friction with PTA. But Burt did like to talk about sports, apparently. Interesting note about how illegal it was to shoot porn at the time: Jeremy also mentioned how, in the 80s when Reagan created the Meese Commission to basically destroy the porn industry, that they were frequently raided by the FBI despite taking numerous spy movie precautions to avoid detection. After being raided by the same agents multiple times--one occasion on Lake Tahoe with a fleet of zodiac boats--he found out that the Meese Commission hired actual counter-terrorism and intelligence operatives (some of whom were ex-Mossad) to run the surveillance ops on the cast & crews. This is why they kept getting busted: they were trying to evade professional spy hunters the government tasked with tracking them. Tarantino has accused PTA of basing Jack Horner on Gerard Damiano, a famous porn director of the period due to his distinct salt-and-pepper Van Dyke beard, which Burt Reynolds dis not actually have. He also said that Damiano was a better director than Horner, based on his time working in a porn theater before making RESERVOIR DOGS. I agree with Tarantino.
When this came out I was in my late teens, and I remember it being pretty big, but only for a certain audience. I saw it the second I was able...and I'm pretty sure I rented the VHS instead of it being in the theater.
One of my favorite reactions to one of my favorite movies. One thing that wasn't mentioned anywhere in the trivia was Jack seeing himself as an artist when he was clearly just making trashy movies. To me that says something about what happens when you pursue a dream that is all of your own creation.
My favorite movie EVER . Scotty J , Little Bill , Roller Girl , Buck , Reed , Dirk , The Colonel , Cosmo etc are all unique identifiable characters . PTA is a genius .
I saw this in the theatre when it came out. I loved the film-making. I love how the music and soundtrack is a character. Such a good movie. I knew you would like it.
movies about movies. i can watch these all day. i was around during this time, and it catches a vibe. and burt in it is the cherry on top. he was the face of 70s films. so perfect. your reaction is spot on for what this is. its not really about porn. its about the american dream.
For me this may be the best thing PTA has ever done. There are so many stories could be told about the "other" Hollywood, and this is one of the very few movies that does it well - but it's not even really about that, it's about family, how we lose it and how even the most screwed up people can find it again. And that dark turn, perfectly done. And an amazing comeback for Burt Reynolds. I've always liked him, grew up watching him in stuff like Smokey and the Bandit where he's just effortlessly charming and funny... but the old guy could do drama too, and that was long forgotten.
"Movies about making movies are my favorite kind of movies and it's wild that I'm watching them make a porno" makes me think that you'd really enjoy Seth Rogan in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" which is a hilarious comedy that would make for a fun reaction.
To answer the question that you asked in this reaction ...Yes, you would have made it in the 70s. I lived that decade and you would have taken that decade by storm! That's a compliment btw!
I've always felt that Burt Reynolds should have received the Oscar for his role, but he received all sorts of accolades and Oscar nomination, finally getting the respect.
Boogie Nights is a fantastic movie with the great Burt Reynolds mark Wahlberg julie Moore Heather Graham Don Cheadle and John C Riley this movie should've won a Academy Award
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Watching shanelle crying over Phillip Seymour Hoffman after all these year…my goodness..so endearing 🥲 what a beautiful human being this girl is ❤️
I’m going to see who he was.
Yes I agree 👍💯
Yes i still miss him 😰😰
Shanelle is one of the few reactors who is smart/mature enough to "get" this challenging film and make a fun reaction video with it.
Yes I agree 👍💯
Shes clearly been to film school and loves films and knows a lot about movies
agreed shanelle is intelligent enough to take on any film .
my brother and I had a discussion the other day and we came to the conclusion the education system must not be teaching what satire is . blazing saddles today is considered racist and gross today. we used this example as our starting point.
i want to see her in, or write, a movie with all the tropes. please shanelle get yourself to hollywood and vine, metaphorically, and be a STAR.
Also it seems she is one of the few real first time reactions...with others you can tell they are taking not seeing the movie... especially when they something should happen and a second later it happens
Heather Graham is the exquisite “ roller girl” she’s also in “Austin powers ” and “ the hangover”
License to Drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nooo. Drugstore Cowboy.
@@ckinzh1129 Totes forgot about that movie! So good 🙌
Twin peaks
Scrubs :)
I was slightly offended Shanelle wanted her skates to come off by the end. She's Roller Girl! She doesn't have to change who she is for the world, just find the family that loves who she is...
It's amazing how well done it is when Little Bill kills his wife and himself. Signals the end of the 70's and how the 80's would change the industry for the worst. Complete tone change after that one scene.
Yes I agree 👍💯
a murder-suicide scene changed the tone?? no way
Luis Guzman is one of the most likable on-screen presences of the 90s/2000s. I particularly love him in The Count of Monte Cristo.
He's such a great 'that guy' actor! I love whenever he pops up in anything.
You know what I loved him was "Waiting". =p
I like Luis Guzman but his acting in the count of monte cristo was the worst I’ve ever seen in a real movie. It rivals Tommy Wiseau and may actually be worse. I love that movie but those scenes with Guzman, every time he is speaking is just terrible.
I don't think his acting was bad in Monte Cristo. It was just that his character had a very different vibe that didn't fit with the darkness of rest of the movie... personally, it's about the only part of the film I liked.
@@dannykent6190 I feel like he improvised all his lines because they didn’t match the film at all. “We’ll go down to Paris, bam bam bam bam…… how is this a bad plan?” And the “I swear on all my dead relatives, even the ones that aren’t feeling so well…” these lines give me second hand embarrassment like nothing else I have ever experienced in life.
"Deliverance" with Burt Reynolds is a must-see classic.
And Smokey and the Bandit, of course
Absolutely agree 100%.
Hooper, too
Yes! Deliverance. Classic and wonderful.
@@pimoen Smokey and the Bandit ... is just not very good.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. On one hand it's hyper stylized in it's direction and fast paced in it's editing. The combination of music, humor, and fantastic acting keep your eyes glued to the screen. And yet somehow despite this it's also able to make every character feel like a believable and well rounded human being with naturalistic and real dialogue. Their stories don't come across like melodramatic fluff, even at their lowest point you feel invested in them. All and all there's just nothing to truly dislike about the movie, every aspect of it goes so well together to create this masterpiece.
Except the ending part.
@@lampad4549 I even like the ending to be honest, it's the last thing that the audience hasn't seen or still has questions about. Everything else has had it's bookend, it's really the last reveal the film could pull. And it makes for a decent enough laugh!
This is such a great character study...on EVERY character. The depth of story that each character has is astounding. And the soundtrack is incredible.
Yes! So well said . Every character is memorable & 3 dimensional
And it's crazy to think that PTA goes onto make Magnolia after this, which only increases the amount of characters and complexity in each and every one... what a great director.
@@XK1NGG4M3RX yes! Magnolia is so underrated . It's Tom Cruise's best role by far & William H Macy is outstanding. Everyone is incredible in it to be honest. The kids are amazing & the 1 in particular is so heartbreaking. I could talk about PTA movies for hours
Yes I agree 👍💯
I love how Boogie Nights and Almost Famous compliment each other. Just perfect shots of a perfect time from two different directions.
Also I wish I could ever feel about something as Alfred Molina feels about Night Ranger.
This is what Mark Wahlberg is so good at. Hes like the serviceable central actor that you can build a movie around, and let the supporting cast bring the flavor. He's not going to mess up the story, and he'll provide a character that the viewer can project their own feelings on. Not every actor can be an oscar winner, but its also important to have actors that keep the story moving, and Wahlberg does that really well.
I actually think he does extreme performances really well. He did FEAR the year before which really stood out, and he does ridiculous comedy like TED very well too. His real personality is very dour and stoic and when he plays characters like that, I don't see the "acting." But in movies like this, we see his chops at work.
Fear is probably Mark's best work.
The story of the robbery scene in this is depicted in a film called Wonderland with Val Kilmer.
wonderland is a great movie too. a real hidden gem
Wonderland, and the real story is a lot deeper and complex.
The crime scene footage is on TH-cam.
@@ryanjacobson2508 It’s in the special features section on Wonderland’s DVD features.
Love that movie wonderland, a great movie classic
Shanelle, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU for reacting to this! "Boogie Nights" is one of my absolutely favorite films, as I sincerely beliieve this to be a perfect film. Can you see it as I do, Shanelle? The Scorcese like long takes, the "needle drop" soundtrack songs, the acting, the visuals, EVERYTHING is on point and working in this film. I LOVED watching this along with you, Shanelle, I honestly did...
YES!!!! There are hardly ANY Boogie Nights reactions on TH-cam and it is one of my Top 10 films of all time. So glad to see this reaction. This movie was perfect.
Yes I agree 👍💯,thank you
You might also be interested in checking out Wonderland (2003), starring Val Kilmer as John Holmes, on whose life/career this movie is very loosely based (and who gets namechecked in this).
Wonderland is a crazy film. If Shanelle likes movies set in the 70’s/early 80’s, it’s a great choice.
Yes I agree 👍💯,a great movie, love it classic
Scrolled down to see if anyone would tell her about the history this is based on - thanks.
Can't BELIEVE she doesn't know what Hi-Fi is!
I remember watching Boogie Nights when it first came out and thinking of how many guys I knew like John C Reilly's character Reed Rothchild. "How much do you bench?" "Let me show you what you did wrong". Such false ego and an expert at everything
My favorite moment in this movie is the scene with Mark Wahlberg in the studio singing the song "The Touch" from the 1986 Transformers Animated movie.
Boogie Nights, what an awesome awesome flick. When Dirk returns to Jack and begs Jack to help him. YOu feel the return of long-lost family, Jack hugs him so tight. IT's like seeing your favorite Uncle you have not seen for a decade and you all hug as if the world could end at that very moment. I just love it.
Paul Thomas Anderson is definitely my favorite writer/director. I hope you react to his other films, especially There Will Be Blood, wich is my favorite. Magnolia is a must watch too, such a underrated movie.
Very underappreciated masterpiece solely due to the subject matter
They really show how wholesome and family it was back then. They were basically just a big family of deliquents doing their own thing.
Fantastic! One of the best films of the late 90s, which I feel is largely forgotten about now. What a cast!
This was such a great movie and one of Burt Reynolds' best performances. There's some powerhouse actors in this film. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is fantastic here.
I miss both actor's, May they both Rip, we still miss them
Love this movie!, a lot of it was filmed in Reseda Ca.(SFV) were I grew up, the club in the opening was a Sav-on drug store in the 50s-60s where I use to buy candy before going to the Reseda movie theater down the street. Then it became the Reseda Country Club in the 1980s where I saw 100s of great metal and rock concerts like Metallica in their early club days. I hear it's a church nowadays. (Not sure if it still is because I moved out of Ca for good in 2005)
Saw this on video tape back in the day due to all the stars in the cast. Wasn't disappointed there, but loved the character of Roller Girl by Heather Graham and have followed her career ever since. A really fine actor!
FINALLY!! Finally someone reacted to this great movie! And I'm so glad that someone was you, Shanelle!
Yes I agree 👍💯
Growing up in the Cleveland area in the 60s I remember Paul Thomas Anderson father Ernie Anderson quite well. He was a weekend late night horror movie host "Ghoulardi ".He had a big following with the younger crowd as he had a beatnik vibe.
Wow, I grew up in Cleveland area as well in the 60s. I watched Ghoulardi all the time. This was interesting information I never knew about regarding Ernie Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Still my favorite PTA movie. Ultimately, it's a film about family. Everyone wants a place where they're loved and unconditionally accepted for who they are. And just on a side note, the Alfred Molina robbery scene is a masterclass in building tension. Absolutely nerve-wracking.
The character that Alfred played was based on a real big time L A drug dealer who sold drugs from his home. He rarely went outside and wore Speedo's and a robe!
I have some memories of the 60s & 70s, and I promise, YOU, Shanelle, could easily adapt to living in those decades if you woke up almost 50 years ago.
When Wahlberg was psyching himself up in the mirror at the end I kept waiting for a "Say hi to your mother for me." when he was doing his lines.
Paul Thomas Anderson originally wanted to use the song Boogie Nights by Heatwave for the opening scene, but the band refused to let him use their song because they didn't want to be associated with a movie about pornography.
4:55 - I just LUV how u get so giddy over the smallest, least noticeable, most technical things in movies! That's y I watch ur reactions. n_n
Two things - 1. Burt Reynolds' acting in this is so underrated IMO 2. If u haven't seen you MUST see Magnolia (SO freaking good) and/or Punch Drunk Love
The drug house scene with Alfred Molina was inspired by The Wonderland Murders which pornstar John Holmes(Mark Wahlberg's inspired character) was believed to have been involved in.
Mark Wahlberg got taken seriously as an actor after this movie.
Det.Tom Lange lead investigator at bloody Wonderland house( on you tube) , was also a lead Det. at OJ case years later
I love the scene in the drug house with Alfred Molina.... I think I jumped everytime a firecracker went off the 1st time I saw it. So tense.
Also does anyone else get Chris Griffin vibes from Philip Seymour Hoffman in this 😂😂
The actress who plays William H. Macy's wife has definitely been in more movies than anyone else in the cast.
Nina Hartley.
Nina Hartley STARTED in the business back in the late 70s and she's still making adult content today. She's more than just an Adult Film icon, just look at her mainstream resumé.
If you like this movie, something I cannot recommend enough is HBO's "The Deuce" from David Simon, creator of "The Wire"
"The Deuce" is about the sex trade in Time Square in the 70's and 80's and how the porn industry evolved out of it. It's three seasons and the show takes the novel approach of fast forwarding six years between seasons, showing us the characters and their lives first in 1971, then 77, then 84. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gylenhall in some career high performances.
I saw that it was so good
Also Vinyl and Minx are pretty good too
More people need to react to PTA films, for real. One of the greatest artists in cinema.
Burt Reynolds must see list;
Smokey and the Bandit
Deliverance
The Longest Yard
And a honorable mention to Cannonball Run, just a fun movie.
I really liked Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War. Stars Tom Hanks and is based on true events. Also has Julia Roberts.
You have to include Striptease. He is amazing it that movie!
Fun fact: His mother is played by Tony Award winning actress Joanna Gleason. She was the original Baker’s Wife in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” and has an amazing voice.
Julianne Moore's husband was played by the lead singer of the punk band X.
FINALLY someone reacts to this. Maybe the only experience in my life where walking out of the theater I was like "instant classic". Iced during the Jessie's Girl scene and the long linger on Wahlberg that they left in the film.
Yes someone finally did a reaction to one of my all time favorite movies
One simple look, but it had us reliving Eddie's entire life as it flashed through his mind. Inspired!
Absolutely one of my favorite movies. Not sure where you can find it, but there was an outtake from the movie that they had on the DVD showing a scene of John C. Reilly showing the late/great Ricky Jay a card trick. Now, you have to put it in context that Ricky Jay (who played the cameraman in the movie) was one of the greatest card magicians who ever lived. Full stop. But John C. had Ricky cracking up over this card trick which he kept screwing up. Anyway, great that you got to see this because it's such a gem.
I've always loved this movie. True art and somewhat underrated
23:58 is one of the craziest scenes I've ever seen in a movie. Everyone knows that feeling of anxiety
Thanks Shanelle, saw Boogie Nights last night for the first time. Wouldn’t have watched it if I had not seen your reaction first. Thoroughly enjoyed the film.
One little “Easter Egg” I love about this is that the song Dirk and Reed are recording in the studio (“You Got the Touch”) is used in the animated “Transformers: The Movie “
This was a comeback movie for Burt Reynolds, showcased his talent here! Also give Wonderland a watch which covers the real Johnny Wadd story and the Wonderland ave murders!!!
Yes I agree 👍💯
You asked about if people avoided watching Boogie Nights because of the subject matter. The answer, unfortunately, was a resounding "yes". It only took in $43 million worldwide at the box office, which isn't terrible against its budget but certainly didn't make it a huge hit; in fact, it ranked just 56th for the year, behind such "classics" as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Volcano, and Speed 2: Cruise Control. Once word of mouth starting circulating, the awards nominations began rolling in, and especially after its release on home video, it started to find a wider audience.
Boogie Nights holds up so well even 25 years later, and my God what a job casting this thing! The drug deal/firecrackers scene ranks right up there among the best ever put onto film (or video tape).
Thank you for reacting to this one. I know it couldn't have been easy editing it for TH-cam!
Yah, saw this in the theatre back in the day. That ENDING? All the women in the audience (me, too) were whooping it up, cuz that NEVER happens. I think a few of us were making our SO's actually squirm. 😆
I like to think I love movies, but your love for movies is on a different level and it's great to see you laugh and giggle maniacally. I hope you get to make your movie. Shit, I hope you make a bunch of movies.
Most of this was shot in the San Fernando Valley. A lot in Reseda, right down the street from where I lived for 8 Years. I still go to a doctor over there. That donut shop is where I have bought donuts many times. It's still there.
I went to see this in the cinema when it came out (for some reason I went on Valentines day with friends) - only movie I have ever been to where a noticeable amount of people actually walked out half way through - maybe not the best movie to take a date to for Valentines, lol
I was in my 20s when this came out... I remember reading about this "PTA" prodigy and was so blown away by this film. I naively thought, maybe this 26-year-old kid wrote the script, but someone more experienced surely directed it... this is some Scorsese-level stuff! When the credits came up I couldn't believe that this kid directed it too!
There are definitely nods to Scorsese and Altman here. I've lost track of PTA in recent years, but "Magnolia" and "Punch Drunk Love" are both masterpieces as well.
Amber's child custody problems were based on those experienced by real-life adult film star Veronica Hart. Ms. Hart played the judge in the custody hearing scene in this film.
I saw the movie in the theater. When Dirk showed his "thing" two teenage girls screamed.
Wonderful cast of misfits in this movie. Great reaction! First 15 years of Burt Reynolds career was quite good. Check out "Deliverance", one of his best roles.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman brought the goods every time he was in front of the camera. Even in Twister. His villain in Mission Impossible 3 had such an intensity at times and he could convey it without raising his voice. Then when he did it meant something and it was kind of scary.
Yes I agree 👍 💯, still miss him, May he Rip
I love that... 'even in Twister'. Can you think of a film more removed from Boogie Nights?
There’s a longer version of ambers documentary that exists, it was cut down for the film. In it John C. Riley talks about how it’s possible to block a bullet with a nunchuck, it’s one of the funniest 30 seconds you will ever see.
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The scenes cut from the movie were pretty good to. John C Reilly dancing in the recording booth is the funniest cut scene. If you noticed in the award ceremony scenes Philip Seymor Hoffman tried to give him a high five and he kept on getting ignored by Mark Walberg's character.
The verdict is in. You are the absolute best at doing this!🙂
More trivia:
1. The song that Dirk was recording is a real song called You Got The Touch by Stan Bush. It's on the 1986 animated Transformers movie soundtrack.
2. Jessie's Girl has a sequel by Coheed and Cambria and features a verse sung by Rick Springfield.
Love your videos, your insights are amazing
"You've got the touch! You've got the pooowwweeerrrr!"
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I saw this in the theaters and I had a blast watching it from beginning to end. Whenever I hear any song from the movie on the radio, I always think of whatever scene it was from. I was on pins and needles during the firecracker scene. I've probably seen it close to 100 times by now. What a great film.
Love your commentary, insight and your excitement for movies that involve the 70's thru the 80's. Well done. I grew up in that era. Great times and great music. :)
This is one of my 2 favorite movies. The scene at the pool party has some of my favorite camera work ever.
LOVE how PT shows all his characters at their HIGHS and then flips it so the audience see each at their LOWEST LOWS.. We see the same pattern in MAGNOLIA and THERE WILL BE BLOOD....
He kind of flips the order in magnolia though. Punch Drunk love starts off right at the low end too. The master everyone pretty much stays low. Idk wtf those characters were in Phantom Thread. Maybe like medium to bizarre. And Inherit Vice is just really really high…
The crazy man with the mustache and the gun is Doc OCK himself Alfred Molina Spider-Man 2!!!
Structurally, this is very similar to GoodFellas -- we're shown a good times golden age of something that when some major change comes along (the rise of the drug business in GoodFellas and the rising prevalence of video tape in Boogie Nights), everything goes to hell and the good times are over. Except Boogie Nights has what you could call a happier ending.
The scene where Dirk goes to Jack and asks for help is a direct mirror of when Henry goes to Paulie. Except whereas the Boogie Nights characters really do form a family, there is NO loyalty in GoodFellas.
@@RichardDicksondlyrch68 DAMN you are so right! I've made the Raging Bull connection and the zoom-ins between this and Goodfellas where characters are doing coke, but I never connected the "apology" scene! I've seen both these movies so many times, I had to go back to watch the Goodfellas scene to make sure Henry wasn't fumbling with his sunglasses like Dirk, but no, he isn't. Great call!
Boogie Nights is definitely influenced by Martin Scorsese's(Goodfellas,Casino) and Robert Altman's(Nashville,Short Cuts).
The actress you didn't recognize was Heather Graham as Rollergirl. I had a big crush on her before this movie from her role in Twin Peaks
I can see how you got Philip Baker Hall confused with Jerry Orbach. He's been in a ton of stuff, but I remember him most from Rush Hour since I've seen it over and over.
I do love the moment that's at 12:51 in the video where the money guy at the party checks out Dirk's Diggler and just casually says "Thank you".
This is one of my top 10 favorite movies. Everything about it is so amazing: script, cinematography, soundtrack, acting. Have you seen Magnolia? That’s my other fav PTA film you absolutely must see. Philip Seymour Hoffman is also in it (along with many other actors from Boogie Nights)!
I saw this in the theater. The sound cut out at the beginning during that long shot, so instead of complaining to the staff, I just sat in my seat and watched the next screening, all over again.
The first audience was mainly older, and pretty quiet. The second audience was younger, and GASPED when Scottie tried to kiss Dirk!
I saw this in theaters; it was one of the first R-rated films I could actually get in to see. I remember being slightly put-off by how much like GOODFELLAS it seemed. But I've always loved it anyway; that energy is just so difficult to capture in a film but it's invigorating.
Reynolds admitted the year before he died that he thought the film was excellent, but he didn't like working with PTA. Previous interviews with him where he recounts PTA commenting on intentionally breaking the 4th wall as if Reynolds didn't already know what it was and PTA struck him as a brash, arrogant youth.
Ron Jeremy recounted in his autobiography about Julianne Moore and another actor visiting a set of one of his movies for research and the scene didn't go quite as planned but the actors reluctantly stayed on until they wrapped and then quickly left. Any of the other adult performers were instructed not to talk about porn around Burt Reynolds, who clearly had issues with the subject matter beyond his friction with PTA. But Burt did like to talk about sports, apparently.
Interesting note about how illegal it was to shoot porn at the time: Jeremy also mentioned how, in the 80s when Reagan created the Meese Commission to basically destroy the porn industry, that they were frequently raided by the FBI despite taking numerous spy movie precautions to avoid detection. After being raided by the same agents multiple times--one occasion on Lake Tahoe with a fleet of zodiac boats--he found out that the Meese Commission hired actual counter-terrorism and intelligence operatives (some of whom were ex-Mossad) to run the surveillance ops on the cast & crews. This is why they kept getting busted: they were trying to evade professional spy hunters the government tasked with tracking them.
Tarantino has accused PTA of basing Jack Horner on Gerard Damiano, a famous porn director of the period due to his distinct salt-and-pepper Van Dyke beard, which Burt Reynolds dis not actually have. He also said that Damiano was a better director than Horner, based on his time working in a porn theater before making RESERVOIR DOGS. I agree with Tarantino.
When this came out I was in my late teens, and I remember it being pretty big, but only for a certain audience. I saw it the second I was able...and I'm pretty sure I rented the VHS instead of it being in the theater.
One of my favorite reactions to one of my favorite movies. One thing that wasn't mentioned anywhere in the trivia was Jack seeing himself as an artist when he was clearly just making trashy movies. To me that says something about what happens when you pursue a dream that is all of your own creation.
Shanelle, if you haven't watched Good Will Hunting, you MUST! Bring it to the front of the line if you can.
My favorite movie EVER . Scotty J , Little Bill , Roller Girl , Buck , Reed , Dirk , The Colonel , Cosmo etc are all unique identifiable characters . PTA is a genius .
I saw this in the theatre when it came out. I loved the film-making. I love how the music and soundtrack is a character. Such a good movie. I knew you would like it.
I'm old enough to remember how much fun the disco scene was
One of the most rewatchable movies of all time and a personal all time fav. It’s just too fun and the atmosphere is incredible.
I love all of PT Anderson's films, but this will always be my favorite.
You absolutely can make a movie! In 2022 it's not as far out of reach as, maybe, youre thinking -especially with an established platform like this!
A very underrated PTA movie is "Punch Drunk Love". I think you will love the film making style, especially the visual colors and music.
movies about movies. i can watch these all day. i was around during this time, and it catches a vibe. and burt in it is the cherry on top. he was the face of 70s films. so perfect. your reaction is spot on for what this is. its not really about porn. its about the american dream.
I really miss Philip Seymour Hoffman, too! He was my favorite contemporary actor, and I was heartbroken when he died.
I saw this in the theater, in '97. Loved it then. Love it now.
The Night Ranger scene is one of my favorites. I rewatch it on youtube and that's how I stumbled across your vid. Thanks.
For me this may be the best thing PTA has ever done. There are so many stories could be told about the "other" Hollywood, and this is one of the very few movies that does it well - but it's not even really about that, it's about family, how we lose it and how even the most screwed up people can find it again. And that dark turn, perfectly done.
And an amazing comeback for Burt Reynolds. I've always liked him, grew up watching him in stuff like Smokey and the Bandit where he's just effortlessly charming and funny... but the old guy could do drama too, and that was long forgotten.
"Movies about making movies are my favorite kind of movies and it's wild that I'm watching them make a porno" makes me think that you'd really enjoy Seth Rogan in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" which is a hilarious comedy that would make for a fun reaction.
To answer the question that you asked in this reaction ...Yes, you would have made it in the 70s. I lived that decade and you would have taken that decade by storm! That's a compliment btw!
When I was a kid, we'd be getting ready for a trip and dad would say, "I want to be on the road at 8am.
We'd be lucky if we pulled out before 2pm.
One of my favorites as well. I don't know why so many of the actors in this talk negatively about this movie today.
You make me wanna be a part of a movie somehow, with YOU in charge of making the movie
I love all of the brilliant actors acting poorly. Incredibly difficult to pull off.
You would have LOVED the 70s, All my teen years were in the 70s and the music and pop culture were the best. I'd love to go back there with you.....
I've always felt that Burt Reynolds should have received the Oscar for his role, but he received all sorts of accolades and Oscar nomination, finally getting the respect.
One of the best intros to a movie ever. Boogie Nights is a classic.
Boogie Nights is a fantastic movie with the great Burt Reynolds mark Wahlberg julie Moore Heather Graham Don Cheadle and John C Riley this movie should've won a Academy Award
This whole movie was a joy from the beginning to the end, just like you were going thru it.
Love to see a reaction from someone who understands the language of cinema. Instant subscribing.
New Years Eve was never the same after the first time I watched this movie lol