The Dirk Diggler Story
Cast
Michael Stein 
Robert Ridgely Eddie Delcore 
Rusty Schwimmer Ernie Anderson
Credits
Written by: 
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cinematography: Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by: Shane Conrad
Plot
A mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson at age seventeen. Presented as a behind-the-scenes television profile, it chronicles the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed porn star whose fame and fortune spiral into drug abuse and tragedy.
Sinekatalog’s take
A teenage mockumentary that plays the rise and fall of a fictional porn star as straight-faced biography. The imitation is sharp and surprisingly assured for a young maker. Of interest to anyone tracing a major director's roots.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (1,348 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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