In 1977, a kid from nowhere had a dream of becoming somebody. It was a time when the sex was safe. The sex was business and business was booming. Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter) AKA Dirk Diggler knew he had something to offer to somebody, and that somebody turned out to be biggest thing in the porn industry had ever seen. Boogie Nights takes a sharp-edged view of the adult entertainment industry. A realistic depiction of classic seventies L.A., set amongst a background of discos, drugs and decade long parties.