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. Modeled on real-life adult film actor John Holmes, the film serves as an early prototype for Anderson’s later feature Boogie Nights (1997).
Unfortunately the movie The Dirk Diggler Story is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Director |
| Camera | Paul Thomas Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer |
| Production | Shane Conrad | Producer |
| Sound | Stan Bush | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johann Benét | Key Makeup Artist |
