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2 unusual facts about Boogie Nights


Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael

In it, she describes her affinity for the new works of directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and David O. Russell, showing an appreciation for Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, the first half of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Three Kings.

Sniff 'n' the Tears

"Driver's Seat" was prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1997 film Boogie Nights and had another popular resurgence as a result, although most radio outlets played the 1991 re-release version instead of the original.


Boogie Shoes

The song is part of the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, and is featured in numerous other films, including No Escape (1994), Mallrats (1995), Boogie Nights (1997), Detroit Rock City (1999), The Wedding Date (2005) as well as television series, Sports Night, Desperate Housewives (both, coincidentally, with star Felicity Huffman dancing to it), and Flash Forward.

Jessie St. James

In the film Boogie Nights, Melora Walters's character Jessie St. Vincent was partly based on her.

Nina Hartley

She had a role in the 1997 film Boogie Nights playing William H. Macy's serially unfaithful wife, and she appeared in the 1996 Canadian film Bubbles Galore.


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