A dark comedy following the rise and fall of Eddie Adams, a handsome, uneducated teenager who works in the kitchen of a popular San Fernando Valley nightclub. Back at home, Eddie has to face the oppressive company of a passive father and a domineering mother who keeps reminding him he''s stupid and a failure. But when he''s spotted at the club by Jack Horner, a successful porn producer, Eddie is instantly lured to a promising career in the adult entertainment industry.
Production Ghoulardi Film Company; Lawrence Gordon Productions; New Line Cinema;
Cast Names Mark Wahlberg; Burt Reynolds; John C. Reilly; Julianne Moore; Heather Graham; Don Cheadle; Luis Guzmán; Philip Seymour Hoffman; William H. Macy; Thomas Jane; Melora Walters; Ricky Jay; Robert Ridgely; Alfred Molina; Philip Baker Hall; Michael Stein; Stanley DeSantis; Patricia Forte; Kai Lennox; Jack Wallace; Laurel Holloman; Jason Andrews; Joanna Gleason; Lil' Cinderella; Greg Lauren; Tom Dorfmeister; Jason 'Jake' Cross; Lawrence Hudd; Rico Bueno; Nicole Ari Parker; Selwyn Emerson Miller; Jamielyn Kane; Melissa Spell; Raymond Laboriel; Nina Hartley; Jon Brion; Brian Kehew; Robin Sharp; Audrey Wiechman; Tim Soronen;
Box Office USD 26,384,919
Release Date 1997-10-08 (New York Film Festival) 1997-10-10
Genres Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity,
drug use, language and violence.