<P> The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler , a well - endowed male porn star . The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes . The film was later expanded into Anderson 's successful 1997 breakout film Boogie Nights . </P>
<P> The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler , a well - endowed male porn star . The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes . The film was later expanded into Anderson 's successful 1997 breakout film Boogie Nights . </P>
who is the character dirk diggler based on
who is the character dirk diggler based on
American porn actor John Holmes
American porn actor John Holmes