Boogie Nights (1997)
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- Themes
- Baptism
- While Eddie and his new colleagues are sitting in
the hot tub, Eddie talks about changing his name to suit his new
career.
- Eddie: Jack, I was thinking about my name,
y'know?
Jack: Yeah?
Eddie: I was wondering if you had any ideas.
Jack: I've got a few, but you tell me
Eddie: Well, my idea was, y'know, I want a name I want it so it
can cut glass, y'know, razor sharp.
Jack: Tell me.
Eddie: When I close my eyes, I see this thing, a sign, I see
this name in bright blue neon lights with a purple outline. And
this name is so bright and so sharp that the sign -- it just
blows up because the name is so powerful... It says, "Dirk
Diggler."
- Prodigal Son, Grace
- Dirk/Eddie decides that he is being exploited by
Jack who has befriended him and along with his wife has become
surrogate family for Dirk. Dirk 'tells off' Jack in front of their
colleagues and there is a fight. Dirk leaves the "family".
He is unable to find another career. He is almost killed when he and
friends decide to attempt to peddle fake drugs. He returns to Jack
and begs to be taken back into his surrogate family. Jack hugs him
and welcomes him back.
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