A look of profound sadness seems ingrained in her after losing custody of her kid due to her status as a porn performer, yet Jack attempts to comfort her with the following words: 'I'm staring at the foxiest b**** in the whole world.'Īs previously stated, 'Boogie Nights' is essentially an idolization of the 'Golden Age' of American filmmaking in the '70s while also criticizing the commercial cinematic glut of the '80s. Yet the true focus is on ultimate (if aging) leading lady Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), who has been with Jack since the beginning. The kitchen is filled with smoke due to Maurice's (Luis Guzmán) new restaurant venture Buck lectures Jack on the importance of his stereo set-up as Reed supervises his newborn in the pool a commemorative portrait of cuckold Bill hangs in the hall. He walks away, vaguely frustrated, and meanders through the rooms of his home.

Back in business, Jack oversees the unloading of equipment from a truck (complete with Phillip Seymore Hoffman's Scotty and his boom mic).

Though PTA would have been justified in ending the film right there, he bookends the opening steadicam shot in order to truly articulate the film's interest in distilling the cinematic essence of the 1970s versus the 1980s.

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