The film was a 30-minute mockumentary shot on video called The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), about a pornography star; the story was inspired by John Holmes, who also served as a major inspiration for Boogie Nights.
O filme foi un falso documental de trinta minutos titulado The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), sobre un actor pornográfico inspirado en John Holmes, que foi tamén a inspiración para Boogie Nights.