Paul Thomas Anderson (writer, director) BOOGIE NIGHTS (May 1996) Revised draft film script

[Los Angeles]: Lawrence Gordon Productions, 1996. Vintage original film script, 11 x 8 1/2″, brad bound, 152 pp. Internally duplicated copy made during production, with copied punch holes, housed in the wrappers of Lawrence Gordon Productions (Gordon produced in association with Ghoulardi Film Company). Title page present, dated May 1996, noted as REVISED DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson. 151 leaves, with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with revision pages noted as “Revised Pink,” dated June, 26, 1996, and “Revised Blue,” dated September 26, 1996 throughout. Near fine.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s second film, bringing him to widespread acclaim, about a young man’s career in the porn industry during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Anderson, Best Supporting Actress for Julianne Moore, and Best Supporting Actor for Burt Reynolds, which reinvigorated his career. This is by now an acclaimed classic of late 20th century American film, and one of the quintessential Los Angeles films.

Scripts for all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films are notoriously scarce, and this is the only script for Boogie Nights which I have ever handled.

Pagination: [title]; 1-8*, 11-26, “27 & 28,” 19-74, 75A, 75, 75B, 76-117, “118 & 119,” 120-152. There is a note at the end of page 8 that pages 9 and 10 have been omitted in this draft.