Boogie Nights (USA, 1997)

This movie is about the porn industry in the US during the 70's and 80's. It is the story of Eddie, a young barman and waiter who works at the Boogie Nights nightclub. He gets an offer to work in porn movies, and he quickly becomes famous. He gets to a point where he has everything he ever wanted: women, money and of course, drugs. Unfortunately, the story does not end on a bright note for him. He becomes addict and after several years in the business, newcomers start to replace him. We see the fatal effects ot drug consumption on many of the characters. At the end they have no job, no money and a strong craving for coke. The same more or less happens to all of his and her friends in the business. Once the industry exploits them, they are left alone with no hopes for the future. The movie had three Oscar nominations.