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All we need is the tapes BurtNo You don't get them until you payIn our situation that doesn't make any fucking senseWait We can't pay the price of the demo tapesunless we take the demo tapes to the
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Boogie Nights

You know what I'm thinking about, man? I'm thinking about kicking some fuckin' ass!

Dirk:Look, man, all we need is the tapes, all right?Record Producer:No, you don't get the tapes until you've paid.Dirk:In our situation, that doesn't make any fucking sense.Reed Rothchild:Look, we can not pay for the tapes, unless we take the tapes to the record company, and get paid.Dirk:Hello? Exactly.Record Producer:That's not an MP, that's a YP, your problem. Come up with the money, or forget it.Reed Rothchild:Okay, now you're talking above my head. I don't know all of this industry jargon, YP, MP. All I know is that I can't get a record contract, we cannot get a record contract unless we take those tapes to the record company. And granted, the tapes themselves are a uh um oh, you own them, all right, but the magic that is on those tapes. That fucking heart and soul that we put onto those tapes, that is ours and you don't own that. Now I need to take that magic and get it over the record company. And they're waiting for us, we were supposed to be there a half hour ago. We look like assholes, man.Dirk:Let me explain to him in simple arithmetic. One, two three! Because you don't fuckin' get it, Burt! You give us the tapes. We get the record contract. We come back and give you your fuckin' money. Have you heard the tapes? Have you even heard them? We're guaranteed a record deal. Our stuff is that good!Record Producer:Now I get it. Now I understand. You want it to happen... but it's not going to happen. Because it's a Catch-22.Dirk:What the fuck does that mean? What is a Catch-22, Burt?Record Producer:Catch-22, gentleman. Think about it.Dirk:You know what I'm thinking about, man? I'm thinking about kicking some fuckin' ass!

Full Transcript

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All we need is the tapes Burt
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No You don't get them until you pay
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In our situation that doesn't make any fucking sense
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Wait We can't pay the price of the demo tapes
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unless we take the demo tapes to the record company and get paid
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Hello Exactly
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That's not an MP That's a YP Your problem
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Come up with the money and I'll give you the tapes That's it
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Okay now you're talking above my head I don't know this industry jargon
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YP MP Whatever okay
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All I know is that I cannot get a record contract
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We cannot get a record contract unless I take these tapes
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And granted the tapes themselves are your
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Are your busi Are your You own them okay
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But the magic that is on the tapes that fucking heart and soul
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that we put into those tapes that is ours and you don't own that
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Now I need to take that magic and get it to the record company
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They're waiting We were supposed to be there a half hour ago
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We look like assholes right now man
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I don't wanna do this anymore honey I can't I just Let's have fun now
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Let's just go and go and go because it's over
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There's too many things Too many things Too many things Too many things
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Okay Let's go walk
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I don't wanna leave this room Me either ha ha
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I love you honey
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I love you Mom Aah
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Let me explain to him in simple arithmetic One two three
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Because you don't fucking get it Burt You give us the tapes
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We get the record contract We come back and give you your fucking money
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Have you heard the tapes Have you heard them
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We're guaranteed a record deal Our stuff is that good
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Okay now I got it I got it Now I understand
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I know you want it to happen but it's not gonna happen
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because it's a Catch 22 and that's it
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What the fuck does that mean What is a Catch 22 Burt
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Aah Twenty two gentlemen Think about it
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You know what I'm thinking about man No Dirk
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I'm thinking about kicking some fucking ass in here
Available in 31 languages
Duration
126 seconds
Views
15,595
Timestamp in Movie
01:44:57
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Genres
Production
New Line Cinema,Lawrence Gordon Productions,Ghoulardi Film Company

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Movie Summary

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Actors

John C. Reilly
Reed Rothchild