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Mark Wahlberg, formerly known as Marky Mark starred in the 1997 film titledBoogie Nightswhich was a great film. Being the breakout film for Wahlberg, the actor has fond memories of the movie but not so much for his co-star Burt Reynolds.
When he was at the height of stardom, Reynolds starred in the film alongside Mark Wahlberg but he didn’t quite enjoy it. In an interview, theTedactor talked about how the 1997 film was Reynolds’ worst nightmare because of reasons that were purely selfish!
Mark Wahlberg’s Breakthrough Film Was A Nightmare For Burt Reynolds!
The film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, narrates the story of a high school dropout who goes on to become a highly successful p*rn star. His career takes a hit, however, when he gets addicted to drugs. Being a comedy/drama film,Boogie Nightsreceived great reviews and high ratings.
In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on theHappy Sad ConfusedPodcast,The Family Planactor talked about his breakthrough film. During the course of the story, Wahlberg remembered Burt Reynolds and how it wasn’t a good film for the veteran actor since Reynolds felt that“the role was beneath him“!
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“It wasn’t so much that Paul [Thomas Anderson] was dishing out. He [Burt Reynolds] wasn’t in a good way. He was the biggest movie star in the world for over a decade and then all of a sudden, he just felt like it was all beneath him.”
Wahlberg further continued,
“You know, he didn’t really understand the potential of this movie. It was um… obviously set in the world of p*rnography. But it had some very interesting characters”
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In a separate interview, Wahlberg talked about how he would very much love to return to movies likeBoogie Nightseven now. Stating that he doesn’t want to pigeonhole himself, Wahlberg stated that if the right script comes, he would gladly jump onto it!
Mark Wahlberg Wouldn’t Mind Doing Films LikeBoogie NightsAgain!
In a recent interview, Wahlberg revealed toYahoo Entertainmentthat although he likes to play age-appropriate roles, he wouldn’t mind taking up some NSFW roles if the right script comes along his way!
“Listen, if the right script comes, I don’t rule anything out. But I do enjoy doing things that the whole entire family can see. Look, I’m 52 years old now. I’m a dad of four. I’ve got a kid in college. I like playing age-appropriate roles.”
He further continued,
“I think a lot of people don’t embrace that and audiences are like — this doesn’t seem real. I want to do things that are believable and realistic.”
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Well, we would surely like to seeMark Wahlbergreturn in a comedic role much likeBoogie Nightsonce again. The 1997 film received a grand rating of 7.9/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.Boogie Nightsis available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
