In Paul Thomas Anderson’s brilliant 1997 cinematic depiction of the porn movie industry, Boogie Nights, there is a famous scene involving a semi-naked drug dealer with a penchant for AOR. And for Night Ranger’s Jack Blades, it is all too real.
The scene is set in the mid-80s, at the LA home of drug baron Rahad Jackson. Seated before him are three anxious men, led by Dirk Diggler, whose enormous penis and superhuman stamina had made him a leading porn star in the 70s. Desperate for money, the three are attempting to rip-off Jackson by tricking him into buying a huge quantity of baking soda disguised as cocaine. But Jackson – clad only in an open shirt and underpants, and clearly high on his own supply – is in no hurry to conclude the deal.
