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Porky's (1981)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:7

Rotten:15

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: PORKY'S: A raunchy, irreverent comedy classic released in the early 80s to set the tone for all other teen flicks of that era, PORKY'S takes a look at the sex lives of a group of teenage boys in... PORKY'S: A raunchy, irreverent comedy classic released in the early 80s to set the tone for all other teen flicks of that era, PORKY'S takes a look at the sex lives of a group of teenage boys in 1950s Florida in all their obsessive, unfulfilled glory. Pee Wee, the main character in this group of six Angel Beach high schoolers, is so named for the size of his appendage; nonetheless, he wants nothing more than to lose his virginity. All six spend most of their time devising easy ways to score and spying on coeds in the shower, taking breaks only to insult their large dictator-like teacher, Ms. Ballbricker, and play pranks on each other. They devise a plan to take a trip to a divey strip club in the Everglades called Porky's, where they are sure to get some action; unfortunately, owner Porky doesn't much care for the underage likes of them, and after humiliating them and stealing their money, he kicks them out. The boys are deflated, but not for long! What follows is one of the most elaborate and uproarious revenge plots ever committed to film, one that cemented this movie's place within the canon of comedy forever. Director Bob Clark culled his own childhood memories to write the film over a period of 15 years, and the personal quality as well as the elements of racism that were characteristic of post-WWII Florida, lend the film an authenticity that rises above the mere sex comedy. It also stars Kim Cattrall, who went on to star as Samantha in SEX AND THE CITY. [More]

Starring: Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson

Starring: Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Kim Cattrall, Alex Karras, Nancy Parsons, Kaki Hunter, Scott Colomby, Susan Clark, Cyril O'Reilly

Director: Bob Clark

Director: Bob Clark

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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Bob Clark's teen sex comedy carries a stamp of social satrie that is timeless.

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12/09/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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helped solidify the teen sex comedy and spawned dozens of imitations

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07/10/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

a low-budget celebration of filth

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06/01/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Still, the shower scene is pretty damn funny.

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07/25/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Porky's sure ain't high art, but if accepted at the level of lightweight locker-room humor, it's fun.

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08/11/05
Chuck O'Leary
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FulvueDrive-in.com

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08/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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07/04/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Not often you get a "Racism is bad!" message inside a "Misogyny is good!" film.

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06/09/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Juvenile and trashy. Not in a good way.

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06/26/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

While Porky's may have spawned hundreds, if not thousands, of imitators, it's having trouble keeping up with the barriers it broke more than two decades ago.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
05/18/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Porky's has a good-natured and nimble view of its sex-starved and wayward youth.

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02/04/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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11/07/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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09/24/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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07/20/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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04/04/03
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net

Nuff said

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02/19/03
Kevin Fiddler
Kevin Fiddler
Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
 
 
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Latest News for Porky's

April 04, 2007: "Christmas Story" Director Bob Clark Dies In Crash
Bob Clark, director of "A Christmas Story," "Porky's," and many other works in a career that spanned four decades died in a car crash early this morning in... More...

February 21, 2006: Bob Clark Gets "Spring Broke" while Stern Readies "Porky's" Redo
Director Bob Clark ("Porky's," "A Christmas Story") has announced that he will go back to his teen-sex-comedy roots to direct "Spring Broke," which... More...

June 15, 2005: "Howard Stern's Porky's" Gets Closer to Becoming a Reality
Popular shock-jock Howard Stern ("Private Parts") mentioned several years ago that he was planning to produce a remake of Bob Clark's original "Porky's," and... More...

April 26, 2005: Bob Clark Wants to Revisit His Old "Dead Things"
You know the horror-remake machine is getting a little crazy when a title like "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" is being suited up for a revisit, but that's... More...

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