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Online Store - Porky's
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $2.95
Your Save: $ 7.03 ( 70% )
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly
Directed By: Bob Clark (III)
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301697286
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301697286
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 1997-04-01
Running Time: 99
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1982-03-19
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Editorial Reviews:
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Reviled by critics and embraced by the public during its initial run (1981), Porky's is interesting to watch after all these years. What holds up about this horny coming-of-age tale is remarkable. Writer/director Bob Clark has little more than sex and practical joking on his mind, and his high school seniors from Angel Beach, Florida, rapidly move from one to the other. Clark displays a sense of timing and, perhaps rarer still, a sense of male friendship--its brutalities and its bonds--that feels right, not artificial. Surprisingly, the showcase practical jokes are still funny: the Everglades encounter with Cherry Forever, the hole in the girls' shower, and Beulah Balbricker, the humongous gym teacher. The comedic set-ups and payoffs surprisingly still work. Clark's insistence on a subplot about anti-Semitism, however, still sticks out as A MESSAGE. Kim Cattrall really got her start here (although almost no one else did) as Ms. Honeywell, a.k.a. "Lassie." Clark later distanced himself from the irritating Porky's sequels and went on to make the wonderful Christmas Story, the tale of a little boy who wants a BB gun for Christmas. --Keith Simanton
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Customer Rating:
Summary: 2.5 stars out of 4
Comment: The Bottom Line:
Porky's is sometimes funny, but mainly just unappealingly misogynistic and vile, with none of the sweetness which characterizes better teen sex comedies.
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Summary: Nothing to do with Kevin Bacon
Comment: .. which is a shame because he is very good. Hold on, he bloody well is in it! I think. No, that was Animal House. Oh well.
Ok, this was borderline "Porkography" to a 15 year old who was yet to witness "boobies" in real life. I like this film which has good set pieces, likeable characters and is well acted. Sadly my later high school and university career ended up being far less jape orientated which was a shame (damn you Porkies for fuelling over-expectation) but neverthe less this is an important film that was the progenitor of many similar films yet few if any were better. I don't compare it to Animal House of course which is the soaring pinnacle of the "Frat" films, and I think that Bachelor Party is funnier, but this is a welcome addition to my 80's classic film collection.
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Summary: Funny
Comment: I first saw this movie when it came out and it is still funny. Some of the moments are classic; i.e. paging Mike Hunt, Kim Catrall, shower scene, etc... Much better than the two sequels.
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Summary: Fun
Comment: Well, "fun" isn't the best descriptor I've ever come up with but Porky's is precisely that--and a little less. It's not what one would call a deep or engrossing movie though. It lacks the complexity and genius of an Animal House or a Stripes, but it certainly is a good time. Porky's is rather topical due to Sex and the City's recent release because, as a young woman, Kim Cattrall was every bit as sexy as the press suggest. Her Miss Honeywell is a character you'll long remember. Although I did not like the ending, I appreciated its fifties feel and have reached the point in my life where I really enjoy looking at classic cars. Porky's is no masterpiece but it is a hearty giggle.
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Summary: very funny movie
Comment: This hilarous,raunchy comedy hit takes an unblushing look at teenage in the 1950's. It follows the comic adventures of 6 high schooler whose most fervent wish is to find some sexual satisfaction at Porky's. When they were ripped off and thrown out by the owner, they plot a revengeful scheme that is truly unforgettable
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