Porky's (1982)

Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to help a buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Director:

Bob Clark

Writer:

Bob Clark

Stars:

Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Monahan	...	Pee Wee
Mark Herrier	...	Billy
Wyatt Knight	...	Tommy
Roger Wilson	...	Mickey
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Tim
Tony Ganios	...	Meat
Kaki Hunter	...	Wendy
Kim Cattrall	...	Honeywell
Nancy Parsons	...	Balbricker
Scott Colomby	...	Brian Schwartz
Boyd Gaines	...	Coach Brackett
Doug McGrath	...	Coach Warren
Susan Clark	...	Cherry Forever
Art Hindle	...	Ted Jarvis
Wayne Maunder	...	Cavanaugh

Storyline

We follow a bunch of high school kids through a period in their puberty. Their lives mainly consist of watching the girls in the shower and making life a living hell for their teachers and for each other. The movie is packed with practical jokes and eccentric characters, like Pee Wee with the short dick (which he measures every morning) who met up for sex with the school "mattress" Wendy already wearing a rubber, or the fat teaching bitch Beulah Balbricker who is determined on making life a living hell for the boys. The name "Porky's" is the name of a striptease bar the boys get thrown out of and humiliated later in the movie. They have their minds set on revenge, but that's not easy as the owner's brother is sheriff. Only by forgetting their internal differences can they defeat Porky and his gang.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | revenge | florida | shower | virginity | 

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Taglines:

One Fun Place, One Hip Movie!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chez Porky

Filming Locations:

2450 SW 1st Street, Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$105,500,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melvin Simon Productions, Astral Bellevue Pathé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film critics Siskel and Ebert [Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert] called the picture one of the worst films of 1982.

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Goofs

Peewee dials the restaurant on the pay-phone using 8 digits.

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Quotes

Pee Wee Morris: All I need is a watermelon and two jelly donuts!
Billy: That's it. I am not taking a shower with you.
[Billy and the other guys get up and leave]
Pee Wee Morris: Religious fanatics.

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Crazy Credits

As the end credits roll, an additional scene is shown featuring Pee-wee and Wendy on a school bus. Also, Balbricker returns one final time in her never-ending quest to punish the boys.

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Connections

Referenced in Love and Death on Long Island (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Lovesick Blues"
by Hank Williams
Courtesy of MGM Inc.

User Reviews

Very fun comedy

I am proud to say this is one of my favorite comedies, and I normally don't even like the "American Pie" type of sex comedy. The humor is raunchy, but in a good-natured way, and all the actors look like they're having a blast. The odd thing is that there doesn't seem to be any real reason why it's taking place in the 50's, except maybe to get across the message that teenagers have always been, and always will be, horny. Also, to the people who say this is "dated"... you guys do realize it's taking place 30 years before it was made, right?

It's not the funniest movie you'll ever see, except for a few truly hysterical scenes, but you have to love the way it captures the fun irresponsibility of high school. I think a lot of people can relate to this no matter what generation they're from, making it a definite classic. My advice is to steer clear of the upcoming remake, which will undoubtedly be raunchier and ruder, but probably have ten times less heart.