Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Roger Swaybill (written by) &
Alan Ormsby (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 June 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

If you thought the night before was funny, wait till you see the next day.

Plot:

The naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their Shakespeare production after they cast a Seminole transfer student in the lead.

Plot Keywords:

Shakespeare | School | Religious Fanatic | Play | Revenge

Cast

Dan Monahan	...	Pee Wee
Wyatt Knight	...	Tommy
Mark Herrier	...	Billy
Roger Wilson	...	Mickey
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Tim
Tony Ganios	...	Meat
Kaki Hunter	...	Wendy
Scott Colomby	...	Brian
Nancy Parsons	...	Balbricker
Joseph Runningfox	...	John Henry (as Joseph Running Fox)
Eric Christmas	...	Carter
Bill Wiley	...	Reverand Flavel
Edward Winter	...	Gebhardt
Cisse Cameron	...	Sandy Le Toi
Ilse Earl	...	Mrs. Morris

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Simon Reeves Landsburg Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Bob Clark]One of the Klansmen.

Goofs:

Continuity: The film takes place the day after the events in Porky's (1982). In the original film, both Mickey and Tim were roughed up late in the film. Both can be seen with cuts and bandages on their faces. In Mickey's case, he is also seen limping and with crutches. All wounds have disappeared the next day.

Quotes:

Pee Wee: [to Commissioned Gebhart before taking his picture] Say "I'm Ruined!"

Movie Connections:

Features Porky's (1982)

Soundtrack:

Hearts Of Stone

Just another "Day"....

If you liked the original (which I did) and expect the same level of "sophistication" here, don't. This is not the sequel you've been waiting for.

"Porky's II: The Next Day" offers up some laughs but the rest is filled in with sub-plots about the KKK, political campaigning, American Indians and right-wing religion. THIS in a movie with a character named Pee-Wee?

Maybe Bob Clark felt he needed to do some social atonement for the non-PC stuff he committed in the original. But just because it's PC doesn't mean it's funny.

No Porky, no locker room humor, no Miss Honeywell, no shower scenes... but at least Miss Balbricker (Parsons) gets her comeuppance thanks to a snake in a most unexpected place.

And as far as verbal intelligence goes, its highlight comes when the principal (Christmas) tell Reverend Flavel (Wiley) what to do with his flock. And if that isn't the level of sophistication you were hoping for, consider yourself warned.

Four stars. Boogedy, boogedy, boogedy!