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John Waters (written by)
Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
He never realized how far 35 millimeters would take him.
Plot:
A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he's taken of his...
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(7 articles)
John Waters Reveals His Approaching Retirement?
(From MTV Movies Blog. 3 September 2009, 2:00 PM, PDT)
'Shirley Valentine' Extends At Fst
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 June 2009, 5:54 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 3 September 2009, 2:00 PM, PDT)
'Shirley Valentine' Extends At Fst
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 June 2009, 5:54 PM, PDT)
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Typical Waters flick
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Furlong | ... | Pecker |
 | Christina Ricci | ... | Shelley |
 | Bess Armstrong | ... | Dr. Klompus |
 | Mark Joy | ... | Jimmy |
 | Mary Kay Place | ... | Joyce |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Tina |
 | Brendan Sexton III | ... | Matt |
| Mink Stole | ... | Precinct Captain |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Rorey Wheeler |
| Patricia Hearst | ... | Lynn Wentworth |
| Jean Schertler | ... | Memama |
 | Lauren Hulsey | ... | Little Chrissy |
| Mo Fischer | ... | T-Bone (as Maureen Fischer) |
| Donald Neal | ... | Mr. Bozak |
| Carolyn Stayer | ... | Miss Betty |
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Rated R for sexuality, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
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87 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Iceland:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:14A |
France:U |
Japan:R-15 |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (PCA #36080) |
Israel:16
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In the opening scene, the number of the bus is 7734. According to John Waters, this is an old Catholic school joke since '7734' upside-down "spells" hell.
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Continuity: Pecker serves Miss Emily a sandwich with melted cheese. The close-up shows the sandwich with unmelted slices of cheese.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Rocket Science (2007)
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Uh! Oh!
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John Waters does what he does best, creating comedies that hang on
that line between normal and strange. In this time around, Waters directs PECKER, about how the seemingly normal photographs taken by an average small-town kid named Pecker (Eddie Furlong) become over- night successes by different art moguls. Of course, many misadventures abound as Pecker encounters many people with different opinions about his "works of art."
The performances are basically the main highlight of the film. Furlong does a good portrayal of the snapshot-taking teen, while Christina
Ricci also shines as Pecker's alienated girlfriend. Low-key teen actor Brendan Sexton III steals the film as Pecker's best friend Matt, a go-go-dancing klepto, just the right kind of character found in a John Waters' flick!