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Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Typical Waters flick moreCast
(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.Parents Guide:
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87 minCountry:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
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 | Israel:16Fun Stuff
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The claw machine in the bar contains, among other things, a box of Ex-Lax, a box of Gas-X, a liquor bottle filled with a dark brown liquid (bourbon maybe?), and a cell phone. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Pecker is talking to Shelly in the laundromat, she is folding a bath towel with a rose print. The camera angle changes to the back of Shelly's head; when it pans back to her front, she folds the same towel again. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "SexTV: Pink or Blue?: The Science of Sex Selection/John Waters (#7.1)" (2004) moreSoundtrack:
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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!