Granted, if you’re the type of person who bases their moral framework off movies, you’re probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, but nevertheless, there is an implicit morality within every film whether it wants to have it or not.
Depending on what the characters do and how the world around them reacts to this, it will be a tacit approval or rejection of a given behaviour, and in these 10 films, the moral message seems to have become a bit skewed.
Whether it’s a patent misunderstanding of how society actually functions or simply an attempt to tell a sexy, fun story outside of regular moral parameters, here are 10 films with moral stances that are questionable to say the very least…
10. Spying On Women Showering Is Just A Bit Of Fun – Porky’s
Sure, this is common trope in 80s sex comedies, but the King of sexual...
Depending on what the characters do and how the world around them reacts to this, it will be a tacit approval or rejection of a given behaviour, and in these 10 films, the moral message seems to have become a bit skewed.
Whether it’s a patent misunderstanding of how society actually functions or simply an attempt to tell a sexy, fun story outside of regular moral parameters, here are 10 films with moral stances that are questionable to say the very least…
10. Spying On Women Showering Is Just A Bit Of Fun – Porky’s
Sure, this is common trope in 80s sex comedies, but the King of sexual...
- 6/21/2013
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Wyatt Knight, best remembered for the Porky's movies, was found dead in Maui on Oct. 26. Knight, who had received a bone marrow transplant for stage 4 non-hodgkins lymphoma in 2003, apparently committed suicide. He was 56. Knight's wife released a statement explaining her husband's decision: "He was tired of the pain, and after much contemplation, chose to end his life in a beautiful and a serene place. His family and friends are devastated. He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be missed every day." In Bob Clark's Porky's, perhaps the sleeper hit of 1982, Knight played handsome bad boy Tommy Turner, the type of man that today would be labeled either a sex addict or a sex offender (if caught). Back then, Tommy was just a regular guy, either thinking of sex or dreaming about it. Knight's Tommy is particularly memorable because while showing his dick through a hole in the girl's bathroom wall,...
- 11/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Actor Knight Found Dead In Hawaii
Actor Wyatt Knight has been found dead outside his home in Maui, Hawaii.
The wife of the Porky's star has confirmed reports the 56 year old took his own life.
Silvina Knight tells TMZ.com her late husband grew tired of the "physical and emotional pain" he suffered while battling cancer.
She says, "After much contemplation, he chose to end his life in a beautiful and a serene place... His family and friends are devastated."
Paying tribute to the actor, she adds, "Wyatt was an incredibly talented, intelligent and loving person with an amazing spirit. He is free and at peace."
Knight's screen credits also include guest appearances on a number of U.S. TV shows, including Renegade, Pacific Blue and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He played Tommy Turner in the cult Porky's movies.
The wife of the Porky's star has confirmed reports the 56 year old took his own life.
Silvina Knight tells TMZ.com her late husband grew tired of the "physical and emotional pain" he suffered while battling cancer.
She says, "After much contemplation, he chose to end his life in a beautiful and a serene place... His family and friends are devastated."
Paying tribute to the actor, she adds, "Wyatt was an incredibly talented, intelligent and loving person with an amazing spirit. He is free and at peace."
Knight's screen credits also include guest appearances on a number of U.S. TV shows, including Renegade, Pacific Blue and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He played Tommy Turner in the cult Porky's movies.
- 11/3/2011
- WENN
Wyatt Knight, who played bad boy Tommy Turner in the '80s trilogy Porky's, was found dead in Hawaii last week after apparently committing suicide. "I can confirm that Wyatt Knight did in fact end his life on Oct. 25, in Maui, Hawaii," his wife, Silvina, said in a statement obtained by E! News. "The family is choosing to keep the details private." Police reportedly discovered the 56-year-old actor's body the following day in an isolated area near the house where he had been staying. The results of an autopsy have not yet been released. Knight's manager, Eileen O'Farrell, told E! News that she is in complete shock over the news and has been trying to contact Maui...
- 11/3/2011
- E! Online
Filed under: Movie News
Update: Wyatt Knight's wife has told TMZ that the actor took his own life due to his treatments for cancer. "He was tired of the pain and after much contemplation, chose to end his life in a beautiful and a serene place," said Silvina Knight.
Earlier: TMZ reports that actor Wyatt Knight, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the classic comedy 'Porky's,' was found dead last week in Maui. According to police, the death is currently being considered a suicide.
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Update: Wyatt Knight's wife has told TMZ that the actor took his own life due to his treatments for cancer. "He was tired of the pain and after much contemplation, chose to end his life in a beautiful and a serene place," said Silvina Knight.
Earlier: TMZ reports that actor Wyatt Knight, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the classic comedy 'Porky's,' was found dead last week in Maui. According to police, the death is currently being considered a suicide.
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- 11/3/2011
- by Moviefone Staff
- Moviefone
Jan. 25
7:00 p.m.
Microscope Gallery
4 Charles Place
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Hosted by: Microscope Gallery
The creator and leading figure of the Cinema of Transgression movement, Nick Zedd, will appear in person to present his most controversial films, from 1984′s collaboration with Richard Kern, Thrust in Me, to several of his multiple-projector films.
Back in the early ’80s, Zedd captured the zeitgeist of a style of filmmaking that was emerging in NYC’s Lower East Side. He thus created the Cinema of Transgression, a loose connection of low-budget independent filmmakers who were making work that rebelled against traditional social norms. Some of these filmmakers included Richard Kern, Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Tommy Turner and David Wojnarowicz. You can read Zedd’s Transgression manifesto here.
Films screening at this particular event include Thrust in Me, a 1984 Super 8 collaboration with Richard Kern in which Zedd plays two characters, basically himself and a woman with whom he sexually molests.
7:00 p.m.
Microscope Gallery
4 Charles Place
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Hosted by: Microscope Gallery
The creator and leading figure of the Cinema of Transgression movement, Nick Zedd, will appear in person to present his most controversial films, from 1984′s collaboration with Richard Kern, Thrust in Me, to several of his multiple-projector films.
Back in the early ’80s, Zedd captured the zeitgeist of a style of filmmaking that was emerging in NYC’s Lower East Side. He thus created the Cinema of Transgression, a loose connection of low-budget independent filmmakers who were making work that rebelled against traditional social norms. Some of these filmmakers included Richard Kern, Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Tommy Turner and David Wojnarowicz. You can read Zedd’s Transgression manifesto here.
Films screening at this particular event include Thrust in Me, a 1984 Super 8 collaboration with Richard Kern in which Zedd plays two characters, basically himself and a woman with whom he sexually molests.
- 1/22/2011
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
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