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Porky's

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
47K
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POPULARITY
2,471
664
Porky's (1981)
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Raunchy ComedyTeen ComedyComedy

In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for hara... Read allIn 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their 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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,471
    664
    • Director
      • Bob Clark
    • Writer
      • Bob Clark
    • Stars
      • Dan Monahan
      • Mark Herrier
      • Wyatt Knight
    • 210User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Dan Monahan
    Dan Monahan
    • Pee Wee
    Mark Herrier
    Mark Herrier
    • Billy
    Wyatt Knight
    Wyatt Knight
    • Tommy
    Roger Wilson
    Roger Wilson
    • Mickey
    Cyril O'Reilly
    Cyril O'Reilly
    • Tim
    Tony Ganios
    Tony Ganios
    • Meat
    Kaki Hunter
    Kaki Hunter
    • Wendy
    Kim Cattrall
    Kim Cattrall
    • Honeywell
    Nancy Parsons
    Nancy Parsons
    • Balbricker
    Scott Colomby
    Scott Colomby
    • Brian Schwartz
    Boyd Gaines
    Boyd Gaines
    • Coach Brackett
    Doug McGrath
    Doug McGrath
    • Coach Warren
    Susan Clark
    Susan Clark
    • Cherry Forever
    Art Hindle
    Art Hindle
    • Ted Jarvis
    Wayne Maunder
    Wayne Maunder
    • Cavanaugh
    Alex Karras
    Alex Karras
    • Sheriff Wallace
    Chuck Mitchell
    Chuck Mitchell
    • Porky
    Eric Christmas
    Eric Christmas
    • Mr. Carter
    • Director
      • Bob Clark
    • Writer
      • Bob Clark
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    User reviews210

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    vcravens

    made me laugh

    I saw it in middle school, thought it super-cool, and most of my

    college friends had fond memories to share of sneaking in to see

    it. The subject would come up over a game of quarters or

    something.

    Porky's isn't brilliant and maybe deserves a lot of socio-critical

    dissection, but I just thought it was funny at the time. I don't know it

    deserves film-critic attack - wasn't it low-budget and lucky to get

    some mainstream distribution?

    Anyway, my memories of Porky's made American Pie a lot more

    funnier, too. The two would be a good movie night double feature.
    8Mister-6

    The guiltiest of pleasures....

    No one goes into a movie like "Porky's" expecting greatness. But if you get at least one good laugh, that's good enough.

    Two laughs, even better.

    Three, great.

    Four, fantastic.

    I got more laughs than this out of "Porky's", but since I went in expecting them to reach the lowest common denominator, I got just what I came in looking for.

    Who doesn't know the story, o connoisseurs of lowbrow humor? What you want to know is if it's funny. Of course it is, but this isn't the best movie for family video night (then again, it depends on the family).

    I won't spoil any of the gags for you but I can tell you the biggest ones depend, separately, on eggs, oversized condoms, holes in the girls' showers and a prank call to the local diner. And where, in one instance, you'd keep a driver's license.

    Sorry, you'll just have to see the thing.

    Eight stars, and beware of moral turpitude.
    7TheAnimalMother

    Reigned Long As The Highest Grossing Canadian Film

    I think it was Crash that surpassed it decades later. Can't recall for sure to be honest. Look it up if you care. Anyway, it's a funny teen sex comedy if you're into that sort of forbidden fruit. I really only have two words for this review...

    Mike Hunt

    Okay, maybe a few more...

    Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?
    7Chromium_5

    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.
    8gbheron

    A Guilty Pleasure

    All of us have certain films, not well liked by either critics or public, which nonetheless really strike a chord within us. They're our guilty pleasures, movies that we never tire of, but don't brag about. "Porky's" is one of mine. It's insipid, inane, and amateurish. The plot doesn't make much sense, and the characters don't behave rationally. But I don't care. "Porky's" is fun, transporting me back to a mythical time in America when it was great to be a teenager. Life was a lark, issues were black and white, and all endings are happy. In this regards "Porky's" resembles many of Disney's movies like "Pollyanna", a haunt of other guilty pleasures. Sheer fantasy, sheer entertainment. I dig this movie, but that's just my opinion.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Writer/director Bob Clark gathered material for the movie over a 15 year period. The story is composite of incidents collected from the males of his generation along with some of his own personal memories from growing up in high school.
    • Goofs
      According to the guys, Cherry Forever and John Conklin were married. There is no way one could believe an interracial couple would even be living together, much less married, in Florida in the 1950s, even though South Florida is less "Southern" than the rest of the state. Furthermore, cohabitation between an interracial couple (married or not) was illegal in Florida until 1964.

      They weren't really married, it was part of the prank and the boys would be in no place to question the living arrangements of a prostitute, especially when they are being chased by a large angry black man.
    • Quotes

      Balbricker: [1:07:15] Now, Mr. Carter. I know this is completely unorthodox. But I think this is the only way to find that boy. Now that penis had a mole on it - I'd recognize that penis anywhere. In spite of the juvenile snickers of some, this is a serious matter. That seducer and despoiler must be stopped; he's extremely dangerous. And, Mr. Carter, I'm certain that everyone in this room knows who that is. He's a contemptible little pervert who...

      Mr. Carter: [abrupt] Miss Balbricker!

      Balbricker: Well, I'm sorry, but I've got him now, and I'm not going to let him slip through my fingers again

      [a murmur of mirth rises from several occupants]

      Balbricker: . Now, all I'm asking is that you give me five boys for a few minutes. The coaches can be present - Tommy Turner and any four boys you see fit to choose and we... and we... can put a stop to this menace. And it is a menace.

      [pause]

      Balbricker: [irritably] Well, what are you gonna do about it?

      [Carter hums and hars]

      Mr. Carter: Err

      [finally speaks]

      Mr. Carter: Five young boys in the nude, a police line-up so that you can identify his tallywhacker.

      [sighs]

      Mr. Carter: Please, please can we call it a "tallywhacker"? Penis is so ppp... penis is so personal.

      Balbricker: We can put hoods over their heads to avoid embarrassment

      [Carter repeats "Hoods" in disbelief]

      Balbricker: . Now listen: we have got to do it, as distasteful as it is. I know it's him. That

      [pause]

      Balbricker: tallywhacker had a mole on it. And that mole is the key to it.

      Mr. Carter: Miss Balbricker, do you realize the difficulty of your request? Now, I would be very happy to, uh, to apprehend the young man myself. But can you imagine what the board of education would say if you were granted a line-up in order to examine their private pa... aaa... their... yaha...

      [composes himself]

      Mr. Carter: their private parts

      [now firmly]

      Mr. Carter: for an incriminating mole?

      Balbricker: But Mr. Carter.

      Coach Brakett: [stops stifling his giggling and speaks up] Mr. Carter, I think I have a way out of this. We, uh, call the police, and we have 'em send over one of their sketch artists.

      [Carter rolls his eyes]

      Coach Brakett: And Miss Balbricker can give a description. We can put up "Wanted" posters all over school... "Have you seen this prick?

      [Carter struggles not to grin]

      Coach Brakett: Report immediately to Beulah Balbricker. Do not attempt to apprehend this prick, as it is armed and dangerous.

      [falls off his chair]

      Coach Brakett: It was last seen hanging out in the girls' locker room at Angel Beach High School."

      [everyone including Carter falls about laughing in hysterics as an enraged Balbricker storms out in a fury]

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      In a tv version, the boys are wearing underwear as they run from Cherry Forever's house. In the theatrical version they cover themselves with their hands.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Porky's/El Salvador: Another Vietnam/Das Boot/Deathtrap/Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Mockingbird
      by Patti Page

      Written by Vaughn Horton (uncredited)

      Courtesy of PHONOGRAM Inc.

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Porkys
    • Filming locations
      • Oleta River State Park - 3400 N.E. 163rd Street, North Miami, Florida, USA(Porky's Exterior)
    • Production company
      • Astral Bellevue Pathé
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $111,289,673
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,623,988
      • Mar 21, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $111,289,673
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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