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Porky's
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301697286
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6301697286
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: April 01, 1997
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Reviled by critics and embraced by the public during its initial run (1981), Porky's is interesting to watch after all these years. What holds up about this horny coming-of-age tale is remarkable. Writer/director Bob Clark has little more than sex and practical joking on his mind, and his high school seniors from Angel Beach, Florida, rapidly move from one to the other. Clark displays a sense of timing and, perhaps rarer still, a sense of male friendship--its brutalities and its bonds--that feels right, not artificial. Surprisingly, the showcase practical jokes are still funny: the Everglades encounter with Cherry Forever, the hole in the girls' shower, and Beulah Balbricker, the humongous gym teacher. The comedic set-ups and payoffs surprisingly still work. Clark's insistence on a subplot about anti-Semitism, however, still sticks out as A MESSAGE. Kim Cattrall really got her start here (although almost no one else did) as Ms. Honeywell, a.k.a. "Lassie." Clark later distanced himself from the irritating Porky's sequels and went on to make the wonderful Christmas Story, the tale of a little boy who wants a BB gun for Christmas. --Keith Simanton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Funny
I first saw this movie when it came out and it is still funny. Some of the moments are classic; i.e. paging Mike Hunt, Kim Catrall, shower scene, etc... Much better than the two sequels.
Rating:  - Fun
Well, "fun" isn't the best descriptor I've ever come up with but Porky's is precisely that--and a little less. It's not what one would call a deep or engrossing movie though. It lacks the complexity and genius of an Animal House or a Stripes, but it certainly is a good time. Porky's is rather topical due to Sex and the City's recent release because, as a young woman, Kim Cattrall was every bit as sexy as the press suggest. Her Miss Honeywell is a character you'll long remember. Although I did not ... Read More
Rating: - very funny movie
This hilarous,raunchy comedy hit takes an unblushing look at teenage in the 1950's. It follows the comic adventures of 6 high schooler whose most fervent wish is to find some sexual satisfaction at Porky's. When they were ripped off and thrown out by the owner, they plot a revengeful scheme that is truly unforgettable
Rating:  - Loved the movie - waiting on the HD-DVD Edition
I saw this movie when it first came out in theaters. I bought the movie when it came out on VHS. I'll buy the movie again if it comes out on HD-DVD. Otherwise, I'll keep my VHS player tuned up :)
Rating: - Turns the Animal House premise into a sub-genre of its own...
...and then goes it one better. I'm sure it wasn't lost on the creators that "American Graffitti" turned out to be a classic and then morphed into the equally-classic TV series "Happy Days". Where this eventual trilogy differs from "Animal House" is that the National Lampoon release never made any bones about being a Rock'n'Rowdy romp, done in broad strokes, where the "Porky's" series gives us characters we can like as people. Like the hapless Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), whose agonizing over his virginity ... Read More
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