Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Kim Cattrall

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 remarkab...( read more  read more... )le. 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

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R, 99 min.

Directed by: Bob Clark (III)

Release Date: March 19, 1982

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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000

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  • October 1, 2009
    It stands up pretty well nearly 20 years later. It still makes me laugh. Although It because of porky's that we have crap like American Pie and other such disgusting, inane American wank movies. Porky's is good though, hurrah for Porky's.
  • May 20, 2009
    As the plot description says, sex and practical jokes is all this movie really contains. But hey, when you're a young man and have those things on your mind, but live a good clean life, you need something like this by which to live vicariously.
  • March 9, 2009
    Is it bad that I saw this years ago when I was 9 or so? Eek!
  • February 20, 2009
    Much better than I thought it was gonna be. The jokes were pretty funny and the revenge plot on Porky was awesome.
  • August 24, 2008
    ) The infamous girls' shower locker room scene. Boy, do you get to see plenty of smoking hot young ladies parading about in their birthday suits. Plus the whole gag involving one guy shoving his penis through the peephole is totally hilarious. 2) There's something for the ladies,...( read more) too. A bunch of young guys disrobe and bare their entire bodies as well, so this film can't be accused of being sexist. 3) Kim Cattrall. She's always been (and still is) a major babe. Well, she's absolutely delectable here as a luscious coach who howls like a dog while making love to a fellow high school coach in a men's locker room. 4) The cast have a ball with their roles. Dan Monahan portrays the libidinous Pee Wee with impish charm and glee to spare. Kaki Hunter is likewise absolutely adorable as the brash Wendy. Popping up in nifty supporting parts are Nancy Parsons as the uptight gym teacher Ms. Ballbricker, Chuck Mitchell as detestable brothel owner Porky, Alex Karras as a corrupt sheriff, Eric Christmas as the meek principal, and Susan Clark as a bawdy prostitute. 5) The anti-Semiticism subplot about one guy who antagonizes a Jewish student because his brutish dad beats him up is surprisingly strong and poignant. Moreover, it's real heavy stuff for a comedy. 6) The picture's outrageously raunchy sense of no-holds-barred crude'n'rude humor will never win awards for either taste or subtlety, but it's nonetheless constantly funny in a blithely lowbrow sort of way. 7) It's a well-made little flick with slick cinematography, a rockin' score, and a catchy golden oldies soundtrack. 8) Writer/director Bob Clark. Does this man have an amazingly eclectic resume or what? From the seasonal slasher prototype "Black Christmas" to the utterly charming yuletide favorite "A Christmas Story" to the first two "Porky's" movies, Clark delivered a steady succession of on the money solid and enjoyable features. Rest in peace Bob Clark and thank you for all the terrific entertainment.
  • November 20, 2009
    I guess I've gotta be older to find any humor in it??
  • November 14, 2009
    Kind of like an earlier and bolder American Pie type movie. I saw it for the first time just recently and of course it looks dated but i think it would have been great back in the day! Man, Kim Cattrall was YOUNG in this, thats how old it is!!
  • October 31, 2009
    Extremely irreverant and funny
  • October 10, 2009
    I know alot enjoyed this one but I just thought it was poorly done.

    Maybe it was just because I didn't understand the jokes or was it not my type of movie or was it a bit of both.

    I think the main problem I had with this was it wasn't meant to have a detailed story it was m...( read more)eant to be a film that just had jokes like Jackass just not as good as that film.

    I went into this movie not knowing alot about it which was a bad option really because if I did know more about it I probablly wouldn't of bothered watching it.

    Jackass which was a simular type of movie I really enjoyed because the jokes were much funnier and much more decent.This film had jokes but they were crude and they just weren't funny nor were they entertaining they were just plain stupid.

    The acting was pretty good however but just good acting doesn't make films good it needs much more it needs to be entertaining and enjoyable for the audiance this film just wasn't funny and alot of the audiance if they are like me would be dissapointed.

    Overall I was dissapointed with this film so I won't reccomend this.
  • October 9, 2009
    Glad this was before my time.

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  • softballgirly12
    May 22, 2007
    hey porky what is up im 15 i go to west county im really up to any thing any one wants to do even if they are a boy most dude all they want is sex and is that all you want if i was dating you would you ask me to have sex with you well write back soon porky

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  • Which movie was populated with main characters named PeeWee, Meat, Cherry Forever, and Ms. Ballbricker?  Answer »
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