| Porky's | |
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| Directed by | Bob Clark |
| Produced by | Don Carmody Bob Clark Gary Goch Harold Greenberg Arnold Kopelson Melvin Simon |
| Written by | Bob Clark |
| Starring | Dan Monahan Mark Herrier Wyatt Knight Roger Wilson |
| Music by | Paul Zaza Carl Zittrer |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Editing by | Stan Cole |
| Distributed by | Astral Films (Canada, 1981)
Twentieth Century Fox (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1982 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Canada/USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
| Followed by | Porky's II: The Next Day |
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Porky's is a comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954.[1]It was released in the United States in 1982, and spawned two sequels: Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Porky's Revenge (1985) and influenced many writers in the teen film genre.
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History and significance
Although it was written and directed by an American, a cast and crew of almost all Americans, and was filmed in Miami, Florida, Porky's was funded by a Canadian production company, which means that it is technically classified as a Canadian film. Porky's is the highest-grossing Canadian film of all time in domestic box office. In October 2006, Bon Cop, Bad Cop appeared to surpass Porky's in nominal box office revenues, but as of the end of its theatrical run, Bon Cop, Bad Cop had not surpassed the inflation-adjusted revenues for Porky's. Taking inflation into account, Porky's has grossed more than twice what Bon Cop, Bad Cop has earned to date. Porky's is also the highest-grossing Canadian film of all time internationally. The first two Porky's films were directed by Bob Clark and produced by Harold Greenberg, who founded Astral Communications (now known as Astral Media). James Komack directed the third film, Porky's Revenge. Clark based the original "Porky's" on actual occurrences at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport and Fort Lauderdale High School in the early 1960s, and on a joint called Porky's in Oakland Park, Florida. The first movie featured Canadian actors Eric Christmas, Art Hindle, Doug McGrath and Susan Clark. Another Canadian, Kim Cattrall, appeared in one of her first major roles in a sex scene in the boys' locker room. Her character's nickname was "Lassie" due to the way she howled during intercourse. Although critically lambasted for portrayals of alleged sexism, the Porky's films have been popular because of their humour and depictions of sexual situations. However, the movies also dealt with serious social issues such as anti-Semitism, racism, religious fundamentalism, political dishonesty, police misconduct and censorship. In 2002, talk show host Howard Stern's production company acquired the rights to remake the film. On May 22, 2007, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released all three films in an "Ultimate Collection" box set. The famous "girl shower" scene was heavily parodied by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carrolla on an episode of The Man Show.
Footnotes
External links
- Porky's at the Internet Movie Database
- Porky's II: The Next Day at the Internet Movie Database
- Porky's Revenge at the Internet Movie Database
Cast
- Dan Monahan – Edward 'Pee Wee' Morris
- Wyatt Knight – Tommy Turner
- Mark Herrier – Billy McCarthy
- Roger Wilson – Mickey Jarvis
- Tony Ganios – Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello
- Cyril O'Reilly – Timmy Cavanaugh
- Kaki Hunter – Wendy Williams
- Scott Colomby – Brian Schwartz
- Nancy Parsons – Ms.Balbricker
- Boyd Gaines – Coach Brackett
- Bill Hindman – Coach Goodenough
- Eric Christmas – Mr.Carter
- Kim Catrall – Ms.Honeywell
- Chuck Mitchell – Porky
- Art Hindle – Ted Jarvis
- Alex Karras – Sheriff
- Susan Clark – Cherry Forever
- Rod Ball – Steve
- Jack Mulachay – Frank Bell
- Lisa O'Reilly – Ginny
