Porky's [VHS]
by Bob Clark
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Actor: Cyril O'Reilly, Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Wyatt KnightDirector: Bob Clark
Producer: Bob Clark
Writer: Bob Clark
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Producer: Don Carmody
Producer: Gary Goch
Producer: Harold Greenberg
Producer: Melvin Simon
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 94 minutes
Release Date: 1997-04-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Movie Review: The right wing propaganda that is Porky's.
Summary: 3 Stars
Having known and loved the movie "Porky's" for well over 14 years now, I was recently able to watch the film with a new and fresh perspective. First off, let's take a look at the story, it's protagonists and antagonists. On the surface the film is nothing more than the raunchy good time about a bunch of kids trying their darndest to get into girls pants and the hijinks that ensue. Great premise, the movie made a mint, and unfortunately spawned 2 bad sequels. But what interested me most recently was how the idea of Porky and his fellow antagonists was handled in comparison to the "gang" of kids. What did Porky represent? Liberalism. He ran a brothel and gambling facility, two establishments illegal in most areas of the country for rather conservative reasons, and he ran it in an area hidden away from most of the population, making it attractive it to those on the fringe. What harm was Porky really reaking on Society? None. His patrons seemed to be having a good time and things got a little rowdy every now and then, but for the most part these activities are plain and simple human vices, not unlike those society deems legal. All of a sudden a group of clean cut conservative boys, not of age, decide to check "Porky's" out. They're outsiders in this area, and dangerous outsiders at that. They represent everything Porky stands against: the establishment. So when Porky decides to teach these boys a lesson, causing absolutely no harm whatsoever other than embarassment and a few bucks out of their pockets, the pride of the establishment is threatened. What happens when the establishment is threatened by outside forces? The outside forces are promptly destroyed. Porky seems to be a patient man, giving these boys a chance to go back to where they came from, but when pushed he shoves back. Is this reason to destroy his livlihood as the boys did in the final act? Is this reason to celebrate in the end? WE showed those BAD people whose RIGHT. Porky's, if looked at objectively, tells a tale much deeper than it's surface hijinks. That being said, the movie's a riot. The shower scene is classic.
Summary of Porky's [VHS]
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 SimantonMovies most talked about in Video Genres
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