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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 24-OCT-2006
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20549 in DVD
• Brand: WILSON,ROGER
• Released on: 2006-10-24
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Amazon.com
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

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.

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 like the ending, I appreciated its fifties feel and have reached the point in my life where I really enjoy looking at classic cars. Porky's is no masterpiece but it is a hearty giggle.

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