Porky's [Blu-ray]

Director: Bob Clark Bob Clark

Overview

Love it or loathe it (and there are a goodly number of people on either side), Porky's was one of the most successful comedies of its day, spawning two direct sequels and inspiring an incalculable number of lowbrow teen comedies, most recently including American Pie (1999). Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Billy (Mark Herrier), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), and Mickey (Roger Wilson) are four painfully horny high school kids growing up in South Florida in the 1950's. Desperate to rid themselves of their cumbersome virginity, they head out to a sleazy bar near the swamps called Porky's, where local legend has it that the owner will fix you up with a prostitute for a reasonable fee. After Porky takes their money and dumps them in the swamp, the guys vow to get revenge. Meanwhile, Pee Wee has to deal with his shrinking penis, someone drills a hole in the wall of the girl's shower, the guys encounter a prostitute named Cherry Forever, and anti-Semitism rears its ugly head. Cheerfully rude in a manner few mainstream films had achieved at that time, Porky's, for better or worse, changed the standard of what was acceptable in a screen comedy. Remarkably enough, two years later director Bob Clark made the holiday favorite A Christmas Story, which displayed his considerable range, if nothing else.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2013
UPC:	0024543829218
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	1,227

Special Features

Full-length commentary by director Bob Clark; Porky's through the peephole: Bob Clark looks back; Poky's: a comedy classic featurette; TV spots; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dan Monahan	Pee Wee
Mark Herrier	Billy
Wyatt Knight	Tommy
Kim Cattrall	Honeywell
Roger Wilson	Mickey
Cyril O'Reilly	Tim,Ginny
Tony Ganios	Meat
Kaki Hunter	Wendy
Nancy Parsons	Balbricker
Scott Colomby	Brian Schwartz
Boyd Gaines	Coach Brackett
Doug McGrath	Coach Warren
Susan Clark	Cherry Forever,Actor
Art Hindle	Ted Jarvis
Wayne Maunder	Cavanaugh
Alex Karras	Sheriff Wallace
Chuck Mitchell	Porky
Eric Christmas	Mr. Carter
Bill Hindman	Coach Goodenough
John Henry Redwood	Conklin
Jack Mulcahy	Frank
Rod Ball	Steve
Julian Bird	Cop
Bill Fuller	Cop
Will Knickerbocker	Bartender
Bill Worman	Ted's Partner
Ilse Earl	Mrs. Morris
Jill Whitlow	Mindy
Pat Lee	Stripper
Terry Guthrie	Miss Walker
Joanne Marsic	Waitress
Peter Conrad	Mule Train Driver
Butch Raymond	Deputy
Gary Maas	Deputy
Cash Baron	Bouncer
Roger Womack	Bouncer
Charles Spadard	Bouncer
Allene Simmons	Jackie
Cathy Garpershak	Girl in Shower
Jon Cecka	Highpockets
Don Daynard	Radio Announcer
Jane Feinberg	Actor
Carl Zittrer	Composer
Paul Zaza	Composer

Technical Credits

Bob Clark

Bob Clark	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Don Carmody	Producer
Harold Greenberg	Executive Producer
Melvin Simon	Executive Producer,Producer
Marci Liroff	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Porky's opened the floodgates for a multitude of cheap, obnoxious teen sex comedies in the early '80s, adding untold hours of mirth and playground whisperings to the lives of preteens and the chronically immature. Unlike its imitators, Porky's benefits from genuine laughs and a fond sense of nostalgia courtesy of director and screenwriter Bob Clark (who imbued his family-oriented classic A Christmas Story with the same qualities). While the movie is aimed at the funnybone of the adolescent male, it accurately captures the frenetic, desperate energy of this age, its obsession with sex and one-upmanship intact. Indeed, the constant practical joking that fills Porky's is part of the charm, and though tentative steps towards character development are made with an anti-prejudice subplot, the boys remain steadfastly immature to the end. The easily offended should steer clear, but Porky's is the best of a deservedly maligned breed.