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Porky's
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. Benjamin "Bob" Clark ( August 5 1939 After attending Catawba College majoring in philosophy Clark won a football scholarship to Harold Greenberg ( January 11, 1930 &ndash July 1, 1996) was a Canadian Film producer. Dan Monahan (born 20 July 1955) is an American actor He is well known for his role as the sex fiend Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1982 raunchy Cult Mark Herrier (Born October 06, 1954) is an actor known for his role as Billy in the 1982 hit comedy film Porky's, and both of its sequels Wyatt Knight (b January 20, 1955 is an American Actor, he is well known for his role as Tommy Turner in the Porky's Trilogy Roger Wilson (born 1958 is an American actor in movies and televisionnotably the first two Porky's movies Paul Zaza is a Genie Award -winning Film score and Songwriter. Morris
Editing by Stan Cole
Distributed by Astral Films (Canada, 1981)

Twentieth Century Fox (U. S. )
Release date(s) March 19, 1982 (U. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) S. )
Running time 94 min.
Country Canada/USA
Language English
Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)
Followed by Porky's II: The Next Day

Porky's Revenge
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Porky's is a comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Porky's II The Next Day is the 1983 sequel to the 1982 hit film Porky's. Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) [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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Porky's II The Next Day is the 1983 sequel to the 1982 hit film Porky's. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a Film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the

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Plot summary

The film concerns the efforts of a group of high school students to lose their virginity. The group travels to the eponymous Porky's bar located outside of town on the basis of a rumor that if one pays Porky, one can hire a prostitute. Porky takes the kids' money and promises them "a night to remember", then humiliates them. When the group seeks revenge, the sheriff arrives to drive them away, but not before extorting the rest of their money and causing them more embarrassment. The remainder of the story follows their efforts to get revenge on Porky and his corrupt sheriff brother.

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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. Chuck Mitchell ( November 28, 1927 - June 22, 1992) was an American actor from Connecticut. Arthur Hindle (born July 21 1948) is a Canadian actor and director Alexander George Karras (born July 15, 1935, in Gary, Indiana, United States) nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a Susan Clark (born March 8, 1940) is a Canadian actress known as Katherine Papadapolis in the TV sitcom Webster Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the 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. Bon Cop Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian comedy - thriller Buddy cop film about English Canadian and Québécois 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). Benjamin "Bob" Clark ( August 5 1939 After attending Catawba College majoring in philosophy Clark won a football scholarship to Harold Greenberg ( January 11, 1930 &ndash July 1, 1996) was a Canadian Film producer. For the former broadcasting company which owned the above properties see Standard Broadcasting. James Komack directed the third film, Porky's Revenge. James Komack ( 3 August, 1924 &ndash 24 December, 1997) was an American actor writer and producer Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. 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. Boca Ciega High School is a high school located in southern Pinellas County Florida and is part of Pinellas County Schools. Gulfport is the name of two cities in the United States of America: Gulfport Florida Gulfport Mississippi There History On October 2 1899 Fort Lauderdale ’s first school would open in what was then Dade County.

The first movie featured Canadian actors Art Hindle, Doug McGrath, and Susan Clark. Arthur Hindle (born July 21 1948) is a Canadian actor and director Doug McGrath (born August 1939 is a Canadian actor whose most notable role was of "Peter" in the acclaimed Canadian film Goin' Down the Road. Susan Clark (born March 8, 1940) is a Canadian actress known as Katherine Papadapolis in the TV sitcom Webster Another Canadian, Kim Cattrall, appeared in one of her first major roles in a sex scene in the boys' locker room. Kim Victoria Cattrall ( rhyming with shall; born 21 August 1956) is an English born actress who grew up in Canada and now lives Her character's nickname was "Lassie" due to the way she howled during intercourse. Lassie, a dog is a Fictional character that has starred in or been the subject of many radio shows, Movies, TV shows, and Books

Although critically lambasted for portrayals of alleged sexism, the Porky's films have been popular because of their humour and depictions of sexual situations. Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke Laughter and provide Amusement However, the movies also dealt with serious social issues such as anti-Semitism, racism, religious fundamentalism, political dishonesty, police misconduct and censorship. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Fundamentalism refers to a "deep and totalistic commitment" to a belief in and strict adherence to a set of basic principles (often Religious in nature a reaction Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Police misconduct refers to objectionable actions taken by Police officers in connection with their official duties which can lead to a Miscarriage of justice. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor

In 2002, talk show host Howard Stern's production company acquired the rights to remake the film. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of Performing arts, Film, Radio or a Television program On May 22, 2007, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released all three films in an "Ultimate Collection" box set. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection In May 2008, American Pie 2 co-writer David H. Steinberg announced through his MySpace page that he had turned in his draft of the script and had received word from the studio that it would be made the following year.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Porkys - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information

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