Porky's (1981)
In 1954 Florida, a group of high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.
- Bob Clark
- Blanche McDermaid
- Bob Clark
Rating: 6.4/10 by 846 users
Alternative Title:
Porky's 1 - US
Chez Porky - CA
Porky's - A Casa do Amor e do Riso - BR
Porkys - ES
Μικροί στο Μάτι... Κανόνια στο Κρεβάτι - GR
Καυτά Θρανία - GR
Het ungdom - NO
Country:
Canada
United States of America
Language:
English
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 34 minutes
Budget: $4,000,000
Revenue: $125,700,000
Plot Keyword: virgin, florida, everglades, stripper, loss of virginity, redneck, school, hijinks, racism, lust, peeping tom, teaching, misadventure, sex comedy, duringcreditsstinger, voyeur, virginity, 1950s, group shower
_**Horny teens in the Miami area and a redneck bar in the swamp**_ In 1954, several high schoolers in southeast Florida pursue sex while tangling with the owner of a sleazy nightclub in the Everglades and his sheriff brother. "Porky's" (1981) is iconic in early 80's cinema, but it's a half good/half bad piece for me. It's too unpleasantly sleazy with corny sex-related jokes and the sexually "liberated" tone doesn't fit the mid-50s. I can't believe Susan Clark lowered herself to play the prostitute Cherry Forever; likewise, Kim Cattrall gets stuck with a (supposedly funny) humiliating scene. Furthermore, the young actors are clearly in the 24-30 range, not high schoolers. It would've made more sense to make this about college juniors/seniors. But there are some good parts, like the 50's southeast Florida setting, the coming-of-age element, a few attractive females and an honest attempt to flesh out these youths with conflicts and so forth. Unfortunately, the raunchiness leaves the viewer feeling dirty. For a much more palatable movie of this ilk check out the excellent "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," which came out five months later. The movie runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot entirely in southeast Florida (Miami, Miami Beach, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and North Bay Village). GRADE: C/C-
Really just a series of high school pranks, but the gags are still funny.
