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Porky's
- Review Date: June 11, 2007
- R
- Genre: Comedy
- 1982
Common Sense Media says
Boobs-'n'-booze comedy is a hard "R" for a reason.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is not a mild, PG-13 teen flick. It's a raunchy, bawdy high school comedy about friends who just want to have sex. Like a more graphic American Pie, the film features a great deal of nudity (full frontal in a lengthy shower scene) and explicit sex talk, as the guys look to lose their virginities or just get more notches on their belt. Since it's set in the 1950s, a few hate words referring to African Americans, Jews, and Latinos are said quite openly.
What's the story?
In this raunchy teen comedy set in 1950's Florida, a group of high school guys are obsessed with losing their virginity. They peek at naked girls showering, measure their reproductive organs, and talk endlessly of "doing it" -- favoring strippers and prostitutes once it becomes clear they won't get any action from their female classmates. In desperation, they gather up some money and ask the local strip club owner Porky (Chuck Mitchell) to provide professional ladies. When they get dunked in alligator-infested water instead, the boys plan a vengeful scheme to get back at Porky. While at school, they ogle the hot phys-ed teacher Miss Honeywell (Kim Cattrall) and hide from boxcar-sized gym teacher Ms. Balbricker (Nancy Parsons), who is out to get them. Occasionally, they deal with the rampant racism and anti-Semitism of the times, as one member of their crew is Jewish.
Is it any good?
In the late '70s and '80s, several influential movies about adolescence were set in the '50s (American Graffiti, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Animal House are among the best) presumably because that's the decade when the filmmakers grew up. PORKY's, the bawdiest of the bunch, has somehow remained one of the most popular, even if its not nearly as funny as it once seemed.
Porky's is far from a message movie. Part nostalgia trip, part coming-of-age story, it's ultimately about a group of high school horndogs looking for a good time. And that's a theme that has certainly lasted throughout the decades.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about teen sexuality and the legacy of raunchy high school films. The movie was made in the '80s but set in the '50s. What has changed in the way high school students talk about and approach sex? What movies accurately depict teen life today?
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Kid, 11 years old
February 3, 2011
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Beware of Porky's
OK, first of all, Porky's is one of the most contoversal movies of the 80s. We can see a person showering. Even I can't swallow the dirty words the potty mouths use! Not for kids. Kids, stay away. Adults, don't repeat the nudity.
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I was not old enough
I really should not haved watched this. I was not old enough, but my dad told me that it wasn't that bad. But it had been 20 years since he saw it when he told me that. I feel bad for watching this, and I'm ahamed to admit that I laughed... alot. Lets just say that I couldn't breath during a scene that involved the word "Tallywacker." And If you have seen this movie then you know what I'm talking about. Common sense has said all of the bad things that are in this movie, so I don't think that I need to repeat them, so the last thing that I wanna say is that if you are an adult and you like crude humor, and I mean REALLY crude humor, then this is the movie for you. If you are a kid, then stay away.
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Kid, 9 years old
November 27, 2011
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COULD HAVE BEEN NC-17 in 2011
adults... if you like crude humor,funny stuff and hilarauis kids this is the movie for you. BUT KIDS DONT WATCH THIS WITH OUT YOUR PARENTS
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It's a teen film. There are quite a few teens who act as portrayed in this film. It's basically a 1980's american pie. Yes there is sex/nudity, but if you're over 15, you should be fine
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Kid, 12 years old
July 23, 2009
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Okay everyone this is defenitely an adult film. No kids should see this!!! 18 and up. yes this is coming from a ten year old
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Kid, 12 years old
May 30, 2009
AGE
No Kids.
Extremely explicit sexual content and vugular language, crude humor, some violence, drinking + smoking, and makes fun of women, African-Americans, jews, and more repeatedly. The men in this movie are ultimate perverts who want to end their virginity. Some funny stuff.
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| Studio: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Director: | Bob Clark |
| Cast: | Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 99 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | March 19, 1982 |
| DVD release date: | October 24, 2006 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
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