Come sneak a peek through the shower peep hole at one of the most successful coming of age, hard-R comedies of all time – Porky’s. Writer and Director Bob Clark, a film veteran whose career spanned five decades, brings the laughs in his name above the title, hormone high jinxed classic, with a cast of virtual unknowns at the time of its U.S. release. Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers rally around their pal “Pee Wee” (Dan Monahan) in an effort to lose his virginity at “Porky’s” – a place where the neon sign advertises you can “Get It”. After being ripped off and humiliated by Porky himself (Chuck Mitchell), the boys scheme to take their revenge on Porky and his crooked sheriff brother (Alex Karras). With some of the genres greatest character names: Porky, Beulah Balbricker, “Meat” Tuperello, Lynn “Lassie” Honeywell, Cherry Forever, and Edward “Pee Wee” Morris – this 1982 hit spawned three sequels, and bested Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and 48 Hrs. as one of the top 5 highest grossing films of that year.
The stars of Porky’s dish to Us magazine on how the blockbuster changed their lives. Read it now on the New Beverly blog.
Garret Mathany discusses Porky’s and the R-rated sex comedies of the ’80s on the New Beverly blog.
