Porky's (1982)

Director:

Bob Clark

Writer:

Bob Clark (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Get It At Porky's [Australia Video]

Plot:

Set in 1954, a group of Florida 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.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Revenge | Florida | Shower | Sheriff

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Dan Monahan	...	Pee Wee
Mark Herrier	...	Billy
Wyatt Knight	...	Tommy
Roger Wilson	...	Mickey
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Tim
Tony Ganios	...	Meat
Kaki Hunter	...	Wendy
Kim Cattrall	...	Honeywell
Nancy Parsons	...	Balbricker
Scott Colomby	...	Brian Schwartz
Boyd Gaines	...	Coach Brackett
Doug McGrath	...	Coach Warren
Susan Clark	...	Cherry Forever
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 Byrd	...	Cop no. 1 (as Julian Bird)
Bill Fuller	...	Cop no. 2
Will Knickerbocker	...	Bartender
Bill Wohrman	...	Ted's Partner (as Bill Worman)
Roger Womack	...	Bouncer no. 2
Gary Maas	...	Deputy no. 2
Ilse Earl	...	Mrs. Morris
Jill Whitlow	...	Mindy
Pat Lee	...	Stripper
Terry Guthrie	...	Miss Walker
Joanne Marsic	...	Waitress
Peter Conrad	...	Mule Train Driver (as Pete Conrad)
Butch Raymond	...	Deputy no. 1
Cash Baron	...	Bouncer no. 1
Cash Spadard	...	Bouncer no. 3
Lisa O'Reilly	...	Ginny
Allene Simmons	...	Jackie
Cathy Garpershak	...	Girl in Shower
Jon Cecka	...	Markin Highpockets
Don Daynard	...	Radio Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carl Zittrer	...	Piano player at Porky's (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Clark

Writing credits
Bob Clark		(written by)

Produced by
Don Carmody	....	producer
Bob Clark	....	producer
Gary Goch	....	associate producer
Harold Greenberg	....	executive producer
Arnold Kopelson	....	executive producer
Melvin Simon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Zaza
Carl Zittrer

Cinematography by
Reginald H. Morris

Film Editing by
Stan Cole

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by
Reuben Freed

Set Decoration by
Mark S. Freeborn		(as Mark Freeborn)
Paul Harding

Costume Design by
Mary E. McLeod		(as Mary McLeod)
Larry S. Wells		(as Larry Wells)

Makeup Department
J.B.	....	hair designer
Aunt Linda	....	makeup assistant
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist (as Aunt Valli)
Tom Sobeck	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Martin L. Gillen	....	production manager
John McAulay	....	post-production supervisor
Josette Perrotta	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Brough	....	second assistant director (as Donald R. Brough)
Ken Goch	....	first assistant director
Alan Goluboff	....	third assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	charge scenic
Barry W. Brolly	....	art department coordinator (as Barry Brolly)
J. Tracy Budd	....	property master
David Charles	....	assistant set decorator
Harold Collins	....	construction coordinator
Dan Davis	....	second assistant art director (as Daniel R. Davis)
Robert James	....	assistant props
Barbara Tranter	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Martin Ashbee	....	dialogue editor (as Martin Ashby)
Steven Cole	....	assistant sound editor
David Evans	....	sound effects editor
Austin Grimaldi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Grimaldi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rod Haykin	....	location sound mixer (as Rodney Haykin)
Ann Heeley-Ray	....	dialogue editor
Kenneth Heeley-Ray	....	post-production sound editor (as Ken Heeley-Ray)
Kenneth Heeley-Ray	....	sound supervisor (as Ken Heeley-Ray)
Brenda Hewitt	....	assistant sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	sound effects editor (as Andrew Malcolm)
Omero Pataracchia	....	boom man
Dino Pigat	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Ward	....	sound effects editor
Barry Wilson	....	cableman
Christopher Greenwood	....	post sound mix (uncredited)
Don White	....	foley recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects
Neil Trifunovich	....	special effects man
Walter Woloszczuk	....	special effects assistant (as Walter Woloszcsuk)

Stunts
Courtney Brown	....	stunt player
Alex Edlin	....	stunt player
Gary Maas	....	stunt player
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt coordinator
Chuck Mitchell	....	stunt player
Betty Raymond	....	stunt player
Butch Raymond	....	stunt player
Peter Tors	....	stunt player
Roger Womack	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Beer	....	electrician
Paul Bolton	....	best boy (as Paul D. Bolton)
Ron Chegwidden	....	electrician
Ted Churchill	....	Steadicam operator
Jose Cue	....	grip
Craig DiBona	....	panaglide operator (as Craig E. DiBona)
Kenneth Dunning	....	electrician
Thomas Elmore	....	gaffer (as Thomas V. Elmore)
Wayne Goodchild	....	assistant key grip
Jonathan Hackett	....	key grip
Roy Irvine	....	grip
Kevin Jewison	....	second assistant camera
Perry A. Jones	....	grip (as Perry Jones)
Gordon Langevin	....	first assistant camera
Gene Moffat	....	generator operator (as Eugene Moffatt)
Patti Morein	....	third assistant camera
Harald Ortenburger	....	camera operator
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Dee Miller	....	location casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erla Lank	....	wardrobe mistress
Harold Richter	....	wardrobe assistant
Esther Robinson	....	wardrobe assistant (as Esther O. Robinson)

Editorial Department
Chantal Bowen	....	second assistant editor
Richard Cadger	....	assistant editor (as Richard A. Cadger)
Thomas Metzger	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Gerry Young	....	music consultant (as Gerry A. Young)
Frank Morrone	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fran Kandaras	....	vehicle coordinator
Sam Segal	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Victoria Barney	....	executive assistant
Harriet Birnholz	....	production office coordinator
Robert Birnholz	....	production assistant
Brad Blackwood	....	craft service
Orin Borsten	....	unit publicist
Réjane Boudreau	....	production accountant
Jim Connell	....	production assistant
Céline Daignault	....	assistant bookkeeper
Rob Goodridge	....	film intern: Florida State
Joel Greenberg	....	production assistant
Stephen Greenberg	....	production executive
Dawn Hudson	....	bookkeeper
Sandra Kolber	....	creative liaison: Astral Film Productions
Elton MacPherson	....	representative: Simon Distribution Inc.
Blanche McDermaid	....	continuity
Cindy Morton	....	assistant to producers (as Cindy Morton Rossy)
Eddy Rosenberg	....	production executive
Roger Swaybill	....	advisor
Jay Tobias	....	film intern: Florida State
Andrew Waxman	....	production assistant
Joseph Bearman	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Mary Lee Lander	....	the producers wish to thank for their cooperation: Metro Dade County Florida Office of Film and Television Co-ordination

Production Companies

• Melvin Simon Productions (present)
• Astral Bellevue Pathé

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (2001) (2006) (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Astral Films (Canada)
• CBS/Fox Video (1984) (Belgium) (video)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1982) (USA)

Special Effects

• Ciné-Titres (optical effects)
• Film Docteur du Québec inc. (optical effects)
• Film Opticals of Canada (optical effects)

Other Companies

• Acolite Sign Company  Porky's sign by
• Bellevue Pathé Québec  laboratory (as Bellevue-Pathé Québec 1972 Inc.)
• Casting Directors  additional casting (as 'The Casting Directors')
• Ciné-Titres  titles by
• Evinrude Motors  the producers wish to thank for their cooperation
• Film Docteur du Québec inc.  titles by
• Film Opticals of Canada  titles by
• Fort Lauderdale & South Florida Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America  the producers wish to thank for their cooperation
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Location Catering of the South  food services (as Location Caterers/Atlanta)
• Mercury Club of South Florida  the producers wish to thank for their cooperation
• Metro Dade Office of Film, Television & Print  the producers wish to thank for their cooperation (as Metro Dade County Florida Office of Film and Television Co-ordination)
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
• Pathé Sound and Post Production Center  sound facilities (as Pathé Sound & Post-Production Centre)
• TelecomPioneers  the producers wish to thank for their cooperation (as Telephone Pioneers of America - Florida Gold Coast Chapter No. 3)

Also Known As:

Chez Porky (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:R16 (re-rating) | New Zealand:R18 (original rating) | Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Peru:18 | Finland:K-15 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:18A (Alberta) (re-rating) (2000) | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (Certificate No. 26384) | West Germany:16 | Ireland:18 (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Melvin Simon Productions

Trivia:

Chuck Mitchell wasn't the only one considered for the role of "Porky". Broward county sheriff's Deputy Don Lydanne, who was also the personal Bodyguard of the Sheriff of Broward County Ken Jenne, stood at 6'8 and 320 lbs. However, he was turned down for the role due to his "slimmer" physique and lack of a huge stomach.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Just before the frame scales down to show the credits, the camera's shadow is visible on the left size of the screen.

Quotes:

Mr. Cavanaugh: Look's like I'm gonna make a man out of you yet, boy.
Tim: A man? If being a man means being what you are, I'd rather be queer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Valley Party Girls (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Maybelline

Go ahead and laugh! It's okay!

I can certainly understand adults not finding this film as funny as adolescents will. This story of high school buddies trying to infiltrate a Florida brothel in the 1950s is neither classy nor sophisticated.

It is, however, quite funny. Just sit back and watch the group of pals playing tricks on each other and sticking together when things turn serious. Watching it today brings back memories of some of the stupid things me and my high school friends did back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We all tried to get into strip clubs before we were 18. We didn't see any trouble with breaking the law as long as nobody got hurt. We all were out to have a much sex as we possibly could. That's what a good portion of growing up for us guys is all about!

That said, the events depicted in this film, such as destroying a night club and sticking our manhood through a hole in the girls' shower didn't happen. That's why films are made. They take ideas in our heads and try to show what would happen if they actually played out.

Only the coldest and stiffest of men couldn't find anything to laugh about with this movie. It is in no way meant to be taken seriously. It has been criticized to the point of no return, though. Why? Are some people unable to laugh at juvenile pranks, or were they on the receiving end of them when they were in high school?

If you had fun growing up, you will probably like this film. If you look back at your younger years with regret, then you most likely won't enjoy it.

8 of 10 stars

And just gotta add 4/4/2007...... RIP Bob Clark. We'll miss you, man!

The Hound will see you on the other side some day!