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''Porky's'' is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film influenced many writers in the teen film genre and spawned two sequels: '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983) and ''Porky's Revenge!'' (1985), and an ashcan copy titled ''Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee'' (2009). ''Porky's'' was the fifth highest-grossing film of 1982. The film received generally positive reviews at the time of its release, but reviews have become more mixed-to-negative over time. Plot In 1954, each boy in a group of Florida high school students plans to lose his virginity. They go to Porky's, a strip club in the Everglades, believing that they can hire a prostitute to satisfy their sexual desires. The club's proprietor, Porky, takes their money but humiliates the boys by dumping them into the swamp. When the group demands their money back, the sheriff, Porky's brother, drives them away but not before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Clark
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as ''Black Christmas (1974 film), Black Christmas'' (1974), ''Murder by Decree'' (1979), ''Tribute (1980 film), Tribute'' (1980), ''Porky's'' (1981), and ''A Christmas Story'' (1983). He won three Genie Awards (two Canadian Screen Award for Best Director, Best Direction and one Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay) with two additional nominations. He and his son were killed by a drunk driver in April 2007. Early life and education Clark was born in New Orleans in 1939,Reuters reported on the day of his death, "Clark was 67, according to police, although some reference sites list him as 65." but grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved to Fort L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyatt Knight
Wyatt Knight (January 20, 1955 – October 25, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the ''Porky's'' trilogy. Career In addition to his work in the ''Porky's'' films, Knight made guest appearances on numerous TV shows including ''The Waltons'', ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Family Ties'', ''Profiler (TV series), Profiler'', ''Chicago Hope'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. His final TV appearance came in 2010 on the show ''Crafty''. Death According to Knight's wife Silvina, in a statement given to entertainment news website ''TheWrap'', he had a bone marrow transplant for advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2003. However, intense cancer treatment including radiation left him, in the words of his wife, "in physical and emotional pain." On October 26, 2011 Wyatt Knight's body was discovered in a remote area on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Knight was a resident of Los Angeles, California but had recently been staying at a house on Maui. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Herrier
Mark Herrier (born October 6, 1954) is an United States, American actor and film director, best known for his role as Billy in the 1980s teen film, teen trilogy ''Porky's''. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1972. He has also appeared on ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Freddy's Nightmares'', ''Paradise (American TV series), Paradise'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''The Practice'', and ''Gideon's Crossing''. In 2013, he was expected to star in the film ''Daddies' Girls'', with much of the ''Porky's'' original cast, but the film was never made. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrier, Mark American male film actors American male television actors 1954 births Living people People from Lompoc, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Monahan
Dan Monahan (born July 20, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his role as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1980s '' Porky's'' trilogy of teen films. He appeared in '' Only When I Laugh'' and '' Porky's'' in 1981. Early and personal life Monahan graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Then he majored in business and drama at Ohio University. Monahan married a teacher, Sharon Killius, in September 1982, and has a daughter. Filmography * ''Paradiso Blu'' (1980) - Peter * '' The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1981) - Tom Sawyer * '' Only When I Laugh'' (1981) - Jason * '' Porky's'' (1981) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' Up the Creek'' (1984) - Max * '' Porky's Revenge!'' (1985) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' From the Hip'' (1987) - Larry * ''The Prince of Pennsylvania'' (1988) - Tommy Rutherford * '' The Night Flier'' (1997) - Merton Morrison * ''Shattered Illusions'' (1998) - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
