''Porklips Now'' is a short, low budget

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, made in 1980 by the American director

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, based on the 1979 motion picture ''

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''. It chronicles the journey of Dullard (played by William "Billy" Gray, most famous as "Bud" in the ''

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'' TV series), a gardener and handyman, sent to Chinatown by two butchers to meet a business rival, Fred "Madman" Mertz, and "take care of business". The film cleverly and humorously incorporates references to signature elements of the film on which it is based, albeit in a somewhat conspicuously low-budget manner. Echoing a widely held if erroneous belief about ''Apocalypse Now'', the film features several alternate endings. The film was included on the compilation VHS release ''

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, and Other Film Farces'' from

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and is currently available on VHS and DVD from Pyramid Direct Films.

Complete credited cast

* Billy Gray – Dullard (credited as William Gray) *

– Mertz/Kilroy * John Brent – Head Butcher * Leon Martell – Butcher's Aide * Mark Lee – "Slick" * Jim Turner – Rick * Larry Walker – "Famous Italian Director" * Tom Bullock – photographer

DVD release

In 2009, Apprehensive Films released ''Porklips Now'' onto DVD.

References

External links

HardwareWarsDVD.com
– Official Website For Hardware Wars & The Films of Ernie Fosselius including Porklips Now * {{Apocalypse Now 1980s parody films American parody films 1980 films Fan films Apocalypse Now American comedy short films 1980 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films