''Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee'' is a 2009 American

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film. It was produced as an

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in order to retain the legal rights to produce a remake of the film ''

Porky's ''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: ...

'' (1981).

Premise

Three college student friends have misadventures over the summer.

Cast

Adam Wylie Adam Augustus Wylie (born May 23, 1984) is an American actor, magician and a former Crayola spokesman. Wylie is known most for playing Zack Brock, the youngest son of Doctor and Sheriff Brock's children, on ''Picket Fences'' from 1992 to 1996. Ea ...

as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * John Patrick Jordan as Tommy * Russ Hunt as Anthony "Meat" Tuperello * Whitney Anderson as Shelly *

Sandra McCoy Sandra McCoy is an American former actress and dancer. McCoy is primarily known for being featured in the music video of NSYNC's 2001 single, " Pop" and as Vanessa in '' Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee''. Early life and education McCoy was born and ra ...

as Vanessa * Cristin Michele as Tina Toppers * Vic Polizos as "Porky" Wallace *

Barry Livingston Barry Gordon Livingston (born December 17, 1953) is an American television and film actor, known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series ''My Three Sons'' (1963–72). He is the younger brother of actor/director Stanley Livingst ...

as Uncle Howard *

Colleen Camp Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the '' ...

as Helen Morris

Production

In 1994, a company called Lontano Investments purchased all rights to ''Porky's''. In 2001, Lontano signed a contract with Mola Entertainment, giving the latter the exclusive right to produce a Porky's film in exchange for 1.5% of the budget of the picture, less option fees. The agreement also gave Mola the right to produce another sequel if it satisfied the conditions of its deal, including completing the first picture within five years and paying the purchase fee in whole. This agreement was subsequently amended a number of times, extending the time and increasing the purchase fee from 1.5% of the budget to 2.5%. Mola originally wanted to make a film with a budget of around $10 million but were unable to raise the finance. They decided to make a film in 2009 for under $1 million before its rights expired. It was originally entitled ''Porky's: The College Years'' and was later renamed ''Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee''.Eriq Gardner, "Will a Legal Fight Ensnare Howard Stern's Planned 'Porky's' Remake?", ''Hollywood Reporter'', March 28, 2011
accessed February 4, 2013 "As time was running out they thought let’s whip up this cheap one and bury it," said Brian Trenchard-Smith, who was hired to direct four weeks before shooting began."Interview with Brian Trenchard Smith", Movie Fone, March 21, 2011
accessed February 8, 2013 Shooting took place over 15 days on location in Canyon Country, California, and at a studio in Simi Valley, California, starting in October 2008. The director says the film was "designed as an homage to the 80′s sex-comedies where there are raging hormones that cause characters to defy logic and moral scruples in the search for the Holy Grail, which is to get laid. A desperate attempt to get laid."Jason Bene, "What’s going on with Porky’s: The College Years?", ''Killer Films'', Aug 16, 2010
accessed February 6, 2010 He says his aim was to do an update that did not lose the essence of the original.

Release

The movie was briefly released via video on demand but was not released on DVD. Mola then claimed they had fulfilled their obligations under their contract with Lontano and retained rights to make another sequel. However, Lontano subsequently claimed that the film required a budget of $10 million to satisfy the arrangement. A lawsuit ensued, affecting plans by

Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terre ...

to make his own remake as Mola maintained it held rights on ''Porky's'' until April 1, 2014.

References

External links

* {{Porky's 2009 films 2000s teen comedy films 2000s English-language films American teen comedy films Remakes of American films 2009 comedy films Films directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith 2000s American films