Porkys is in many ways, along with the likes of American Grafitti, one of the early teen films that examined life, love, and in the case of Porkys, most prominently, sex. It's a cultural milestone and is also apparently due for a remake soon. It's got some many memorable scenes and iconic moments that it makes up for its overarchingly crude content with. The film concerns a bunch of kids in the 1950s as they each attempt to lose their virginity, with middling success. The characters are varied and very memorable. They include Tommy Turner, a charming but cheeky youngster who is frequently embroilled in a feud with the gross and overbearing teacher Mrs. ...  Read the complete review

Bawdy, tacky, but most definitely funny, Porky's was American Pie for the 1980s - but has it stood the test of time? On recently revisiting this romp about the sexual (mis)adventures of a group of 1950s American teenagers, the answer is that it has. Sure, some of the jokes are tired and there you can see the punchline coming from miles away on just about all of them, but the characters are neatly drawn and there are some cute social observations on that chapter of American history. There are canny observations on the prejudices of the time, something modern films of this genre are all-too keen to avoid for fear of stirring controversy ...  Read the complete review