Porky's (DVD) Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

Released four years before I was even born (1981), Porky's is a high school comedy that was directed and written by Bob Clark, and runs for ninety four minutes. The film stars among others Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, and Nancy Parsons. The film is based in Florida in the year 1954, and ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Directed by Bob Clark, 'Porky's' is a film which was originally released way back in 1982. Two sequels followed in the form of 1983s 'Porky's II: The Next Day' and then came 'Porky's Revenge' in 1985. It's now over 25 years since the release of the original film; understandably it has considerably dated and I'm sure that it was a lot more shocking ...  Read the complete review