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Old 11-02-02, 09:49 AM
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Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!



Really, though, I noticed quite a bit of stuff exposing racism, bigotry, and intolerance in these films, even if they had a couple of boobs in 'em every now and then. These films seemed to have complex underplots dealing with social issues, hidden in the form of mindless teenage sex comedies. Most of the mindless teenage sex comedies of today are just that, with nothing more complex.
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Not to mention the underlying subtext of hope. That is, the hope that these young lads will get laid.
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My parents refused to let me go see Porky's in theaters, even though that was THE movie to see in the winter of 1981/1982. Then they went to go see it and saw the Jewish kid fighting and sticking up for himself, at which point they INSISTED that I go see it at once. I was 11. I just wanted to see boobages.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

I remember revisiting it in my 20’s and being surprised how much the jew angle was played up.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

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That's a great bump I guess??
My comment exactly.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

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My parents refused to let me go see Porky's in theaters, even though that was THE movie to see in the winter of 1981/1982. Then they went to go see it and saw the Jewish kid fighting and sticking up for himself, at which point they INSISTED that I go see it at once. I was 11. I just wanted to see boobages.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

Yeah, they're kind of like Afterschool Specials with tits and bush.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

I saw both of these before I was probably old enough to, and remember being bored by Porky's II. Will have to watch it again but the last time I did, I still didn't get why it was so important to do the play that was getting banned other than the whole "free speech" issue. Not nearly enough boobs in that one, but Porky's Revenge made up for that. I have the Porky's Atari game too which is awful.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

There was a Porky's Atari game?

I distinctly remember playing The Last American Virgin on my ColecoVision.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

Bob Clark brought a certain amount of heart to go with the raunch of the first two films, which sitcom vet James Komack dispensed with for the third.
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Are one of these the movies where the Asian guy gets maced to death?
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

I still laugh so hard when that coach looses his shit trying to hide his laughter about Lassie's howls.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

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I still laugh so hard when that coach looses his shit trying to hide his laughter about Lassie's howls.
Doug McGrath who played Pete McGraw, from Goin' Down The Road! As Canadian an actor as you'll find.

That was a classic scene. And with the added bonus of the gorgeous Kim Cattrall!
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Porky’s has three of the funniest scenes ever put onto film:

”Cherry Forever”
”Lassie”
and the Girls’ Shower Room scene.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

My mother took me to see Porky’s when I was 12 and I’m STILL MORTIFIED.
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

I distinctly remember feeling like the last American virgin while playing my ColecoVision...
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Re: Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!

Damn, I may need to revisit Porky's... the second one not so much.

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