Porky's and Porky's II are Hard Hitting Dramas about Intolerance and Bigotry!
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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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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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I remember revisiting it in my 20’s and being surprised how much the jew angle was played up.
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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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Yeah, they're kind of like Afterschool Specials with tits and bush.
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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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There was a Porky's Atari game?
I distinctly remember playing The Last American Virgin on my ColecoVision.
I distinctly remember playing The Last American Virgin on my ColecoVision.
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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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I still laugh so hard when that coach looses his shit trying to hide his laughter about Lassie's howls.
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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.
”Cherry Forever”
”Lassie”
and the Girls’ Shower Room scene.
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My mother took me to see Porky’s when I was 12 and I’m STILL MORTIFIED.