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      Pecker

      1998, Comedy/Drama, 1h 27m

      46 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      A blue-collar Baltimore teen (Edward Furlong) becomes a New York celebrity when a dealer discovers his photos of sandwich-shop customers.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Waters

      • Producer: Mark Tarlov, John Fiedler

      • Writer: John Waters

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M

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      • Distributor: Fine Line Features

      • Production Co: Polar Entertainment Corporation

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Aug 22, 2015

        This was a terrible movie. I just did not enjoy it period really. There were some good people in the cast but that is about it.

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      • Aug 14, 2013

        Pecker is hilarious, perfectly displayed what it is like growing up in Baltimore. Although it may not have been Waters' greatest films, but it still has it's quirky charms. I couldn't possibly compare it to other films, but it's a big step for Waters to move mainstream. I love all the actors, Edward Furlong is perfect to play the titular role. I was so emotionally drawn to Pecker, he's the younger version of Waters himself, how fascinating.

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      • Feb 23, 2013

        It's hard to describe director John Waters and his idiosyncratic style but if I had to try, I'd compare him to David Lynch on amphetamine's. He's done some seriously wacky comedies over the years. Some of which been referred to as "deliberate exercises in ultra-bad taste". He had been around since the 1960's before making a name for himself with "Hairspray" in 1988. An early Johnny Depp film - "Cry Baby" followed and then he directed Kathleen Turner in the hilarious "Serial Mom". Those who have heard of him will know what to expect. Those who haven't should be warned; Waters certainly doesn't water down his humour. A young man named "Pecker" (Edward Furlong) who works at a Baltimore sandwich shop also has a real talent for taking photographs. He's forever snapping things that most people wouldn't even think of. When a New York art dealer (Lili Taylor) sees his work, he becomes an overnight sensation in the art world. As mentioned, Waters' films are somewhat like the lighter side to the nightmares of Lynch. He has the same off-beat and occasional surreal approach but rather than delve into the darker recesses of the subconscious, he plays it all for laughs. His more recent efforts have not been entirely successful and his brand of uncouth and crass humour will certainly not appeal to everyone but Pecker is one of his most accomplished and audience friendly pieces. Where he excels is in his array of very colourful characters - and this film has plenty of them. Pecker's family are a real bunch dysfunctional delights; his mother Joyce (Mary Kay Place) likes to accessorise the fashion of homeless people; his father Jimmy (Mark Joy) is an advocate for the public showing of pubic hair being made illegal; his grandmother 'Memama' (Jean Schertler) is a ventriloquist with a statue of the virgin Mary; his younger sister Little Chrissy (Lauren Hulsey) has an addictive personality, that begins with sugar before moving onto Ritalin and snorting vegetables and his older sister Tina (Martha Plimpton) runs a gay bar where "teabagging" (the slapping of testicles on a person's forehead) is a custom that's expected within the establishment. Pecker himself is just a naive, but likeable, photographer who captures all this mayhem on his camera and this is only his family. There are many others, that include his kleptomaniac friend Matt (Brendan Sexton III) and characters that dry hump washing machines on spin cycles. By now, you'll gather that Waters' bad taste is still alive and well but what makes it all the more hysterical is that the actors all play it straight, making the zany situations that befall them all the more entertaining. Waters, most certainly, depicts this Baltimore slice-of-life with real zest and zaniness and, at times, his sheer audacity and outrageousness is gut-wrenchingly funny but while all this is going on, he still manages to take a pop at the pretentious, snooty-nosed, yuppies of the New York art scene. As a self confessed Waters fan, I greatly enjoyed this lighthearted, quirky gem. It will not be a comedy that will appeal to everyone but if you enjoy your humour a little more on the edgy and surreal side, then this should do nicely.

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      • Feb 14, 2012

        Funny in a John Waters sort of way. I think the problem is Edward Furlong. I just didn't get into his depiction and I don't think he was strong enough to carry the script.

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