This is the first movie to gross over £1 million at the Irish box office, despite having being banned initially and only released after appeal
Porkys is the original base comedy teen film and does it oh so well. From Porky's pig pen, the holy grail of sex to the howling PE teacher (a young Kim Catrall)the classic comedic moments just keep coming, the moral of the story (anti-anti-semitism) seems as if it may have been levered in as an after thought to give the film more depth but this could just be the film ageing. Overall Porkys can be clunky but this is an inevitable part of it's 80's heritage and it beats the pants off Animal house blow for blow (atleast Porkys has a plot)though not as side splitting as American Pie this again seems to be a product of age. See it but treat it like your mates dad, where your mate gets all his jokes from but your mate tells them in more your way. Respect for the Porky's sign though, i want it on my wall.
The film concerns the efforts of a group of high school students to lose their virginity. The group travels to the eponymous Porky's bar located outside of town on the basis of a rumor that if one pays Porky, one can hire a prostitute. Porky takes the kids' money and promises them "a night to remember", then humiliates them. When the group seeks revenge, the sheriff arrives to drive them away, but not before extorting the rest of their money and causing them more embarrassment. The remainder of the story follows their efforts to get revenge on Porky and his corrupt sheriff brother.
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