PORKY'S distributed by 20TH CENTURY FOX (1981). The sex comedy had unknown actors and found financing in Canada where it was filmed. It opened in Colorado and North Carolina on Nov. 13, 1981. The North American wide release was on March 19, 1982.
The production budget climbed to $5 million. It would go onto become a blockbuster hit at the world-wide box office with $130 million. The re-release was in 1983 and added $30 million to its' box office take.
Synopsis from 1981 - "In 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them."
Note: This movie could never be made in 2024. Political Correctness would not allow racism, objectification and misogyny against women. The story is set in 1954 and reflects the "time" and "social attitudes."
Good Grief - I was 16-years-old when "Porky's" was released. Every high school teen went to see this and reported back to classes. The most popular conversation was about the female character of "Honeywell." She jumped on the PE Teacher inside the locker room. She "Howled" like an animal. She was played by a very young Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City).
"Porky's" spawned two sequels that were not as successful as the first. It also spawned dozens of awful teen-sex movies throughout the 1980's.
The Blu-Ray Disc was released in 2012. (Below is the original 1981 Trailer).
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