Encyclopededia Canadiana
Huh. Apparently The Film Reference Library (part of the Toronto Film Festival Group) have an online Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
Under the Porky's entry. (excerpt)
"More than two decades after grossing more than $100 million worldwide, the unabashedly low-brow Porky’s remains far and away the highest-grossing Canadian movie of all time. Vicious reviews – Variety called it “astonishingly vulgar … has to be seen to be believed” – weren’t enough to prevent either the film’s success or the making of two sequels. Its combination of artistic vacuity and financial success have made Porky’s one of the most reviled and resented films in the Canadian canon.
Porky’s received the Golden Reel Genie Award for having the highest gross at the Canadian box office. It was also the third highest-grossing movie of 1982 at the North American box office."
Amusing.
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2 comments:
Variety called it “astonishingly vulgar … has to be seen to be believed”
That quote right there makes me want to go rent it and watch it again. I wonder if the Criterion version has been released yet?
This reminds me of a fundamentalist Christian movie review site that I used to frequent (http://www.capalert.com/) where they would post unintentionally hilarious reviews of movies that showcased the reviewer's disgust and revulsion with modern "godless" cinema. One of the worst rated movies was Idle Hands (2/100) so, of course, I had to immediately rent it. It made for a rather enjoyable evening's viewing.
If Criterion ever does publish Porky's, I will buy it, just to own it. 20th Century Fox recently released an "Ultimate Collection" box set (which is about the third time they've released Porky's in a year), and if I can stomach it, I'll review the set.
Personally though, I'd rather see the film be reclassified as being a Canadian film. There is nothing Canadian about it other than the fact that Harold Greenberg was executive producer, and the presence of a few Canadian actors - Kim Cattrall being one of them.
The film is a great example of the abuses of the tax shelter years, which we will cover soon in depth.
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