Pecker
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Movie Reviews of Pecker
Movie Review: still got it
Summary: 5 Stars
waters' proves that he can reveal the oddities of life on film, proving once again that the "normal" people are the strangest ones as seen thru the eyes of othersMovie Review: Peckerhead
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie -John Waters is very impressive.Christina Richie with some baby fat on her looks so good. Loved the movie.No teabagging !Movie Review: This is a Very Funny DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
We love it. Great cast, nice story. Wish more movies were as good as this one.Movie Review: Ha, ha, ha, ha-happy go lucky me!
Summary: 4 Stars
John Waters' Pecker is now available as part of the double DVD set with Hairspray so I recommend making it part of your collection. Why this set is called John Waters: Collection #1 is a little odd since these two are his later "mainstream" films and not the trashy no budget stuff starring Divine that put Waters on the map. Still, Pink Flamingos and others are available in other collections on DVD so who cares what number they are! Anyway, Eddie Furlong plays Pecker, a young man who loves taking pictures of everything including all of his unique friends and family as well as the scenery of Baltimore. After holding a small exhibit of his photos in the sandwich shop he works in an art promoter from NY sees his photo of a stripper's pubic hair and wants to put on an exhibit of Pecker's work in NY. Pecker becomes the hottest art photographer in NY, but at the expence of his family and friends. He decides to turn it all around and give the NY art crowd a taste of their own medicine. The film, like most of Waters' work is filled with colorful and strange characters. First, there's Pecker's family: His Dad runs a local pub right across the street from a lesbian strip club, his sister is the bartender/MC of a gay nightclub featuring male dancers, his Mom runs the local thrift shop and helps the homeless with new outfits ("Don't be afraid of fashion"), his other sister, Little Chrissy, is addicted to sugar, and his Grandma or Mi Mama runs a pit beef stand and has a doll of Mary, Mother of God, who she speaks through (Full of Grace!). Then there is Shelly (Christina Ricci), Pecker's girlfriend who runs the local laundromat and is so obsessed with cleanliness and laundromat policies that she is nicknamed the "stain goddess". Pecker also has a best friend, Matt, who is the best thief in town. One of the funniest scenes is where Pecker and Matt run through a grocery store and Pecker photographs Matt placing particular items into the carts of unsuspecting shoppers. I love the weight lifter who got the Preparation H - "There is nothing wrong with my butt!". Pecker is a lot of fun and even though its rated R, in a strange way its a family film with a good message: You don't have to be an a-hole to be talented and you also don't have to go to NY...you can stay right in Baltimore! The soundtrack is another plus...lots of hilarious and catchy songs. Pecker is a winner! Hey, thats sounds dirty!Movie Review: Full of Grace! Full of Grace!
Summary: 4 Stars
This surprisingly earnest film took me at least three viewings to appreciate. Though I have a soft spot in my head for Waters' classic Divine films, the post-Divine ("Cry Baby" onward) movies aren't as ballsy or infectiously funny in my opinion. "Pecker" did sink in with me, though.I grudge the obligatory star power of Lili Taylor and Indie Waif Christina Ricci, low-wattage that it may be. Otherwise, the casting and performances in "Pecker" are on target. Mary Kay Place is fretful and yet blissfully sedate as the thrift store maven; a role that seems an appropriate homage to Waters' long time friend and star, Edith Massey. Martha Plimpton plays the ultimate fag hag ("My life is trade!") with dizzy abandon. Ed Furlong's Pecker (um, keep reading) is the most functional idiot savant imagineable...a tireless servant to the "art" all around, and completely oblivious to social norms and responsibilities.
Despite a feel-good ending that smooths over a fair number of conflicts, "Pecker" is a funny and satisfying film. The rabid idiosyncrasies of Waters' characters play off each other with the kind of manic glee you can find in "Pink Flamingos" or even "Polyester." The 'turnabout' plot actually works, if you take a good look at some of Pecks' pics from his NYC premiere. For those who think Waters is getting 'more commercial,' this film has rats having sex, "tea- bagging," "The Pelt Room," and a Mother Mary ventriloquist doll. (FYI: the scenes with the latter are hysterical, though possibly offensive to some viewers.) It might seem like plain old raunch on the surface, but this is the kind of bad taste that deserves a laugh.
I don't know if this demented comedy is truly "accessible" to non-fans, but it's going on my "A" shelf.
J