Pecker (US)

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He never realized how far 35 millimeters would take him
Certificate: R
Running Time: 86 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Famed writer/director John Waters chronicles America`s most unlikely superstar photographer, Pecker, a Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera and starts snapping his way to stardom. Discovered by a savvy New York art dealer, Pecker`s photographs, which highlight his obsessive girlfriend and her fascist laudromat, his sister and her raunchy all-male strip bar and his other "culturally challenged" family members and friends, make him a nationwide sensation. But Pecker soon discovers that instant over-exposure has its downside and he must make a fateful choice between his life and his art. Boasting a wickedly fun soundtrack, Pecker proves that "John Waters hasn`t lost his taste for outrageous humor!"

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Snapshot Gallery
On Camera Interview with Photographer Chuck Shacochis
Commentary by Waters
Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English

Directed By:
John Waters

Written By:
John Waters

Starring:
Martha Plimpton
Mary Kay Place
Mark Joy
Bess Armstrong
Christina Ricci
Edward Furlong

Casting By:
Suzanne Smith
Pat Moran
Billy Hopkins
Kerry Barden

Soundtrack By:
Stan Ridgway
Stewart Copeland

Director of Photography:
Robert M. Stevens

Editor:
Janice Hampton

Costume Designer:
Van Smith

Production Designer:
Vincent Peranio

Producer:
Mark Tarlov
John Fiedler

Executive Producer:
Jonathan Weisgal
Joe Revitte
Mark Ordesky
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.

Distributor:
New Line Productions

Your Opinions and Comments

5 / 10

This has got to be one of the pointless, plotless, dumbest, useless movies ever. Furlong and Taylor, who are both excellent actors, are simply wasted to a script which is an insult to humanity.
The video transfer is ok. There are no compression signs, yet the picture is not too clear and the level of detail isn`t very high.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is a bit flat. The surrounds are used occasionally, but the main action is coming from the front speakers.
The menus are still and silent.
The extras include a commentary by the director (trying to make excuses for this pitiful movie) and a short behind the scenes look.
Bottom line - I cannot emphasize enough just how bad this movie is. Avoid this at all costs, unless you want to waste 86 minutes of your life.

posted by Zvi Josef on 30/1/2002 22:43