Porky's
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Release Date: March 19, 1982 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
It's lewd, it's crude and it's funny - don't try to say you didn't laugh. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
A portion of the audience will be strongly offended by Porky's, just as another portion will find it filthy but fun. However, there is no debating the success of Mr. Clark's casting, for he has assembled a cheerful, likable bunch of actors, most of them unknowns. Read full review
50
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
It has some of ["American] Graffiti's" sweetness of spirit, but none of its style or depth of feeling; it has some of "Animal [House"]'s raunchiness, but none of its loony anarchy. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
If, by chance, Porky's should prove to be Melvin Simon's swan song in the film industry, it will either be perceived as a thunderously rude exit or a titanic raspberry uttered to audiences everywhere. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Carole Corbeil
Porky's is crafty, offensive retro-fantasy for one gender. [20 Mar 1982]
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Porky's is another raunchy teenage sex-and-food-fight movie. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
It's as if Russ Meyer had made "Death Wish III" with an adenoidal cast, though it isn't that good. Read full review
0
Boston GlobeMichael Blowen
Unfortunately, except for one raucous routine, this "Animal House" clone is an overblown, over-publicized, overwrought exploitation flick that's about as funny as the first dirty joke my father told me. [09 Apr 1982]
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