Pecker

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Pecker

Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Brendan Sexton III, Martha Plimpton, Lili Taylor, Mink Stole

A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he's taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world. The young man is called "Pecker" because he p...( read more  read more... )ecks at his food like a bird.

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  • mistershinobi
    March 4, 2008
    mistershinobi
    Take a moment to think about all the things that the name "John Waters" brings to your mind.

    Was it disgusting and outrageous?

    Well, then you proved my point. I adore Waters' movies and I think he is a genius, but let's face it: the man has some wicked, crazy shit in his mind....( read more) That's part of his charm. So when I caught "Pecker" on TV last night, I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know I was face to face with Waters' most mature, focused, yet wicked movie ever. There's nothing gratuitous here, nothing shocking but the story of a young guy (Edward Furlong playing a nice kid, for a change) who lives in Baltimore (you saw that coming) and LOVES to take pictures. The variety of characters surrounding him inspire him every day to keep on taking pictures until one day at an art show in his sandwich store, an art dealer meets him and gets him to New York, where he becomes famous and ruins his entire life as soon as he gets back to Baltimore and the news of him becoming a successful photographer spread like a plague.

    The cast is simply fantastic, no freaks here, but normal people from Waters' memories in Baltimore. For the first time in his filmography, it seems to me that he didn't just look at the people around him growing up for inspiration but at himself and the character seems John Waters' inspired, without, of course, making this an autobiography. The cinematography, by the way, it's wonderful and I think Baltimore never looked THIS good. The movie is compelling, cute, endearing and entertaining from start to finish (Am I really using THESE words to describe John Waters?!) and it shouldn't be missed for anything in the world.

    Believe or not, John Waters is all about finding beauty and art in everyday life, in common people doing their own business. And Pecker (one of the most beautiful characters I've seen on film) is all about that too. His photographs may look depressing, marginal or shocking but he took them to remember the people around him and how they live every single day being obsessed with what they love and adore: sugar, gay men, fashion or laundry rules. And, once again, that's what John Waters is all about!! For the first time, I think his soul and heart, more than just his wicked mind, is everywhere in the picture.

    "Pink Flamingos" may be for every John Waters fan his best movie but, for me, this one is his masterpiece. Focus and maturity, plus his usual wickedness create an splendid example of a great movie from a great filmmaker.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    July 11, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    Edward Furlong takes interesting photos all over town, but then he is made famous, and it ruins his charming life. A funny movie with the message about the dangers of fame. I LOVED the little sugar-addicted little sister! She made the movie. Very funny John Waters movie.
  • dreamfaeries
    March 5, 2007
    dreamfaeries
    I liked it.
  • mjgildea
    November 20, 2006
    mjgildea
    Pretty gross but very funny.
  • nickymo89
    August 23, 2008
    nickymo89
    Slightly amusing but I've never been a big John Water's fan.
  • SageSlowdive
    October 25, 2009
    SageSlowdive
    Waters's worst film.
  • ElCochran90
    September 16, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Disliked this John waters project. It's surreal, but not so enjoyable.

    42/100
  • exureimundo
    June 16, 2009
    exureimundo
    Another cute one, but basically a flop; I was pleased with the cast and the basic story line wasn't at all bad. It was an enjoyable movie so long as you had no expectations. And it seems to have brought the term "tea-bagging" into common usage.
  • MrOrange8590
    June 14, 2009
    MrOrange8590
    i tried hard to get into this but theres just not much entertaining about it.
  • nightfaeriekitty
    June 4, 2009
    nightfaeriekitty
    Christina Ricci, I love you but..what the hell we're you thinking being apart of this movie??
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