Release Date: 2/23/1999 Original Release: 1998 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 86 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 794043473128 Studio: New Line Home Video
The winning 10th feature from John Waters straddles a fine line between the eager vulgarity of his earlier works and the sloppy sweetness of HAIRSPRAY and CRY-BABY. Set, as usual, in Baltimore, the film stars Edward Furlong as Pecker, a sweet-natured young fellow who happily passes the days photographing his surroundings with a cheap secondhand camera. Egging him on are his Virgin Mary-obsessed grandmother (Jean Schertler), his sugar-addicted younger sister (Lauren Hulsey), his kleptomaniac best friend (Brendan Sexton III), and his girlfriend (Christina Ricci), who runs a Laundromat with an iron fist. When Pecker's works are "discovered" by a slumming NYC art dealer (Lili Taylor), his simple life is turned upside down, and he quickly realizes that he was happier as an unknown.
A valentine to--and satire of--the art world, PECKER makes strangely poignant statements about the nature of art and the value of fame. As someone with a foot in both the New York art scene and the earthiness of Baltimore, the title character obviously has more than a touch of the director in him. As with all other Waters films, those who are familiar with Baltimore culture will be even more richly rewarded.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Special Edition Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English Additional Release Material: Production Interviews: Chuck Shacochis - Photographer Audio Commentary: John Waters - Director Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Text/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos: Snapshot Gallery
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