Pecker (film)

Pecker
Pecker
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Waters
Written by	John Waters
Produced by	John Fiedler; Mark Tarlov; Mark Ordesky; Pat Moran;
Starring	Edward Furlong; Christina Ricci; Bess Armstrong; Mary Kay Place; Martha Plimpton; Brendan Sexton III; Mink Stole; Lili Taylor;
Cinematography	Robert M. Stevens
Edited by	Janice Hampton
Music by	Stewart Copeland
Production; company	Polar Entertainment
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date	September 25, 1998;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$2.3 million

Pecker is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by John Waters. Like all of Waters' films, it was filmed and set in Baltimore, this time in the Hampden neighborhood.^[5]

The film examines the rise to fame and potential fortune of a budding photographer, played by Edward Furlong. Co-starring Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III, and Bess Armstrong. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed about $2.3 million in the United States box office^[4] and was able to make profit.^[6]

^ Hornaday, Ann (September 25, 1998). "Movie review: Family values and goodness mingle with John Waters' trademark crude humor in 'Pecker". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ "Pecker (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 13, 1998. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
^ "Pecker". October 9, 1998 – via www.imdb.com.
^ ^a ^b Pecker at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ Ollove, Michael (April 19, 1998). "Delightfully Deviant Three decades after his first freaky film, John Waters has mellowed. But as his new movie proves, his humor remains twisted, his sensibilities bizarre. He's admired from Cannes to Wisconsin". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ "Tyro prexy Ordesky looks to lead niche player to fertile grounds". Variety. December 7, 1998. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] Hornaday, Ann (September 25, 1998). "Movie review: Family values and goodness mingle with John Waters' trademark crude humor in 'Pecker". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[2] "Pecker (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 13, 1998. Retrieved October 25, 2013.

[imdb-3] "Pecker". October 9, 1998 – via www.imdb.com.

[mojo-4] Pecker at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[5] Ollove, Michael (April 19, 1998). "Delightfully Deviant Three decades after his first freaky film, John Waters has mellowed. But as his new movie proves, his humor remains twisted, his sensibilities bizarre. He's admired from Cannes to Wisconsin". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[Weekly_Variety-6] "Tyro prexy Ordesky looks to lead niche player to fertile grounds". Variety. December 7, 1998. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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Pecker (film)

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