Pecker (film)

Pecker
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Waters
Written byJohn Waters
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert M. Stevens
Edited byJanice Hampton
Music byStewart Copeland[1]
Production
company
Polar Entertainment
Distributed byFine Line Features
Release date
  • September 25, 1998 (1998-09-25)
Running time
86 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[3]
Box office$2.3 million[4]

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]

  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.
  3. ^ "Pecker". October 9, 1998 – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  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)