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Pecker
- Director: John Waters
- Writer: John Waters
- Producer: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.; John Fiedler
CGiii Comment
Sorry John - but this just becomes far too whiny and preachy to be enjoyable.
As a satire - it fails simply because it's senselessly stupid - only a fool would consider it to be clever.
Time to raise the bar or go back to the trash.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 pecks at his food like a bird.
Cast & Characters
Edward Furlong as Pecker;
Christina Ricci as Shelley;
Bess Armstrong as Dr. Klompus;
Mark Joy as Jimmy;
Mary Kay Place as Joyce;
Martha Plimpton as Tina;
Brendan Sexton III as Matt;
Mink Stole as Precinct Captain;
Lili Taylor as Rorey Wheeler;
Patricia Hearst as Lynn Wentworth;
Jean Schertler as Memama;
Lauren Hulsey as Little Chrissy;
Mo Fischer as T-Bone;
Donald Neal as Mr. Bozak;
Carolyn Stayer as Miss Betty