Porky's 2: The Next Day

The real world once more takes a back seat to a caricature of itself as the same Florida high-school teens who grossed profits in Porky's by grossing out, have to band together to stop their Shakespeare festival (!!) from being cancelled, due to a crusading, right-wing reverend's attack on the ...more

Because it inspired countless shallow rip-offs, the original Porky's is remembered as a dumb teenaged sex comedy. Actually, though, it was a sweet, almost sentimental coming-of-age story, albeit one populated by copious nude, nubile teens. Perhaps the smear on the Porky's name was the result of this misconceived sequel, which magnifies almost all of the original film's salaciousness while maintaining none of its quiet craft or emotional resonance. With the exception of Kim Cattrall's ...more