Since I was far too young to have seen such filth before, this was the first time I’d ever watched Porky’s. I was under the impression it was sort of like American Pie, only from the 80s.
I was part right. It is like American Pie (in fact, one of the writers of American Pie has signed up to co-write a Porky’s remake, apparently), but like American Pie crossed with Happy Days and Grease. I had no idea it was set in the 50s!
There’s some nudity, but it’s pretty tame these days. I expect in 1982 there were complaints about it, however. The acting is a bit poor, the plot is nonsense, and there’s a shovelled-in-for-no-reason antisemite side story which doesn’t really work in a comedy (someone tell Woody Allen?). The rest of it is actually quite funny. Very funny, in places.
Verdict: 3/5