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Pecker (1998)

Pecker poster
Directed by
John Waters
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 208 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young photographer in Baltimore starts taking pictures of his eccentric family and friends. His work gets discovered by a New York art dealer and he suddenly becomes famous.

quirkyupbeatoffbeatsatiricalwhimsicallightheartedcomedicobservational

What happens

Pecker is a 1998 American film written and directed by John Waters. The film chronicles the rise to fame and potential fortune of a budding photographer played by Edward Furlong. It co-stars Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III, and Bess Armstrong. Like other films by Waters, it was filmed and set in Baltimore. Pecker received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed approximately $2.3 million in the United States and made a profit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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