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Pecker

Name: Pecker
Director: John Waters
Released: 1998-01-01

1998 film by John Waters

FilmfilmQ1474562

Released: 1998
, December 10, 1998
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1.kinokalender.com/film684_pecker.htmlRetrieved 2018-01-26
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Director: John Waters
Screenwriter: John Waters
Producer: John Fielder
Cast: Edward Furlong
, Christina Ricci
, Lili Taylor
, Mary Kay Place
+6 more
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: comedy drama
, comedy film
, LGBTQ-related film
Country of origin: United States

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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.

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Director of photography: Robert M. Stevens
Main subject: dysfunctional family
Filming location: Baltimore
Title: Pecker
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Different from: Pecker
Narrative location: Baltimore
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 66/100(February 11, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 24 critic review
52%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 46 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Pecker”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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5.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Pecker”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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MPA film rating: R rating certificate id: 36080
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