Summaries

A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame.

A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when a photographer's photos he's taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world.—Joe Blevins <[email protected]>

A young adult named Pecker, who works at a sandwich shop/deli by day and takes pictures of his dysfunctional family, the crazy residents of Baltimore, places and even things around the city after work. One day at his own art show at the shop, New York art dealer Rorey Wheeler buys one of Pecker's "modern pictures" and invites girlfriend Shelley, a laundromat worker, common thief/best friend Matt, parents Jimmy and Joyce, a struggling bartender/bar owner and bargain clothing store saleswoman, daughter Tina, a hostess/bartender at a gay strip joint, their sugar-crazed young daughter Chrissy, and the family's religious grandmother called "Memama", a "pit beef" sandwich chef, to an art gallery in New York City. It is then that Pecker becomes an overnight art sensation nationwide. Unfortunately, serious problems arise back home. Many of the residents become appalled and embarrassed by his pictures, costing him a whole lot more than his friends. It's up to Pecker to make things right with Shelley and make the people see the good from bad in photography.—Christopher Howell ([email protected])

Details

Keywords
  • teenage girl
  • pubic hair
  • art
  • gay interest
  • man wears a g string
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 8, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 3401 Keswick Road, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Production companies Polar Entertainment

Box office

Budget $6000000
Gross US & Canada $2281761
Opening weekend US & Canada $541646
Gross worldwide $2281761

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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