Porky's II: The One without Porky

To clarify, this one isn't a turkey... but the next one is!

As the film's actual subtitle implies, this movie is set "The Next Day" after terrorizing Porky's bar out in the swamps, as well as getting Pee Wee laid. We have the same crew and the same sex-fueled hijinks, and most of them are still plenty amusing. I got a lot of good laughs out of the first movie, and almost as many this time.

I love the improv parts of certain scenes though. My favorite is when they're doing the whole graveyard act and the dancer lady "dies" and the boys struggle not to laugh through Peewee's hysterics as they convince him he killed her with his libido. But he's got a new love interest who snags her fair share of screentime, most notably in a scene acting as a big busted obnoxious "teen" in a fancy restaurant as she extorts a crooked politician.

A movie like this isn't high on narrative, but rather a loose narrative tied together by a series of jokes. In this overall narrative that ignores Porky entirely, our heroes find themselves interested in acting in the school play. However, when a native american scores the lead (this was set in the 50s mind you), this Shakespearean play becomes blasphemy and must be stopped!

One thing I enjoyed was an appearance by Anthony Pena as the native's family member (brother?), because his appearance dictates strong indian vibes, kna'am sayin? This movie deals with a few racist topics, mostly about the ku klux klan harrassing the native locals, but this movie is a comedy, and that means that our villains are always inept.

Before I wrap this up, I'd like to point out that the "next day" monicker is only partial, as the film continues at least another day or so after the intial next day. So these guy's are having crazy wild adventures literally all of the time. Due to the exaggerated lifestyle, I'd like to compare this sequential setup to Wet Hot American Summer, which I'm sure was inspired by the Porky films.

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