Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee is a 2009 American sex comedy film. It was produced as an ashcan copy in order to retain the legal rights to produce a remake of the film Porky's (1981).[2]
In 1994, a company called Lontano Investments purchased all rights to Porky's. In 2001, Lontano signed a contract with Mola Entertainment, giving the latter the exclusive right to produce a Porky's film in exchange for 1.5% of the budget of the picture, less option fees. The agreement also gave Mola the right to produce another sequel if it satisfied the conditions of its deal, including completing the first picture within five years and paying the purchase fee in whole. This agreement was subsequently amended a number of times, extending the time and increasing the purchase fee from 1.5% of the budget to 2.5%. Mola originally wanted to make a film with a budget of around $10 million but were unable to raise the finance. They decided to make a film in 2009 for under $1 million before its rights expired. It was originally entitled Porky's: The College Years and was later renamed Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee.[3]
"As time was running out they thought let’s whip up this cheap one and bury it," said Brian Trenchard-Smith, who was hired to direct four weeks before shooting began.[4]
Shooting took place over 15 days on location in Canyon Country, California, and at a studio in Simi Valley, California, starting in October 2008. The director says the film was "designed as an homage to the 80′s sex-comedies where there are raging hormones that cause characters to defy logic and moral scruples in the search for the Holy Grail, which is to get laid. A desperate attempt to get laid."[1] He says his aim was to do an update that did not lose the essence of the original.
Releaseedit
The movie was briefly released via video on demand but was not released on DVD.[1] Mola then claimed they had fulfilled their obligations under their contract with Lontano and retained rights to make another sequel. However, Lontano subsequently claimed that the film required a budget of $10 million to satisfy the arrangement. A lawsuit ensued, affecting plans by Howard Stern to make his own remake as Mola maintained it held rights on Porky's until April 1, 2014.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcJason Bene, "What’s going on with Porky’s: The College Years?", Killer Films, Aug 16, 2010 accessed February 6, 2010
^"Porkys remake hits legal snafu" accessed February 3, 2013
^ abEriq Gardner, "Will a Legal Fight Ensnare Howard Stern's Planned 'Porky's' Remake?", Hollywood Reporter, March 28, 2011 accessed February 4, 2013
^"Interview with Brian Trenchard Smith", Movie Fone, March 21, 2011 accessed February 8, 2013
porky, pimpin, 2009, american, comedy, film, produced, ashcan, copy, order, retain, legal, rights, produce, remake, film, porky, 1981, directed, bybrian, trenchard, smithwritten, bystephen, niverbased, oncharactersby, clarkproduced, bytony, roman, chang, tseng. Porky s Pimpin Pee Wee is a 2009 American sex comedy film It was produced as an ashcan copy in order to retain the legal rights to produce a remake of the film Porky s 1981 2 Porky s Pimpin Pee WeeDirected byBrian Trenchard SmithWritten byStephen NiverBased onCharactersby Bob ClarkProduced byTony Roman Chang Tseng Paul Bronfman Joel RoodmanStarringAdam Wylie John Patrick Jordan Russ Hunt Whitney Anderson Sandra McCoy Cristin Michele Vic Polizos Barry Livingston Colleen CampCinematographyRon LevyEdited byLawrence KleinRelease date2009Running time78 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 500 000 1 Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External linksPremise editThree college student friends have misadventures over the summer Cast editAdam Wylie as Edward Pee Wee Morris John Patrick Jordan as Tommy Russ Hunt as Anthony Meat Tuperello Whitney Anderson as Shelly Sandra McCoy as Vanessa Cristin Michele as Tina Toppers Vic Polizos as Porky Wallace Barry Livingston as Uncle Howard Colleen Camp as Helen MorrisProduction editIn 1994 a company called Lontano Investments purchased all rights to Porky s In 2001 Lontano signed a contract with Mola Entertainment giving the latter the exclusive right to produce a Porky s film in exchange for 1 5 of the budget of the picture less option fees The agreement also gave Mola the right to produce another sequel if it satisfied the conditions of its deal including completing the first picture within five years and paying the purchase fee in whole This agreement was subsequently amended a number of times extending the time and increasing the purchase fee from 1 5 of the budget to 2 5 Mola originally wanted to make a film with a budget of around 10 million but were unable to raise the finance They decided to make a film in 2009 for under 1 million before its rights expired It was originally entitled Porky s The College Years and was later renamed Porky s Pimpin Pee Wee 3 As time was running out they thought let s whip up this cheap one and bury it said Brian Trenchard Smith who was hired to direct four weeks before shooting began 4 Shooting took place over 15 days on location in Canyon Country California and at a studio in Simi Valley California starting in October 2008 The director says the film was designed as an homage to the 80 s sex comedies where there are raging hormones that cause characters to defy logic and moral scruples in the search for the Holy Grail which is to get laid A desperate attempt to get laid 1 He says his aim was to do an update that did not lose the essence of the original Release editThe movie was briefly released via video on demand but was not released on DVD 1 Mola then claimed they had fulfilled their obligations under their contract with Lontano and retained rights to make another sequel However Lontano subsequently claimed that the film required a budget of 10 million to satisfy the arrangement A lawsuit ensued affecting plans by Howard Stern to make his own remake as Mola maintained it held rights on Porky s until April 1 2014 3 References edit a b c Jason Bene What s going on with Porky s The College Years Killer Films Aug 16 2010 accessed February 6 2010 Porkys remake hits legal snafu accessed February 3 2013 a b Eriq Gardner Will a Legal Fight Ensnare Howard Stern s Planned Porky s Remake Hollywood Reporter March 28 2011 accessed February 4 2013 Interview with Brian Trenchard Smith Movie Fone March 21 2011 accessed February 8 2013External links edit nbsp Film portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Comedy portalPorky s Pimpin Pee Wee at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Porky 27s Pimpin 27 Pee Wee amp oldid 1107604448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
