Pecker (film)

Pecker is a 1998 American comedydrama film written and directed by John Waters and starring Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci. Like all Waters films, it was filmed and set in Baltimore this film was set in the Hampden neighborhood.

Set in a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, Pecker tells the story of an unassuming 18yearold who works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker, so named for his childhood habit of pecking at his food, stumbles into fame when his work is discovered by a savvy New York art dealer, Rorey Wheeler. Peckers pictures, taken with a cheap Canon Canonet 28, are grainy, outoffocus studies of unglamorous subjects, but they strike a chord with New York art collectors.Unfortunately, instant overexposure has its downside. Roreys efforts to turn Pecker into an art sensation threaten to ruin the lowkey lifestyle that was his inspiration. He abandons his trusty old rangefinder camera for a new, fullfeatured Nikon N50. Pecker finds that his best friend, Matt, cant shoplift anymore now that Peckers photographs have increased his profile. Shelley, Peckers obsessive girlfriend who runs a laundromat, seems especially distressed when the press dub her a stain goddess and mistake her goodnatured pinup poses for pornographic comeons. ........

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