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Widescreen version of the film; Audio commentary by John Waters; Pecker's snapshot gallery; on-camera interview with Chuck Shacochis, the real photographer behind Pecker's portfolio; Cast and crew biographies and filmographies; Original theatrical trailer
Full Product DetailsSide #1--
0. Scene Selection
1. Main titles. [4:14]
2. Slavin' at the Sub Pit. [1:31]
3. Let's go shopping! [3:13]
4. Sit-n-Spin. [2:09]
5. Shoppin' with the homeless. [4:15]
6. Peekin' in the pelt room. [1:15]
7. Mi mama and Mary. [3:50]
8. Tea baggin' at the Fudge Palace. [2:39]
9. I'll make you a star!. [6:50]
10. Pecker takes manhattan. [10:40]
11. "We were robbed!." [4:49]
12. Outside help. [3:41]
13. The jig is up! [6:11]
14. Darling, you look fabulous!. [2:57]
15. "Beaver brutality!." [3:08]
16. Fired from the Fudge Palace. [2:49]
17. "Do it for the art.." [3:15]
18. Vote Pecker. [4:24]
19. "Welcome to Pecker's place.." [10:21]
20. End credits. [3:54]
John Waters wrote and directed this $6.5 million satire on the Manhattan art world, a rags-to-riches comedy about 18-year-old amateur photographer Pecker (so named because he pecks at his food). Pecker (Edward Furlong) is a blue-collar kid who works in a Baltimore sandwich shop and takes snapshots of family, friends, and customers. His mom, Joyce (Mary Kay Place) runs a thrift shop where she offers fashion advice to the homeless, while sis Tina (Martha Plimpton) recruits go-go boys to dance at the local Fudge Palace. Pecker's younger sister, Little Chrissy (Lauren Hulsey), has a sugar addiction, and his grandmother, Memama (Jean Schertler), the "pit beef" queen of Baltimore, conducts prayer meetings with her talking statue of Mary. After hip Manhattan art dealer Rorey Wheeler (Lili Taylor) becomes fascinated with Pecker's photos, a big exhibition is in the offing, followed by overnight fame as the young man becomes the new darling of the New York art scene. Soon Pecker discovers that fame has its price. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide