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Pecker (1998)
Director: John Waters
Cast: Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mark Joy
Runtime86 min
Rating15
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A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.
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Fans of quirky, unconventional filmmaking will delight in director John Waters' 1998 comedy 'Pecker', featuring a standout performance from Edward Furlong as a young Baltimore photographer whose offbeat eye for capturing the everyday details of his eccentric family and community propels him to unexpected fame.
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Pecker is a 1998 American film written and directed by John Waters. The film examined the rise to fame and potential fortune of a budding photographer played by Edward Furlong. It co-starred Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III, and Bess Armstrong. Like other films by Waters, it was filmed and set in Baltimore. Pecker received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed approximately $2.3 million in the United States and made a profit.
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