Review of Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) by Dougal S — 13 Jan 2011

With âPorkyâ(TM)sâ? being the huge hit it was with the younger crowd a sequel would be inevitable.... a sequel we all knew wasnâ(TM)t going to be near as good. Making a good sequel would be a challenging feat due to the premises of original being paper thin. I mean how long can they drag on a premises of high school guys wanting to get laid without the shtick getting old? Not long thatâ(TM)s for damn sure as âPorkyâ(TM)s IIâ? came out disappointing even with expectations already low.

Like the subtitle suggests, this sequel starts the next day after the events of the first film. All of our main cast returns and they are still horny as ever. Instead of having a rival with Porky this time, our teens have to take on a corrupt southern minister that wantâ(TM)s to shut down their Shakespeare play for being too vulgar. If that werenâ(TM)t enough they also have to take on the KKK and even a corrupt mayor.

Director Bob Clark desperately tries to throw new interesting themes into the mix but nothing really jelled together. All these interesting villains donâ(TM)t work if the film isnâ(TM)t funny and trust me, there isnâ(TM)t much funny about this sequel. Some sequences try desperately to be as funny or memorable as similar sequences in the original but they all fall flat.

There is really nothing memorable about this movie. Ask people about sequences in the original film and they can rattle them off like a grocery list but ask them about part 2 and all you get is âummm.... is that het one with the KKK.â? Yea, thatâ(TM)s it. The poster artwork tries to make the snake sequence in the toilet the main comedy attraction but it doesnâ(TM)t hold a candle to anything from the original.

âPorkyâ(TM)s IIâ? proves again that even the original director canâ(TM)t always save a sequel. Bob Clark seems to be as disappointed with this film as the fans of the original were as he never talks about it in interviews. He tries hard here but itâ(TM)s nothing more than another disappointing and forgettable follow-up. Even so it still made a killing at the box office so âPorkyâ(TM)s IIIâ? wasnâ(TM)t too far behind.