Porklips Now (1980)
October 1, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Billy Gray
Dullard
Ernie Fosselius
Mertz / Kilroy / Director / Writer / Producer / Original Music Composer
John Brent
Head Butcher
Leon Martel
Butcher's Aide
Mark Lee
Slick ('Cook')
Leon Martell
Butcher's Aide
Jim Turner
Rick ('Kook')
Larry Walker
Famous Italian Director
Tom Bullock
Shutterbug
Jim Turner
Rick (segment "Kook")
John V. Fante
Cinematography / Editor
Drew Takahashi
Assistant Camera
Krystal Waters
Production Manager
Luther Greene
Sound Mixer
Slim Chance
Production Assistant
Walt Kraemer
Sound Effects
Bill Couturié
Producer
Neil Murphy
Location Sound Recordist
Andrea Kasin
Makeup Artist
Andy Aaron
Additional Photography
Ben Burtt
Military Consultant
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Porklips Now is a short, low budget parody film, made in 1980 by the American director Ernie Fosselius, based on the 1979 motion picture Apocalypse Now.
It chronicles the journey of Dullard (played by William "Billy" Gray, most famous as "Bud" in the Father Knows Best TV series), a gardener and handyman, sent to Chinatown by two butchers to meet a business rival, Fred "Madman" Mertz, and "take care of business". The film cleverly and humorously incorporates references to signature elements of the film on which it is based, albeit in a somewhat conspicuously low-budget manner.
Echoing a widely held if erroneous belief about Apocalypse Now, the film features several alternate endings.
The film was included on the compilation VHS release Hardware Wars, and Other Film Farces from Warner Home Video and is currently available on VHS and DVD from Pyramid Direct Films.