Pecker
“He never realized how far 35 millimeters would take him.”
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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Cast
65 people
Edward Furlong
Pecker
Known for
American History X
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Christina Ricci
Shelley
Known for
Wednesday
Sleepy Hollow
Bess Armstrong
Dr. Klompus
Known for
Jaws 3-D
My So-Called Life
Mark Joy
Jimmy
Known for
A Christmas Kiss
The Ultimate Gift
Mary Kay Place
Joyce
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
Martha Plimpton
Tina
Known for
The Goonies
Task
Brendan Sexton III
Matt
Known for
The Killing
Russian Doll
Mink Stole
Precinct Captain
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Desperate Living
Lili Taylor
Rorey Wheeler
Known for
The Conjuring
Daredevil: Born Again
Patricia Hearst
Lynn Wentworth
Known for
Cry-Baby
A Dirty Shame
Jean Schertler
Memama
Known for
Runaway Bride
The House on Sorority Row
Lauren Hulsey
Little Chrissy
Known for
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Washington Square
John Waters Director · Stewart Copeland Composer Robert M. Stevens Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $6M · United States release September 25, 1998
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,281,761
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Polar Entertainment
Production
Fine Line Features
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · September 1, 1998
Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
United States · September 25, 1998
Limited theatrical
United States · January 18, 1999
Physical · VHS
United States
September 16, 1998 · Premiere
Argentina
May 19, 1999 · Physical
April 17, 2018 · Premiere · BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival
Australia
July 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Austria
December 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
September 11, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
September 22, 1999 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
June 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
September 14, 1998 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Israel
November 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
August 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
October 30, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Norway
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 1, 1999 · Physical
Spain
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 29, 1999 · Premiere · Popcorn Film Festival
September 1, 2003 · TV
Switzerland
December 11, 1998 · Theatrical · German speaking region
United Kingdom
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
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