Pecker (1998)
Director
John Waters
Main cast
Edward Furlong; Christina Ricci; Bess Armstrong; Mark Joy; Martha Plimpton
Genres
Comedy
Description
A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he's taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world. The young man is called "Pecker" because he pecks at his food like a bird.
John Waters
Main cast
Edward Furlong; Christina Ricci; Bess Armstrong; Mark Joy; Martha Plimpton
Genres
Comedy
Description
A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he's taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world. The young man is called "Pecker" because he pecks at his food like a bird.
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