Porklips Now (1980)
October 1, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Billy Gray
Dullard
Ernie Fosselius
Mertz / Kilroy
Leon Martel
Butcher's Aide
John Brent
Head Butcher
Leon Martell
Butcher's Aide
Mark Lee
Slick ('Cook')
Jim Turner
Rick ('Kook')
Andy Aaron
Writer
Larry Walker
Famous Italian Director
Bill Couturié
Producer
Tom Bullock
Shutterbug
John V. Fante
Cinematographer
Ben Burtt
Military Consultant
Neil Murphy
Location Sound Recordist
Slim Chance
Production Assistant
Drew Takahashi
Assistant Camera
Luther Greene
Sound Mixer
Krystal Waters
Production Manager
Walt Kraemer
Sound Effects
Andrea Kasin
Makeup Artist
Details.
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.