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none of the actors went on to real success


very suprising given how big the film was at the time and how good the cast were.

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Kim Cattrall has probably gained the most success since PORKY'S, but I doubt it had anything to do with the film.

The problem, at least according to some of the actors, was typecasting. A lot of them couldn't get work.


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I have to disagree with your thread title. Besides Kim, both Alex Karras & Susan Clark went on to star in the TV show Webster the next year. And Boyd Gaines, who played Coach Brackett, has won 4 Tonys.

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Yes - Boyd Gaines was practically unrecognisable as the nerdy Lieutenant in Heartbreak Ridge. A very different character to the gym coach in Porkys, and possibly evidence of his versatility.

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A lot of them were typecast as "bad actors". We all like the boobies, but there were some terrible actors in this movie.

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