go for something far away from the deliberately gross stuff that he usually make and john water ( happy birthday and john . ) make this parody of the celebrity or art world . edward furlong play the title character and a working class teenager in baltimore who love to photograph thing . when a new york agent ( lili taylor ) discover his work and she offer him his big break and which he accept . but once he hit it big and he have to reconsider everything . basically and pecker look at how he lose his friend and his normal life once he become a celebrity . the sort of thing that we might expect and sure and but with water direct and there always a few thing to shock u ( you will know them when you see them ) . i certainly recommend it . also star christina ricci and mink stole and patty hearst .