I thought that this was the perfect chance to do that. Pecker is different, all right. Furlong plays a naive amateur photographer in Baltimore. The kid is discovered as a 'genius' by a trendy Manhattan art dealer played by Lili Taylor. The discovery turns Pecker's world topsy turvy and he finds himself caught up in a world of arty pretensions.
Furlong can relate.
He was 13 when Terminator 2 casting director Mali Finn wandered through the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena and found Furlong hanging out with friends. He relented and was finally persuaded Finn was legit. He also found himself caught up in Hollywood's high society. Furlong can relate to Pecker's dilemma in the Waters movie. That's the way I've felt myself when I've been out at certain Hollywood parties.