So he signed on to star as the title character in John Waters' whimsical art-farce, Pecker, now in Toronto theatres. And I like depressing movies. But I really wanted to do something different, when this came along. I really wanted to do something that had a little light comedy. 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.