O.C. & Stiggs (1985)

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In what can only be described as a dramatic change of pace, Robert Altman directed this raunchy teen comedy based on the antics of two characters featured in a series of stories published in the National Lampoon. Oliver Cromwell Ogilvie (Daniel Jenkins), aka O.C., and his buddy Mark Stiggs (Neil… More In what can only be described as a dramatic change of pace, Robert Altman directed this raunchy teen comedy based on the antics of two characters featured in a series of stories published in the National Lampoon. Oliver Cromwell Ogilvie (Daniel Jenkins), aka O.C., and his buddy Mark Stiggs (Neil Barry), are a pair of misfit teenagers whose greatest joy in life is making those around them miserable. O.C.'s ancient grandfather (Ray Walston) has just had his insurance cancelled, and when he discovers that suburbanite salesman Randall Schwabb (Paul Dooley) is responsible, O.C. and Stiggs swing into a summer-long campaign to get revenge on Schwabb and his family. While it received some of the most brutally negative reviews of Altman's career, O.C. and Stiggs is worth a quick look for its cast, which includes fellow outcast auteurs Dennis Hopper and Melvin Van Peebles, comics Louis Nye and Jane Curtain, the one-time glamour girl of the Clifford Irving scandal Nina Van Pallandt, and Thomas Hal Phillips, reprising his role as Hal Phillip Walker from Nashville. World music superstars King Sunny Ade and his African Beats appear and provide the musical score. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By: Robert Altman
Written By: Donald Cantrell
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 10, 1987 Wide
On DVD: Nov 15, 2005

Critic Reviews

Janet Maslin, New York Times
Its notion of American artificiality runs so deep that the film begins and ends at a man-made surfing beach in the middle of the desert.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a massive failure on every single level...
Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
(Altman's) distinctive, observational satire is poles apart from the sophomoric humor that trademarks the Lampoon

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Silly but watchable teen movie. Similar in style to the American Pie movies.

Cast

            Daniel Jenkins as Oliver Cromwell "O.C." Ogilvie

            Neil Barry as Mark Stiggs

            Paul Dooley as Randall Schwab

            Jane Curtin as Elinore Schwab

            Jon Cryer as Randall Schwab Jr.

            Ray Walston as Gramps

            Dennis Hopper as Sponson

            Louis Nye as Garth Sloan

            Tina Louise as Florence/Beaugereaux

            Martin Mull as Pat Coletti

            Melvin Van Peebles as Wino Bob

            Donald May as Jack Stiggs

            Carla Borelli as Stella Stiggs

            Cynthia Nixon as Michelle

            Caroline Aaron as Janine

            Dana Anderson as Robin

            Alan Autry as Goon

            Margery Bond as Mrs. Buny

            Robert Fortier as Wino Jim

            Tiffany Helm as Charlotte

            Lobo
            
            Bob Uecker as Bob Uecker

            Nina Van Pallandt as Claire Dejavve

            Greg Wrangler as Jefferson Washington

            Dan Ziskie as Rusty Calloway

            King Sunny Ade and His African Beats
            
            Danny Darst as Schwab Commercial Singer

            Jeannine Ann Cole as Nancy Pearson

            Stephanie Elfrink as Missie Stiggs

            Tom Flagg as Policeman

            James Gilsenan as Barney Beaugereaux

            Victor J. Ho as Frankie Tang

            Fred Newman as Bongo Voice

            Maurice Orozco as Bandito

            Thomas Hal Phillips as Hal Phillip Walker

            Frank Sprague as Actor in Play

            Laura Urstein as Lenore Schwab

            Louis Enriques as Promoter

            Roy Gunsberg
            
            Richard Thompson
            
            Gary Guthrie as Deejay

            Neill Barry
            
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