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O.C. and Stiggs is a 1987 American teen comedy film directed by Robert Altman, based on two characters that were originally featured in a series of stories published in National Lampoon magazine. The film stars Daniel H. Jenkins and Neill Barry as the title characters.
O.C. and Stiggs: Directed by Robert Altman. With Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry, Jane Curtin, Paul Dooley. O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against them.
- (1.5K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Robert Altman
- 1985
Feb 7, 2024 · O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against them. They seek revenge against the middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: the middle class.
- 109 min
Nov 14, 2023 · A former National Lampoon subscriber claims that the story of OC and Stiggs, two teenage delinquents, was based on his life in 1972. Read the hilarious article and compare it with the movie adaptation.
- The title characters are loosely based on the odious, chaos-making, highly obnoxious escapades of a couple of fictitious Arizona teenagers who regularly showed up in the pages of National Lampoon magazine.
- It’s not really a satire of teen comedies, though that was what the studio wanted. “Altman argues that audiences and National Lampoon wanted Robert Altman’s ‘Porky’s’ and were flummoxed when he delivered a satire of teen schlock instead,” Nathan Rabin notes, writing about the film in the A.V.
- For Altman completetists and fans of movie oddities, it’s worth a look. When I reached out to Chicago Film Society programmer Cameron Worden to talk about the upcoming screening, his reply made me laugh: “So happy to hear you’re interested in writing about this brilliant/terrible/flummoxing film.”
- The movie traffics in misogyny and taunting homophobia. Writing for Reverse Shot, Matt Connolly points out that we, the viewer, “are expected to square our alignment with O.C.
Oct 18, 2005 · Daniel H. Jenkins, Neill Barry, Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Jon Cryer, Ray Walston, Louis Nye, Tina Louise, Martin Mull, Dennis Hopper, Melvin Van Pebbles. In one of Robert Altman's most obscure films (rumor has it that the film sat on the shelf for years), two hyperactive teenagers make life miserable for a greedy...
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. They seek revenge against the middle class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: middle class.
