The Chicken Chronicles (1977)

Director:

Frank Simon

Writers:

Paul Diamond (screenplay), Paul Diamond (novel)

Stars:

Phil Silvers, Ed Lauter, Steve Guttenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Silvers	...	Max Ober
Ed Lauter	...	Mr. Nastase
Steve Guttenberg	...	David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)
Lisa Reeves	...	Margaret
Meridith Baer	...	Tracy
Branscombe Richmond	...	Mark
Will Seltzer	...	Weinstein
Kutee	...	Maddy
Gino Baffa	...	Charlie
Robert Resnick	...	Stuart
Joseph G. Medalis	...	Mr. Phinney (as Joe Medalis)
Robin T. Williams	...	Vanessa
Clark Brandon	...	Lee
Jon Gries	...	Tom (as Jonathon Gries)
John Starr	...	Saul

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sex comedy | chicken | high school senior | teenager | beverly hills california | 

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Taglines:

The Spirit of 69...When The Lights Turned Off...The Kids Turned On!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crônicas Colegiais

Company Credits

Production Co:

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Chicken Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The writer, Paul Diamond, absolutely avers that the title was a tribute to Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles"

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Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009)

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Soundtracks

"On The Road Again"
by Canned Heat
Courtesy of United Artists Records

User Reviews

Warm, funny & well done! A hidden jewel!

This movie simply has never gotten the credit it deserves! Steve Guttenberg's debut film, as well as Phil (the original Sgt. Bilko) Silvers' last. Both are perfectly cast & are delights to watch. God knows why this movie has not been released on DVD, but keep an eye peeled for it on cable somewhere! It is a great, light-hearted, teen coming-of-age romp, yet still manages to have some serious & genuine warm moments.

Long live Frank Dracman!