O.C. and Stiggs (1985)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Robert Altman

Writers:

Tod Carroll (stories) &
Ted Mann (stories) ...
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Release Date:

1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Teen Comedy | Insurance | National Lampoon Series | High School

Cast

Daniel Jenkins	...	Oliver Cromwell 'O.C.' Ogilvie (as Daniel H. Jenkins)
Neill Barry	...	Mark Stiggs
Jane Curtin	...	Elinore Schwab
Paul Dooley	...	Randall Schwab
Jon Cryer	...	Randall Schwab Jr.
Laura Urstein	...	Lenore Schwab
Victor Ho	...	Frankie Tang
Ray Walston	...	Grandpa 'Gramps' Ogilvie
Donald May	...	Jack Stiggs
Carla Borelli	...	Stella Stiggs
Stephanie Elfrink	...	Missie Stiggs
Amanda Hull	...	Debbie Stiggs
James Gilsenan	...	Barney Beaugereaux
Tina Louise	...	Florence Beaugereaux
Cynthia Nixon	...	Michelle
Greg Wrangler	...	Jefferson Washington
Dennis Hopper	...	Sponson
Alan Autry	...	Goon
Louis Nye	...	Garth Sloan
Dan Ziskie	...	Rusty Calloway
Martin Mull	...	Pat Coletti
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Wino Bob
Tiffany Helm	...	Charlotte Whitley
Dana Andersen	...	Robin Schultz
Bob Uecker	...	Bob Uecker
Margery Bond	...	Mrs. Bunny
Jeannine Ann Cole	...	Nancy Pearson
Nina Van Pallandt	...	Clare Dejavue
Thomas Hal Phillips	...	Hal Phillip Walker
Danny Darst	...	Schwab Commercial Singer
Caroline Aaron	...	Janine
Tom Flagg	...	Policeman
Maurice Orozco	...	Bandito
Louis Enriques	...	Promotor
Frank Sprague	...	Actor in Play
Robert Fortier	...	Wino Jim
Allan Berne	...	Wino
Roger Carter	...	Wino
Roy Gunsberg	...	Wino
Robert Ledford	...	Wino
Lobo	...	Wino
Bob Reilly	...	Wino
Richard Thompson	...	Wino
Wayne Wallace	...	Wino
D.C. Warren	...	Wino
Florence White	...	Wino
Fred Newman	...	Bongo (voice)
King Sunny Ade	...	King Sunny Ade
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Guthrie	...	Deejay (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Altman

Writing credits
Tod Carroll		(stories) &
Ted Mann		(stories)
Ted Mann		(screenplay) and
Donald Cantrell		(screenplay)

Produced by
Lewis M. Allen	....	executive producer (as Lewis Allen)
Robert Altman	....	producer
Scott Bushnell	....	associate producer
Peter Newman	....	producer

Original Music by
King Sunny Ade

Cinematography by
Pierre Mignot

Film Editing by
Elizabeth Kling

Production Design by
Scott Bushnell
David Gropman

Set Decoration by
John Hay

Makeup Department
David Forrest	....	makeup artist (as David Craig Forrest)

Production Management
Allan F. Nicholls	....	production manager (as Allan Nicholls)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ned Dowd	....	second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director
Paula Mazur	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Andy Aaron	....	sound effects recordist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bernard Hajdenberg	....	sound editor (as Bern Hajdenberg)
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
Mel Zelniker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Allen Hall	....	special effects
Mike Menzel	....	special effects assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Reed Altman	....	camera operator
Michael S. Epley	....	grip
Lawrence Karman	....	first assistant camera
Jean Lépine	....	camera operator
Michael Levine	....	camera operator

Music Department
Allan F. Nicholls	....	music supervisor
Ralph Schuckett	....	music arranger (as Ralph Shuckett)

Other crew
Michael Altman	....	technical supervisor
Doug Cole	....	production assistant
J.P. Gabriel	....	special set constructor

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2005) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Glendale, Arizona, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

After poor test screenings MGM shelved the film, only granting it a limited release in 1987.

Quotes:

Oliver Cromwell 'O.C.' Ogilvie: I dunno about this, Stiggs. That goon has a gun!
Mark Stiggs: It's OK! He's crazy!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

O.C. and Stiggs

Sleeper hit

This movie was great when I saw it, so great that I bought a previously used tape at a video store. O.C. and Stiggs try to get even with a family of rich snobs who ruined people. They get even, and it is very funny.