Stag (1997)

Victor Mallick returned to his home and found out that all of his friends have arranged a surprise bachelor/stag party for him. Two strippers were hired to cheer up the party. However, when... See full summary »

Director:

Gavin Wilding

Writers:

Pat Bermel, Jason Schombing (story)

Stars:

John Stockwell, Mario Van Peebles, Jerry Stiller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Stockwell	...	Victor Mallick
Mario Van Peebles	...	Michael Barnes
Jerry Stiller	...	Ted
Gerald Anthony	...	Ed Labenski
Mark Blum	...	Ben Marks
John Henson	...	Timan Bernard
Ben Gazzara	...	Frank Grieco
Andrew McCarthy	...	Pete Weber
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Taylor Rundgren (as GregAlan Williams)
Kevin Dillon	...	Dan Kane
William McNamara	...	Jon DiCapri
William Prael	...	Stoker
Jenny McShane	...	Kelly
Taylor Dayne	...	Serena
Lawrence R. Leritz	...	Officer #1

Storyline

Victor Mallick returned to his home and found out that all of his friends have arranged a surprise bachelor/stag party for him. Two strippers were hired to cheer up the party. However, when some of the men accidentally killed one of the strippers, they are left to face the consequences of their action.

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | bachelor party | topless female nudity | female nudity | vomiting | 

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Taglines:

The life of the party just died!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Despedida de soltero

Filming Locations:

Aerial title sequence filmed on location in lower Manhattan, New York, including Glen Cove and Sands Point, NY.

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films,Rampage Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are a total of fourteen major characters seen during the film. This includes the two hookers, the escort, the nosey neighbor, Victor, Michael and Victor's old friends, which account for eight.

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Quotes

Pete Weber: Who's gonna shoot the hoe?

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Connections

Referenced in Very Bad Things (1998)

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Soundtracks

Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
Written by Rick Derringer
Performed by Art Masters
Published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.

User Reviews

A very disappointing film...

From watching the start of the movie, i though that Stag looked quite promising. The introduction of each character, although minimalist, was quite effective... there would be a freeze frame on each character, and some text describing their occupation and past.

Unfortunately the movie takes it time to get to the crucial plot twist that this movie is based on. There's a lot of uninteresting dialog and a scene of gratuitous sex. "When's this movie going to start!" i was left thinking for a good while.

So eventually after the death of the stripper, the protagonists of the movie try to figure out what to do next. But... this is the problem... they spend the entire movie trying to figure out what to do next. And even worse, they still haven't figured out what to do even after the end credits come up. But obviously you don't expect this to happen when you first see this movie, so it's the only thing keeping you watch it.

At the end of the movie i was left feeling very unsatisfied. There could've been such an interesting story made from the idea it presents to you at the start. (Well maybe not the *start*... it does drag on quite a bit ;-) I was expecting some great little plot twists or an intelligent story, but no, the outcome in my opinion is unbelievable and unfinished.