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1985 (USA) morePlot:
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. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Like Oil and Vinegar: Robert Altman and Teenage Angst more (36 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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During a 1991 interview with David Letterman, Martin Mull revealed that he was 'Robert Altman''s second choice for his character, the first choice being CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite. moreQuotes:
[O.C. and Stiggs are at Lenora Schwab's wedding and are fooling with the Uzi they gave as a present.]Randall: Hey, whatcha got?
Stiggs: Randall, how would you like to have more fun than you've ever had in your life?
Randall: I don't know. I've had a lot of fun. I have Legos, you know.
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Robert Altman's O.C. and STIGGS is one of his most harshly critiqued movie. This is partly due to the expectations of the fans of the O.C. and STIGGS articles in National Lampoon. From what I can tell, this movie is *not* what fans expected. However, I never read those articles before discovering this film, and so my expectations were quite different. This movie could've been a standard "It's fun to be a teenager in summer" movie, but not with Robert Altman at the helm. There are some excellent performances by Martin Mull, Dennis Hopper, and Jane Curtin. Ray Walston (also known as Mr. Hand in Fast Times at Ridgemont High) gives an incredible performance as the senile "Gramps". I personally thinks he deserves a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for this role, but when a movie only makes $30,000 at the box office, I guess the academy doesn't even consider you. Plus Cynthia Nixon, one of the four stars of Sex and The City, plays the love interest. The entire sequence of events is well contrived and although you may not laugh out loud, if you listen closely (which is hard to do given Altman's style of overlapping lines) you will be smiling throughout the film. I've always been surprised how much people disliked this movie, but I suppose the genre and director are a bit like oil and vinegar: They don't mix well, but what a tasty combination.