O.C. and Stiggs

O.C. and Stiggs
Directed byRobert Altman
Screenplay byDonald Cantrell
Ted Mann
Story byTod Carroll
Ted Mann
Produced byRobert Altman
Peter Newman
Starring
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Edited byElizabeth Kling
Music byKing Sunny Adé
Production
companies
Lewis Allen/Peter Newman Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed byMGM/UA Communications Co.
Release date
  • July 10, 1987 (1987-07-10)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million[1]
Box office$29,815[1]

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.[2] The film stars Daniel H. Jenkins and Neill Barry as the title characters. Other members of the cast include Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Martin Mull, Dennis Hopper, Ray Walston, Louis Nye, Melvin Van Peebles, Tina Louise, Cynthia Nixon, Jon Cryer and Bob Uecker.

The film, a raunchy teen comedy described by the British Film Institute as "probably Altman's least successful film", was shot in 1983, but not released until long after post-production was completed (copyrighted in 1985). MGM shelved it for a couple of years, finally giving it a limited theatrical release in 1987 and 1988.

  1. ^ a b O.C. and Stiggs at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (March 18, 1988). "O C Stiggs (1985) Review/Film; A Look at High School In 'O.C. and Stiggs'". The New York Times.