what do o. c. stand for . in the vastly superior national lampoon article that run from 1980 to 1984 and it stand for out of control the nickname of the character william o. c. ogilvy . in the lame altman film it stand for oliver cromwell ogilvie . that be the whole problem with this movie . it should have be out of control fun and but it end up a a lame reference to social significance . altman try to take a tried and true formula of a wacky teen sex comedy ( a valid and wonderful and meaningful genre of american cinema and just like film noir ) and violate it by bring in bad actor and crappy cinematography and and and bad of all and some sort of message of what this age and senile director think be the problem of youth in reagan era america . at least the previous nl effort and vacation they have a good director ( nl alumnus harold ramis ) satisfactory actor and and the story be fairly close to the original john hughes piece . none of the actor here and ( save jon cryer ) be interest and funny or even remotely close to the few character bring over from the nl article ( they add other lame character for no reason and such a oc grandfather and waste the talent of ray walston ) . not even the amazing sound of king sunny ade can save this film ( they be only in this film for a five minute cameo ) . what i can not understand be that by 1984 when this film be make ( it be so bad it be quietly release three year later ) and why do nl not give this film to a reliable director such a harold ramis and john landis and amy heckerling and or john hughes . all i can say be to look over the thirty some review of this movie and see how the line be draw . those who love this movie have never read ( or have it read to them ) the article of oc and stiggs that grace the page of national lampoon . those who abhor this movie be those who can read and have enjoy and live their life accord to the gospel of oc and stiggs a write in the brilliant national lampoon article . if you want the story of oc and stiggs and read the original article and theyre on the net and should be require reading in all school and church and drinking establishment . if you want to see a funny teen sex comedy and rent classic american pie and porky or private resort . if you want to see and here king sunny ade and his infectious ju ju sound and rent konkombe or buy root of rhythm and you will not be sorry . however and stay away from o. c. and stiggs and at all cost .