The Chicken Chronicles

1977
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1h 35m

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In 1969, an anti-authority rich high school senior tries to publish a controversial article about the Vietnam war while working after school for a chicken shop, and trying to score with girl... Read allIn 1969, an anti-authority rich high school senior tries to publish a controversial article about the Vietnam war while working after school for a chicken shop, and trying to score with girls before graduation.In 1969, an anti-authority rich high school senior tries to publish a controversial article about the Vietnam war while working after school for a chicken shop, and trying to score with girls before graduation.

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Phil Silvers

Max Ober

Ed Lauter

Mr. Nastase

Steve Guttenberg

David Kessler
(as Steven Guttenberg)

Lisa Reeves

Margaret

Meridith Baer

Tracy

Branscombe Richmond

Mark

Will Seltzer

Weinstein

Kutee

Maddy

Gino Baffa

Charlie Kessler

Robert Resnick

Stuart

Joseph G. Medalis

Mr. Phinney
(as Joe Medalis)

Robin T. Williams

Vanessa

Clark Brandon

Jon Gries

Tom
(as Jonathon Gries)

John Starr

Saul

Jon M. Benson

Mr. Putnam

Robert Gribbin

Dr. Sankbeil

Vincent Lucchesi

Coach Zwick
(as Vincent Luchesi)

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Trivia
Scenes from this movie were filmed at the then residence of Mad Men (2007) Creator Matthew Weiner, when he was still a child and living with his parents. According to Weiner, the film company "ripped my parents off", destroying furniture and lying to them.

Goofs
Dave Kessler's printed column consists of meaningless paragraphs that are sometimes repeated and also used for the 'This Month's School Calendar of Events' article.

Alternate versions
Due to music licensing disputes, the home video version of this film differs slightly from the theatrical and cable television editions.

Connections
Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009)

Soundtracks
Every Day With You Girl
by The Classics IV (as Classics IV)
Courtesy of United Artists Records

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Correcting Some False Info Included In Other Comments

While reading other comments on this film, let me clear up some inaccurate info, This was not Steve Guttenberg's film debut, that would have been an (uncredited, but clearly there) role as a delivery FBI assistant in the film "Rollercoaster" which premiered about four months before "Chicken Chronicles".

Regarding this as Phil Silver's last role, False again, this film was out in 1977, in 1980 Phil played a wheel-chair bound, film studio owner in the film "Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood" which also starred Adam West, and Richard Deacon.

I saw this film at the theater in the fall of 1977, and found the home video in 1987. The film's funny, and has a good soundtrack including several Classics IV, and Canned Heat songs. (By the way there is a soundtrack to it, which I found on a trip to Chicago in the early 80's).

I feel a PG rating is pretty liberal (especially for 1977), even though there's not many four-letter words, the sex themes, and drug use, should warrant it an R (for that time), this is probably why the industry invented the PG-13, probably not R, but definitely not PG either.