The Chicken Chronicles

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The Chicken Chronicles
Directed by Frank Simon
Written by Paul Diamond
Starring Phil Silvers
Ed Lauter
Steve Guttenberg
Music by LeRoy Holmes
Ken Lauber
Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing by George Folsey Jr.
Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date(s) October 1977
Running time 95 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile

The Chicken Chronicles is a 1977 film starring Steve Guttenburg in this raunchy teen comedy set in 1969.

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[edit] Synopsis

David Kessler is a high school student who will go to any lengths to impress a pretty cheerleader and lose his virginity, while juggling his job at a chicken joint and trying not to get thrown out of Beverly Hills High - a fate that could get him sent to Vietnam.

[edit] Cast

  • Phil Silvers .... Max Ober
  • Ed Lauter .... Vice Principal Nastase
  • Steve Guttenberg .... David Kessler
  • Lisa Reeves .... Margaret Shaffer
  • Meridith Baer .... Tracy Vogel
  • Branscombe Richmond .... Mark
  • Jon Gries .... Tom
  • Raven De La Croix ... Mrs. Worth

[edit] Background

Film debut for Steve Guttenburg.

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

The writer, Paul Diamond, absolutely avers that the title was a tribute to Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles.

[edit] Taglines

The Spirit of 69...When The Lights Turned Off...The Kids Turned On!

[edit] External links

The Chicken Chronicles at the TCM database.