Post-production was finished in 1984, but the film wasn't released until three years later.
Robert Altman has conceded that the film did not work but has consistently defended and praised the ensemble cast's work.
Adapted from a single issue of the National Lampoon magazine, 1982's "Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs".
The first Robert Altman movie in around three years that had not been a filmed adaptation of a play.
After poor test screenings MGM shelved the film, only granting it a limited release in 1987.