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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

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Tagline
Being the King of Comedy is no joke.
Release date
2018-01-24
Runtime
1h 41m
IMDb
tt5566790
Genres
Comedy
Languages
English
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Director

  1. David Wain

Writer

  1. John Aboud
  2. Michael Colton

Cast

  1. Paul Rudd
    "The Nobody" (uncredited)
  2. Thomas Lennon
    Michael O'Donoghue
  3. Will Forte
    Doug Kenney
  4. Seth Green
    Christopher Guest
  5. Ed Helms
    Tom Snyder
  6. Matt Walsh
    Matty Simmons
  7. David Wain
    Interviewer
  8. David Krumholtz
    Time-Life Publisher
  9. Joe Lo Truglio
    Brad
  10. Bob Stephenson
    Construction Worker
  11. Natasha Lyonne
    Anne Beatts
  12. Domhnall Gleeson
    Henry Beard
  13. Rick Overton
    First Publisher
  14. Brian Huskey
    John Landis
  15. Carla Gallo
    Lucy Fisher
  16. Paul Scheer
    Paul Shaffer
  17. Kerri Kenney-Silver
    Sullivan Producer
  18. Craig Wedren
    Lemmings Piano Player
  19. Joel McHale
    Chevy Chase
  20. Matt Lucas
    Tony Hendra
  21. Nelson Franklin
    P.J. O'Rourke
  22. Finn Wittrock
    Tim Matheson
  23. Armen Weitzman
    Lorne Michaels
  24. Jon Daly
    Bill Murray
  25. Max Greenfield
    Chris Miller
  26. Brad Morris
    Peter Ivers
  27. Emmy Rossum
    Kathryn Walker
  28. Martin Mull
    Modern Doug
  29. Harry Groener
    Harry Kenney
  30. John Aboud
    Art Director
  31. Gregg Turkington
    Advertiser
  32. Bambadjan Bamba
    Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  33. Michael Colton
    Art Director
  34. Sandra Rosko
    Stoner College Kid (uncredited)
  35. Rich Sommer
    Harry Crane
  36. Lindsey Kraft
    Gwyneth Cravens
  37. Morgan Gingerich
    Doug - Age 12
  38. Abigail Klein
    Missy
  39. Frank Gingerich
    Doug - Age 12
  40. Lonny Ross
    Ivan Reitman
  41. Chris Redd
    Skeptical Black Man
  42. Melissa Paulo
    Room Service Waitress
  43. Matt Ballard
    Bartender
  44. Julian Wass
    Premiere Party Guitar Player
  45. Paige Flannery
    Stoned College Kid (uncredited)
  46. Camille Guaty
    Alex Garcia-Mata
  47. Jackie Tohn
    Gilda Radner
  48. Elvy Yost
    Mary Marshmallow
  49. Mark Metcalf
    Second Publisher
  50. Neil Casey
    Brian McConnachie
  51. David Sampen
    Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited)
  52. Ellen Colton
    Waitress
  53. Lauryn Morse
    Cheerleader Captain (uncredited)
  54. Vivienne Taylor
    Toga Waitress (uncredited)
  55. Annette O'Toole
    Stephanie Kenney
  56. Meera Rohit Kumbhani
    Elaine
  57. John Gemberling
    John Belushi
  58. Martha Smith
    Tour Guide
  59. Mitchell Hurwitz
    Time-Life Publisher
  60. Rick Glassman
    Harold Ramis
  61. Mike Park
    Advertiser
  62. Krister Johnson
    Michael Gross
  63. Jon Klaft
    Preppy Student
  64. Christina Miller
    Funeral Guest (uncredited)
  65. Steven Sims
    Stephen Furst
  66. Allyson Nicole Jones
    Student (uncredited)
  67. Kate Simmons
    Party Guest
  68. Liz Femi
    Skeptical Black Woman
  69. Garrett Boyd
    Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited)
  70. Gina Dunlap
    Dancer (uncredited)
  71. Bo Boddie
    Premiere Party Guitar Player
  72. Tim Seitter
    Kroger (uncredited)
  73. James Bearb
    Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited)
  74. Jake Jacobson
    Ted Knight (uncredited)
  75. Adam Wade
    Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer
  76. Andrew Gray McDonnell
    Michael O'Keefe
  77. Beau Bassewitz
    Umpire
  78. Ben F. Campbell
    Harvard Jester
  79. Christopher Arminio
    National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited)
  80. Dallas Ryan
    Sound Guy (uncredited)
  81. Erv Dahl
    Rodney Dangerfield
  82. Hutch Barbeau
    Studio Tour Kid
  83. Jack Andrew Cook
    Dan Aykroyd (uncredited)
  84. Jeremey Penn
    Daniel Kenney (uncredited)
  85. Jherek Bischoff
    Lemmings Bass Player
  86. Michael Farrell
    Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist
  87. Michael Sherman
    Ed Sullivan
  88. Peter Blake
    Advertiser
  89. Sam Mickens
    Street Musician
  90. Sean Leo
    Boyscout (uncredited)
  91. T.C. Daniels
    Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited)

Composer

  1. Craig Wedren

Producer

  1. Ed Helms
  2. David Wain
  3. Sean McKittrick
  4. Edward H. Hamm Jr.
  5. Peter Principato
  6. Ted Sarandos
  7. Ben Ormand
  8. Pauline Fischer
  9. John Aboud
  10. Michael Colton
  11. Jonathan Stern
  12. Collin Creighton

Director of Photography

  1. Kevin Atkinson

Editor

  1. Jamie Gross
  2. Robert Nassau
  3. David Egan