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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

Comedy, Biographical | United States

Director: David Wain

Where to watch

Streaming

Netflix basic with Ads

Rating: 6.7/10

User rating: 10/10

SYNOPSIS

The National Lampoon name became globally recognized after the monumental success of Animal House—but before the glory days, it was a scrappy yet divinely subversive magazine and radio show that introduced the world to comedic geniuses like Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner. The driving force behind National Lampoon was Doug Kenney, and his truly wild and crazy story unfolds in A Futile and Stupid Gesture from Harvard to Hollywood to Caddyshack and beyond.

Actors

Voice: Heidi Brook Myers

Writer: Josh Karp, Michael Colton

Producer: John Aboud, Michael Colton

RUNTIME: 101 min

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