A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Being the King of Comedy is no joke.
2018 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Wain |
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| Writer: | John Aboud, Michael Colton, Josh Karp |
| Staring: |
| In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 24, 2018 |
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| Director: | David Wain |
| Writer: | John Aboud, Michael Colton, Josh Karp |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | biography |
| Production Companies | Abominable Pictures, Principato-Young Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Will Forte | Doug Kenney |
| Domhnall Gleeson | Henry Beard |
| Martin Mull | Modern Doug |
| Neil Casey | Brian McConnachie |
| Jon Daly | Bill Murray |
| Nelson Franklin | P.J. O'Rourke |
| John Gemberling | John Belushi |
| Rick Glassman | Harold Ramis |
| Seth Green | Christopher Guest |
| Harry Groener | Harry Kenney |
| Max Greenfield | Chris Miller |
| Camille Guaty | Alex Garcia-Mata |
| Ed Helms | Tom Snyder |
| Thomas Lennon | Michael O'Donoghue |
| Joe Lo Truglio | Brad |
| Matt Lucas | Tony Hendra |
| Natasha Lyonne | Anne Beatts |
| Joel McHale | Chevy Chase |
| Annette O'Toole | Stephanie Kenney |
| Emmy Rossum | Kathryn Walker |
| Jackie Tohn | Gilda Radner |
| Matt Walsh | Matty Simmons |
| Finn Wittrock | Tim Matheson |
| Elvy | Mary Marshmallow |
| Frank Gingerich | Doug - Age 12 |
| Morgan Gingerich | Doug - Age 12 |
| David Wain | Interviewer |
| Ben F. Campbell | Harvard Jester |
| Jon Klaft | Preppy Student |
| Brad Morris | Peter Ivers |
| Carla Gallo | Lucy Fisher |
| Beau Bassewitz | Umpire |
| Rick Overton | First Publisher |
| Mark Metcalf | Second Publisher |
| David Krumholtz | Time-Life Publisher |
| Mitchell Hurwitz | Time-Life Publisher |
| Michael Colton | Art Director |
| John Aboud | Art Director |
| Michael Sherman | Ed Sullivan |
| Kerri Kenney | Sullivan Producer |
| Bob Stephenson | Construction Worker |
| Ellen Colton | Waitress |
| Liz Femi | Skeptical Black Woman |
| Chris Redd | Skeptical Black Man |
| Krister Johnson | Michael Gross |
| Peter Blake | Advertiser |
| Mike Park | Advertiser |
| Gregg Turkington | Advertiser |
| Michael Farrell | Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist |
| Adam Wade | Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer |
| Meera Rohit Kumbhani | Elaine |
| Jherek Bischoff | Lemmings Bass Player |
| Craig Wedren | Lemmings Piano Player |
| Sam Mickens | Street Musician |
| Armen Weitzman | Lorne Michaels |
| Lonny Ross | Ivan Reitman |
| Steven Sims | Stephen Furst |
| Brian Huskey | John Landis |
| Julian Wass | Premiere Party Guitar Player |
| Bo Boddie | Premiere Party Guitar Player |
| Rich Sommer | Harry Crane |
| Kate Simmons | Party Guest |
| Abigail Klein | Missy |
| Andrew Gray McDonnell | Michael O'Keefe |
| Erv Dahl | Rodney Dangerfield |
| Paul Scheer | Paul Shaffer |
| Martha Smith | Tour Guide |
| Hutch Barbeau | Studio Tour Kid |
| Matt Ballard | Bartender |
| Melissa Paulo | Room Service Waitress |
| Lindsey Kraft | Gwyneth Cravens |
| Christopher Arminio | National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited) |
| Bambadjan Bamba | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| James Bearb | Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited) |
| Garrett Boyd | Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited) |
| Jack Andrew Cook | Dan Aykroyd (uncredited) |
| T.C. Daniels | Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited) |
| Gina Dunlap | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Paige Flannery | Stoned College Kid (uncredited) |
| Jake Jacobson | Ted Knight (uncredited) |
| Allyson Nicole Jones | Student (uncredited) |
| Sean Leo | Boyscout (uncredited) |
| Christina Miller | Funeral Guest (uncredited) |
| Lauryn Morse | Cheerleader Captain (uncredited) |
| Jeremey Penn | Daniel Kenney (uncredited) |
| Sandra Rosko | Stoner College Kid (uncredited) |
| Dallas Ryan | Sound Guy (uncredited) |
| Paul Rudd | "The Nobody" (uncredited) |
| David Sampen | Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited) |
| Tim Seitter | Kroger (uncredited) |
| Vivienne Taylor | Toga Waitress (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Wain | Director |
| John Aboud | Screenplay |
| Michael Colton | Screenplay |
| Jonah Markowitz | Production Design |
| Michael Duisenberg | Stunts |
| Ben Harris | Casting Associate |
| Robert Nassau | Editor |
| David A. Cook | Set Decoration |
| David Egan | Editor |
| Josh Karp | Book |
| Austin Gorg | Art Direction |
| Craig Wedren | Original Music Composer |
| Laura Peyer | Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist |
| M. Ryan Traylor | First Assistant Director |
| Jeffrey G. Barnett | Stunts |
| Steven Light-Orr | Assistant Art Director |
| Kristen O'Malley | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Max Bostic | Set Dresser |
| Mark Finer | Set Dresser |
| Mark Palmer | Set Dresser |
| Michael Brian Hart | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Isabela Braga | Costume Supervisor |
| Sabrina Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| Meghan Heaney | Additional Hairstylist |
| Kevin Zelman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| James Pastorius | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sean Garnhart | Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nicholas Renbeck | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Lindsay Garrison | Makeup Department Head |
| Jamie Gross | Editor |
| Liz Ferguson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Brice Liesveld | Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer |
| Korey Budd | Unit Production Manager |
| Amanda Carrara | Second Assistant Director |
| Shelley A. Wallace | Set Designer |
| M. Marcos Gonzalez | On Set Dresser |
| Randy Bostic | Set Dresser |
| Michael Gregan | Set Dresser |
| Randy Severino | Set Dresser |
| David Richert | Camera Operator |
| Lenka Padysakova | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lara Cilento | Hair Department Head |
| Bia Iftikhar | Additional Hairstylist |
| Eugene Davis | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Alex Knudsen | Visual Effects Producer |
| Ben Ormand | Unit Production Manager |
| Koby Azarly | Stunts |
| Heather Pollock | Script Supervisor |
| Jason Perrine | Graphic Designer |
| Armando Abarca | Set Dresser |
| Paul Boucher | Set Dresser |
| Marco López | Set Dresser |
| Ed Novick | Sound Mixer |
| Aubrey Marie | Hairstylist |
| Joe Pancake | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Tara Acquesta | Visual Effects Producer |
| Vladimir Tevlovski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Debra McGuire | Costume Design |
| Kevin Atkinson | Director of Photography |
| Allison Jones | Casting |
| Alexandra Patsavas | Music Supervisor |
| Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Nicholas Barragan | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ed Helms | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Stern | Producer |
| Ben Ormand | Executive Producer |
| Ted Sarandos | Producer |
| Edward H. Hamm Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Pauline Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Peter Principato | Producer |
| Sean McKittrick | Executive Producer |
| Collin Creighton | Executive Producer |
| John Aboud | Executive Producer |
| Michael Colton | Executive Producer |
| David Wain | Executive Producer |
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