Will Forte
Douglas Kenney
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A film about the rise and fall of National Lampoon, a comedy magazine and media company, starring Will Forte as Douglas Kenney. The title is a reference to a famous cover of the magazine that threatened to kill a dog if readers did not buy it.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture: Directed by David Wain. With Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener. In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.
- (18K)
- Biography, Comedy
- David Wain
- 2018-01-26
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. Watch trailers & learn more.
- David Wain
- 101 min
Watch A Futile and Stupid Gesture with a subscription on Netflix. A Futile and Stupid Gesture entertainingly recreates the birth of an influential comedic movement, even if it...
- (44)
- Will Forte
- David Wain
- Principato-Young Entertainment
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House. Kenney was at ...
- 3 min
- 952.3K
- Netflix
A comedy film about the founding and rise of National Lampoon magazine, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Will Forte, and David Wain. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Trailer 1 (2018) Domhnall Gleeson Biography Movie HD [Official Trailer]
- 3 min
- 227K
- Zero Media
