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   A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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   2018 · Comedy · 1h 41m

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     Will Forte

     Douglas Kenney
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     Emmy Rossum

     Kathryn Walker
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     Domhnall Gleeson

     Henry Beard
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     Seth Green

     Christopher Guest
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     Natasha Lyonne

     Ann Beatts
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     Annette O'Toole

     Doug's Mom

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt5566790A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) - IMDb

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   Jan 26, 2018 · 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.

   • 6.7/10 (17K)
   • Genre: Biography, Comedy

   • Director: David Wain
   • Release Date: 2018-01-26

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5. nypost.com › 2018/01/25 › the-tragic-life-and-deathThe tragic life and death of a ‘National Lampoon’ legend

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   Jan 25, 2018 · Movies. The tragic life and death of a ‘National Lampoon’ legend. By. Michael Kaplan. Published Jan. 25, 2018. Updated Jan. 26, 2018, 10:22 a.m. ET. Will Forte (left) plays screenwriter Douglas...

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   • Author: Michael Kaplan

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Futile_and_StupidA Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) - Wikipedia

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   A Futile and Stupid Gesture is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film based on Josh Karp 's book of the same title, directed by David Wain, and written by Michael Colton and John Aboud. The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Douglas Kenney, during the rise and fall of National Lampoon.

   • Language: English

   • Directed by: David Wain

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   Who is Douglas Kenney?

   • Douglas Kenney. Writer: National Lampoon's Animal House. Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire. After working on the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate, Douglas C. Kenney co-founded the National Lampoon magazine and the National Lampoon Radio Hour.

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   How old was Doug Kenney when he died?

   • Doug Kenney was a comic genius — but his untimely passing was inarguably tragic. While vacationing in Hawaii in 1980, the National Lampoon magazine co-founder and OG of snark walked past a warning sign and strolled to the edge of a 30-foot-high cliff. From there, he either fell to his death or jumped. He was 33 years old.

   The tragic life and death of a ‘National Lampoon’ legend

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   What happened to Doug Kenney?

   • Unfortunately, for all his success, Doug Kenney with his overhanging insecurities, ego and irresponsible appetites began to consume him until he alienates everyone who ever cared and supported him even as they imitated him. In the end, this iconoclastic funnyman would come to a tragedy that comes when your comedy doesn't have enough distance.

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   Why did Chris Miller name Doug Kinney?

   • Chris Miller paid homage by naming the main character in his 1996 film Multiplicity "Doug Kinney". Twenty-six years after Kenney's death, the book A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever was published.

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   The book was adapted into the 2018 Netflix feature film A Futile and Stupid Gesture, which stars comedian Will Forte as Kenney and is narrated by the actor Martin Mull, who plays a fictional 70-year-old version of Kenney who had survived into old age.

   • Occupation: Screenwriter, magazine editor
   • Genre: Humor

   • Years active: 1965–1980
   • Partner: Kathryn Walker (?–1980, his death)

9. www.netflix.com › title › 80107084Watch A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Netflix Official Site

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   A Futile and Stupid Gesture. 2018 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 41m | Comedy. In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. Starring: Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum.

   • Director: David Wain

   • Video Duration: 101 min

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    Douglas Kenney (1946-1980) Douglas Kenney. Writer. Actor. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire.

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    Netflix. 28M subscribers. 941K views 6 years ago. ...more. A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal...

    • Date: Dec 21, 2017
    • Views: 944K
    • Author: Netflix