A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
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Plot.
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Frank Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
Morgan Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
Neil Casey
Brian McConnachie
Annette O'Toole
Stephanie Kenney
Jon Daly
Bill Murray
Harry Groener
Harry Kenney
Nelson Franklin
P.J. O'Rourke
Martin Mull
Modern Doug
David Wain
Interviewer
John Gemberling
John Belushi
Domhnall Gleeson
Henry Beard
Rick Glassman
Harold Ramis
Will Forte
Douglas Kenney
Seth Green
Christopher Guest
Ben F. Campbell
Harvard Jester
Max Greenfield
Chris Miller
Jon Klaft
Preppy Student
Camille Guaty
Alex Garcia-Mata
Ed Helms
Tom Snyder / Executive Producer
Michael Colton
Writer
Thomas Lennon
Michael O'Donoghue
John Aboud
Writer
Joe Lo Truglio
Brad
Josh Karp
Writer
Peter Principato
Producer
Matt Lucas
Tony Hendra
Ted Sarandos
Producer
Natasha Lyonne
Anne Beatts
Joel McHale
Chevy Chase
Jonathan Stern
Producer
Craig Wedren
Composer
Kevin Atkinson
Cinematographer
Emmy Rossum
Kathryn Walker
Jackie Tohn
Gilda Radner
David Egan
Editor
Matt Walsh
Matty Simmons
Jamie Gross
Editor
Robert Nassau
Editor
Finn Wittrock
Tim Matheson
Elvy
Mary Marshmallow
Allison Jones
CastingDirector
Justin Lieb
ProductionDesigner
Jonah Markowitz
ProductionDesigner
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 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
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)
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Producer / Visual Effects Supervisor
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer
Sean McKittrick
Executive Producer
Ben Ormand
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Austin Gorg
Art Direction
Debra McGuire
Costume Design
Lindsay Garrison
Makeup Department Head
Pauline Fischer
Executive Producer
Collin Creighton
Executive Producer
Alexandra Patsavas
Music Supervisor
Korey Budd
Unit Production Manager
M. Ryan Traylor
First Assistant Director
Amanda Carrara
Second Assistant Director
Vladimir Tevlovski
Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey G. Barnett
Stunts
Michael Duisenberg
Stunts
Koby Azarly
Stunts
Chris Carnel
Stunts
Ben Harris
Casting Associate
Heather Pollock
Script Supervisor
Steven Light-Orr
Assistant Art Director
Shelley A. Wallace
Set Designer
Jason Perrine
Graphic Designer
Kristen O'Malley
Assistant Set Decoration
M. Marcos Gonzalez
On Set Dresser
Armando Abarca
Set Dresser
Max Bostic
Set Dresser
Randy Bostic
Set Dresser
Paul Boucher
Set Dresser
Mark Finer
Set Dresser
Michael Gregan
Set Dresser
Marco López
Set Dresser
Mark Palmer
Set Dresser
Randy Severino
Set Dresser
Michael Brian Hart
Steadicam Operator / Camera Operator
David Richert
Camera Operator
Ed Novick
Sound Mixer
Isabela Braga
Costume Supervisor
Lenka Padysakova
Assistant Costume Designer
Laura Peyer
Makeup Artist / Key Makeup Artist
Sabrina Wilson
Makeup Artist
Lara Cilento
Hair Department Head
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 24, 2018
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Budget$10,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
Wiki.
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.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2018, and was released on January 26, 2018, by Netflix.
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