A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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  • Genre(s): Comedy
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): David Wain, Heather Pollock, Amanda Carrara, Kevin Zelman, M. Ryan Traylor See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Domhnall Gleeson, Will Forte, Martin Mull, Neil Casey, Jon Daly See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 41min
  • Music: Alexandra Patsavas,Ed Novick,Craig Wedren,Sean Garnhart,Nicholas Renbeck
  • Award(s): Golden Trailer 2018 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Freelance
  • Story:
    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 (Will Forte), and his truly wild and crazy story unfolds in A Futile and Stupid Gesture from Harvard to Hollywood to Caddyshack and beyond.
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6.7/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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 (Will Forte), and his truly wild and crazy story unfolds in A Futile and Stupid Gesture from Harvard to Hollywood to Caddyshack and beyond.
Ratings

6.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Nominations
Golden Trailer Award

Best Comedy Poster | 2018

COLA Award

Assistant Location Manager of the Year Features | 2016

BOX OFFICE

Budget 10,000,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Martha Smith, who played Babs in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), has a brief cameo as a bus tour guide at Universal Studios. This is a reference to the ending of Animal House, where Babs was said to have become a tour guide at Universal Studios. It's also referenced after the credits of several movies at the time in an advertisement for the studio tour ("Ask for Babs").

Joel McHale portrays Chevy Chase in this project. The two costarred in Community (2009). A number of episodes centered on McHale's character fearing he would become like Chase's one day. When McHale called Chase and told him that he would be playing him in the film, Chase gave his blessing and shared with him stories about Doug Kenney.

"Larry Kroger" in the yearbook scene is an actual yearbook photo of actor Paul Rudd.

When Doug and PJ are researching old high school yearbooks Doug spots one picture where the name is "Lawrence 'Larry' Kroger" which is the real name of 'Pinto' in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).

O'Donoghue says "I don't write for felt" in reference to the Muppet sketches on Saturday Night Live (1975). This is a real quote from Michael O'Donoghue concerning his dislike toward the sketches.

Popular Dialogues

"Tom Snyder: Mr. Kenney, it's a fine line between being clever and offensive, isn't it? Douglas Kenney: Look, if I could just say something in defense of National Lampoon for one moment... Tom Snyder: Please. Douglas Kenney: We come from a tradition of truth-tellers. A long time ago, there was someone else society found offensive. They thought that what he did was radical - dangerous. They persecuted him... and eventually killed him. Of course, I'm referring to Dracula."

"Kathryn Walker: [after seeing Airplane!] Surely you're not upset because someone else made a funny movie. Douglas Kenney: Don't you get it? That's the movie that everyone's gonna love, not fucking Caddyshack. I've been replaced. What the fuck am I gonna do now? Kathryn Walker: You're supposed to say, "Don't call me Shirley.""