Movie
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Overview
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-01-24
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Abominable Pictures, Principato-Young Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Will Forte as Doug Kenney
- Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard
- Martin Mull as Modern Doug
- Neil Casey as Brian McConnachie
- Jon Daly as Bill Murray
- Nelson Franklin as P.J. O'Rourke
- John Gemberling as John Belushi
- Rick Glassman as Harold Ramis
- Seth Green as Christopher Guest
- Harry Groener as Harry Kenney
- Max Greenfield as Chris Miller
- Camille Guaty as Alex Garcia-Mata
Crew
- David Wain - Director
- John Aboud - Screenplay
- Michael Colton - Screenplay
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