A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.144 |
Directed By
David Wain
Crew
Allison Jones
Brice Liesveld
Ed Helms
John Aboud
Michael Colton
Peter Principato
David Wain
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Sean McKittrick
Ben Ormand
Jonathan Stern
Austin Gorg
Jonah Markowitz
Debra McGuire
Lindsay Garrison
David Wain
John Aboud
Michael Colton
Josh Karp
Kevin Atkinson
Ted Sarandos
Pauline Fischer
Collin Creighton
David Egan
Alexandra Patsavas
Korey Budd
Ben Ormand
M. Ryan Traylor
Amanda Carrara
Vladimir Tevlovski
Jeffrey G. Barnett
Michael Duisenberg
Koby Azarly
Chris Carnel
Ben Harris
Heather Pollock
Steven Light-Orr
Shelley A. Wallace
Jason Perrine
Kristen O'Malley
M. Marcos Gonzalez
Armando Abarca
Max Bostic
Randy Bostic
Paul Boucher
Mark Finer
Michael Gregan
Marco López
Mark Palmer
Randy Severino
Michael Brian Hart
Michael Brian Hart
David Richert
Ed Novick
Isabela Braga
Lenka Padysakova
Laura Peyer
Sabrina Wilson
Lara Cilento
Aubrey Marie
Meghan Heaney
Bia Iftikhar
Joe Pancake
Kevin Zelman
Eugene Davis
Brice Liesveld
James Pastorius
Alex Knudsen
Tara Acquesta
Sean Garnhart
Sean Garnhart
Sean Garnhart
Nicholas Renbeck
Craig Wedren
Jamie Gross
Robert Nassau
Liz Ferguson
Laura Peyer
David A. Cook
Nicholas Barragan
TOP CAST
Will Forte
Doug Kenney
Domhnall Gleeson
Henry Beard
Martin Mull
Modern Doug
Neil Casey
Brian McConnachie
Jon Daly
Bill Murray
Nelson Franklin
P.J. O'Rourke
John Gemberling
John Belushi
Rick Glassman
Harold Ramis
Seth Green
Christopher Guest
Harry Groener
Harry Kenney
Max Greenfield
Chris Miller
Camille Guaty
Alex Garcia-Mata
Ed Helms
Tom Snyder
Thomas Lennon
Michael O'Donoghue
Joe Lo Truglio
Brad
Matt Lucas
Tony Hendra
Natasha Lyonne
Anne Beatts
Joel McHale
Chevy Chase
Annette O'Toole
Stephanie Kenney
Emmy Rossum
Kathryn Walker
Jackie Tohn
Gilda Radner
Matt Walsh
Matty Simmons
Finn Wittrock
Tim Matheson
Elvy
Mary Marshmallow
Frank Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
Morgan Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
David Wain
Interviewer
Ben F. Campbell
Harvard Jester
Jon Klaft
Preppy Student
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 Colton
Art Director
John Aboud
Art Director
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
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