Running time: 101 minutes. Celebrity impressions aside, this is a compelling tale of success gone sour in suitably dayglo period colors. Particularly good are the anarchic crew of Natasha Lyonne as Ann Beatts, Thomas Lennon as Michael O'Donoghue and Neil Casey as Brian McConnachie. ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: A majorly meta telling of National Lampoon story By Richard Roeper Jan 25, 2018, 12:30am CST Share this story Filter/search movies by genere, quality and content rating and discover the perfect movie for your family. Kathryn clearly loves Doug, and is heartbroken he can’t see in himself what she sees in him. It tells the story of a comedy legend you probably don’t remember: Doug Kenney, one of the men who founded National Lampoon magazine and went on to co-write Animal House and Caddyshack. With Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener. J.R.R, Famous rockstar Jon Bon Jovi recently shared with PEOPLE about his 40-year long relationship with his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Bongiovi. After leaving a middle-class existence in Ohio, Doug Kenney struggles to fitting into 1960s-era Harvard College – until he and co-writer Henry Beard hit it off writing the HARVARD LAMPOON. Click here to become a monthly partner and receive a movie for free! Kenney and his writing partner Henry Beard (Domhnall Gleason) took it to the next level in 1970 when they launched National Lampoon magazine, which went far beyond the boundaries of the light satire to be found in the likes of Mad Magazine or the naughty writings and cartoons in Playboy. He’s a workaholic, a womanizer and a prolific abuser of a cornucopia of drugs. The magazine stays successful under Beard. Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue, Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record, The Official National Lampoon Car Stereo Test & Demonstration Tape, Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll & the End of the World, National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Futile_and_Stupid_Gesture_(film)&oldid=980346425, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Frank and Morgan Gingerich as young Douglas, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 00:48. In fact, the film goes so far as to scroll a lengthy list of its own factual inaccuracies across the screen at lightning pace. In the end, like its title character, A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE is a confused waste of time and talent. Kenney grows increasingly dependent on drugs and falls into ever-deeper depression. Kenney’s earthly success wins him fleeting acclaim, but he can never win the approval of the man who matters the most: his father. "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" doesn't pretend to be a completely accurate history of "National Lampoon" and "Saturday Night Live". The Story Behind A Futile and Stupid Gesture’s Pitch-Perfect Twist Ending. The movie follows Kenney from suburban Ohio, to Harvard, to the heights of comedic glory as he writes two of the most successful comedy movies of the last 50 years. And the central love story of the film isn’t between Kenney and any woman, but between Kenney and Beard, who acted as the straight man in their two-man act for as long as he could. "[12], "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup", "Will Forte Creates National Lampoon in First 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture' Trailer", "Netflix Rounds Out Cast of National Lampoon Movie 'A Futile & Stupid Gesture, "Netflix's A Futile & Stupid Gesture Starts Principal Photography Today", "A Futile and Stupid Gesture Fails to Capture the Spirit of the National Lampoon", The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor, Letters from the Editors of National Lampoon, Official National Lampoon Bicentennial Calendar 1976. "[11] Ellin Stein of Slate stated, "There's a sense that the filmmakers have bitten off more than they can chew by trying to cram both the biography and the panoramic overview into one feature. It was a different time. Country singer and BRINGING UP BATES star Lawson Bates shared how he’s praying for our nation. But just how accurate is A Futile and Stupid Gesture? Exactly the kind of joke Douglas Kenney would have loved. Sadly, the iconoclastic workaholic can’t win his father’s approval, maintain a genuine relationship, or face the truth that his excesses are killing him.
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