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A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

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Frank Gingerich Frank Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
Morgan Gingerich Morgan Gingerich
Doug - Age 12
Annette O Annette O'Toole
Stephanie Kenney
Harry Groener Harry Groener
Harry Kenney
Martin Mull Martin Mull
Modern Doug
David Wain David Wain
Interviewer
Domhnall Gleeson Domhnall Gleeson
Henry Beard
Will Forte Will Forte
Douglas Kenney


Written by
John Aboud John Aboud
screenplay
Michael Colton Michael Colton
screenplay


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A good movie

6 years, 9 months ago at Jul 9 22:12
To be honest, I really had no idea what this movie was actually about but since it was on Netflix and since the ratings were (for once for a Netflix original production) pretty decent, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a biography about Doug Kenney, one of the founders of National Lampoon, and since I didn't know much about National Lampoon and nothing a... read more
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In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Doug Kenney.
Release date: 26 January 2018
Tags: Biography (2), 2010s (2), 2018 (2), Netflix (1), Netflix Original (1), 2017 (1)
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" First Viewing Viewing Date: July 11th Via: Netflix Plot: In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney. Rating: 7.7/10 Why Did I Watch It? This was just a random watchlist pick from Netflix based on the director and the cast."


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" Directed by: David Wain Produced by: Ed Helms, Sean McKittrick, Ted Sarandos, and Trish Hadley Based on the book by: Josh Karp Written by: Michael Colton and John Aboud Cinematography: Kevin Atkinson Edited by: David Egan, Jamie Gross, and Robert Nassau Music by: Craig Wedren Distributed by: Netflix Pictures "


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" The story of the ridiculously influential Doug Kenney and the group of people who changed comedy forever... for the good. It's pretty funny even if it's nowhere near as funny as the material they came up with. Will Forte leads a well-known cast and he keeps it under control, not making it too weird."


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