A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Comedy

Storyline: In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

Release Date: 2018-01-24

Original Language: en

Original Title: A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Status: Released

Runtime: 101 minutes

TagLine: Being the King of Comedy is no joke.

Rating: (333 votes)

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: Abominable Pictures, Principato-Young Entertainment

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

1%

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Cast Members

Will Forte

Will Forte (Doug Kenney)

100.00%

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson (Henry Beard)

87.80%

Martin Mull

Martin Mull (Modern Doug)

32.14%

Neil Casey

Neil Casey (Brian McConnachie)

14.05%

Jon Daly

Jon Daly (Bill Murray)

16.78%

Nelson Franklin

Nelson Franklin (P.J. O'Rourke)

13.43%

John Gemberling

John Gemberling (John Belushi)

13.09%

Rick Glassman

Rick Glassman (Harold Ramis)

9.80%

Seth Green

Seth Green (Christopher Guest)

79.76%

Harry Groener

Harry Groener (Harry Kenney)

22.13%

Max Greenfield

Max Greenfield (Chris Miller)

40.33%

Camille Guaty

Camille Guaty (Alex Garcia-Mata)

90.23%

Ed Helms

Ed Helms (Tom Snyder)

73.72%

Thomas Lennon

Thomas Lennon (Michael O'Donoghue)

57.17%

Joe Lo Truglio

Joe Lo Truglio (Brad)

59.09%

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas (Tony Hendra)

56.58%

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne (Anne Beatts)

96.98%

Joel McHale

Joel McHale (Chevy Chase)

86.65%

Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole (Stephanie Kenney)

73.40%

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum (Kathryn Walker)

100.00%

Jackie Tohn

Jackie Tohn (Gilda Radner)

23.02%

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh (Matty Simmons)

44.31%

Finn Wittrock

Finn Wittrock (Tim Matheson)

42.38%

Elvy

Elvy (Mary Marshmallow)

22.88%

Frank Gingerich

Frank Gingerich (Doug - Age 12)

18.41%

Morgan Gingerich

Morgan Gingerich (Doug - Age 12)

22.17%

David Wain

David Wain (Interviewer)

61.43%

Ben F. Campbell

Ben F. Campbell (Harvard Jester)

1.00%

Jon Klaft

Jon Klaft (Preppy Student)

7.61%

Brad Morris

Brad Morris (Peter Ivers)

20.43%

Carla Gallo

Carla Gallo (Lucy Fisher)

79.51%

Beau Bassewitz

Beau Bassewitz (Umpire)

1.00%

Rick Overton

Rick Overton (First Publisher)

23.45%

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf (Second Publisher)

35.15%

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz (Time-Life Publisher)

73.63%

Mitchell Hurwitz

Mitchell Hurwitz (Time-Life Publisher)

9.00%

Michael Colton

Michael Colton (Art Director)

3.56%

John Aboud

John Aboud (Art Director)

7.27%

Michael Sherman

Michael Sherman (Ed Sullivan)

1.00%

Kerri Kenney

Kerri Kenney (Sullivan Producer)

11.59%

Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson (Construction Worker)

32.28%

Ellen Colton

Ellen Colton (Waitress)

1.14%

Liz Femi

Liz Femi (Skeptical Black Woman)

3.08%

Chris Redd

Chris Redd (Skeptical Black Man)

20.40%

Krister Johnson

Krister Johnson (Michael Gross)

5.80%

Peter Blake

Peter Blake (Advertiser)

1.00%

Mike Park

Mike Park (Advertiser)

7.26%

Gregg Turkington

Gregg Turkington (Advertiser)

14.24%

Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell (Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist)

1.00%

Adam Wade

Adam Wade (Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer)

1.00%

Meera Rohit Kumbhani

Meera Rohit Kumbhani (Elaine)

10.93%

Jherek Bischoff

Jherek Bischoff (Lemmings Bass Player)

1.00%

Craig Wedren

Craig Wedren (Lemmings Piano Player)

18.73%

Sam Mickens

Sam Mickens (Street Musician)

1.00%

Armen Weitzman

Armen Weitzman (Lorne Michaels)

5.82%

Lonny Ross

Lonny Ross (Ivan Reitman)

6.10%

Steven Sims

Steven Sims (Stephen Furst)

2.83%

Brian Huskey

Brian Huskey (John Landis)

20.23%

Julian Wass

Julian Wass (Premiere Party Guitar Player)

1.00%

Bo Boddie

Bo Boddie (Premiere Party Guitar Player)

1.33%

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer (Harry Crane)

44.16%

Kate Simmons

Kate Simmons (Party Guest)

1.39%

Abigail Klein

Abigail Klein (Missy)

15.41%

Andrew Gray McDonnell

Andrew Gray McDonnell (Michael O'Keefe)

1.00%

Erv Dahl

Erv Dahl (Rodney Dangerfield)

1.00%

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer (Paul Shaffer)

24.71%

Martha Smith

Martha Smith (Tour Guide)

8.38%

Hutch Barbeau

Hutch Barbeau (Studio Tour Kid)

1.00%

Matt Ballard

Matt Ballard (Bartender)

8.06%

Melissa Paulo

Melissa Paulo (Room Service Waitress)

18.44%

Lindsey Kraft

Lindsey Kraft (Gwyneth Cravens)

26.14%

Christopher Arminio

Christopher Arminio (National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited))

1.00%

Bambadjan Bamba

Bambadjan Bamba (Taxi Driver (uncredited))

6.20%

James Bearb

James Bearb (Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited))

1.00%

Garrett Boyd

Garrett Boyd (Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited))

2.81%

Jack Andrew Cook

Jack Andrew Cook (Dan Aykroyd (uncredited))

1.00%

T.C. Daniels

T.C. Daniels (Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited))

1.00%

Gina Dunlap

Gina Dunlap (Dancer (uncredited))

2.23%

Paige Flannery

Paige Flannery (Stoned College Kid (uncredited))

1.00%

Jake Jacobson

Jake Jacobson (Ted Knight (uncredited))

3.61%

Allyson Nicole Jones

Allyson Nicole Jones (Student (uncredited))

1.81%

Sean Leo

Sean Leo (Boyscout (uncredited))

1.00%

Christina Miller

Christina Miller (Funeral Guest (uncredited))

5.56%

Lauryn Morse

Lauryn Morse (Cheerleader Captain (uncredited))

1.00%

Jeremey Penn

Jeremey Penn (Daniel Kenney (uncredited))

1.00%

Sandra Rosko

Sandra Rosko (Stoner College Kid (uncredited))

4.07%

Dallas Ryan

Dallas Ryan (Sound Guy (uncredited))

1.00%

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd ("The Nobody" (uncredited))

100.00%

David Sampen

David Sampen (Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited))

3.22%

Tim Seitter

Tim Seitter (Kroger (uncredited))

1.22%

Vivienne Taylor

Vivienne Taylor (Toga Waitress (uncredited))

1.00%

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