A Futile and Stupid Gesture

1h 41m
6.4

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

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
Meera Rohit Kumbhani
Elaine
Jherek Bischoff
Lemmings Bass Player
Craig Wedren
Lemmings Piano Player
Sam Mickens
Street Musician
Armen Weitzman
Lorne Michaels
Lonny Ross
Ivan Reitman
Steven Sims
Stephen Furst
Brian Huskey
John Landis
Julian Wass
Premiere Party Guitar Player
Bo Boddie
Premiere Party Guitar Player
Rich Sommer
Harry Crane
Kate Simmons
Party Guest
Abigail Klein
Missy
Andrew Gray McDonnell
Michael O'Keefe
Erv Dahl
Rodney Dangerfield
Paul Scheer
Paul Shaffer
Martha Smith
Tour Guide
Hutch Barbeau
Studio Tour Kid
Matt Ballard
Bartender
Melissa Paulo
Room Service Waitress
Lindsey Kraft
Gwyneth Cravens
Christopher Arminio
National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited)
Bambadjan Bamba
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
James Bearb
Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited)
Garrett Boyd
Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited)
Jack Andrew Cook
Dan Aykroyd (uncredited)
T.C. Daniels
Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited)
Gina Dunlap
Dancer (uncredited)
Paige Flannery
Stoned College Kid (uncredited)
Jake Jacobson
Ted Knight (uncredited)
Allyson Nicole Jones
Student (uncredited)
Sean Leo
Boyscout (uncredited)
Christina Miller
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Lauryn Morse
Cheerleader Captain (uncredited)
Jeremey Penn
Daniel Kenney (uncredited)
Sandra Rosko
Stoner College Kid (uncredited)
Dallas Ryan
Sound Guy (uncredited)
Paul Rudd
"The Nobody" (uncredited)
David Sampen
Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited)
Tim Seitter
Kroger (uncredited)
Vivienne Taylor
Toga Waitress (uncredited)

Crew

David Wain
Director, Executive Producer
John Aboud
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Michael Colton
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Josh Karp
Book
David Egan
Editor
Jamie Gross
Editor
Robert Nassau
Editor
Kevin Atkinson
Director of Photography
M. Ryan Traylor
First Assistant Director
Amanda Carrara
Second Assistant Director
Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director
Eugene Davis
Additional Second Assistant Director
Ed Helms
Executive Producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer
Sean McKittrick
Executive Producer
Ben Ormand
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Pauline Fischer
Executive Producer
Collin Creighton
Executive Producer
Peter Principato
Producer
Jonathan Stern
Producer
Ted Sarandos
Producer
Nicholas Barragan
Production Assistant
Jonah Markowitz
Production Design
Michael Brian Hart
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
David Richert
Camera Operator
Ben Harris
Casting Associate
Allison Jones
Casting
Lenka Padysakova
Assistant Costume Designer
Isabela Braga
Costume Supervisor
Debra McGuire
Costume Design
Lara Cilento
Hair Department Head
Liz Ferguson
Key Hair Stylist
Aubrey Marie
Hairstylist
Meghan Heaney
Additional Hairstylist
Bia Iftikhar
Additional Hairstylist
Lindsay Garrison
Makeup Department Head
Laura Peyer
Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Sabrina Wilson
Makeup Artist
Steven Light-Orr
Assistant Art Director
Sean Garnhart
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ed Novick
Sound Mixer
Joe Pancake
Special Effects Coordinator
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer
James Pastorius
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Knudsen
Visual Effects Producer
Tara Acquesta
Visual Effects Producer
Craig Wedren
Original Music Composer
Alexandra Patsavas
Music Supervisor
Nicholas Renbeck
Supervising Dialogue Editor
David A. Cook
Set Decoration
Kristen O'Malley
Assistant Set Decoration
Armando Abarca
Set Dresser
Max Bostic
Set Dresser
Randy Bostic
Set Dresser
Paul Boucher
Set Dresser
Mark Finer
Set Dresser
Michael Gregan
Set Dresser
Marco López
Set Dresser
Mark Palmer
Set Dresser
Randy Severino
Set Dresser
M. Marcos Gonzalez
On Set Dresser
Shelley A. Wallace
Set Designer
Heather Pollock
Script Supervisor
Jeffrey G. Barnett
Stunts
Michael Duisenberg
Stunts
Koby Azarly
Stunts
Chris Carnel
Stunts
Vladimir Tevlovski
Stunt Coordinator
Korey Budd
Unit Production Manager
Austin Gorg
Art Direction
Jason Perrine
Graphic Designer