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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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Calorie Rating: 142
Released: 2018-01-24
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Budget: 10000000
Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80107084
Studios: Abominable Pictures, Principato-Young Entertainment,


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

Director / Directors

David Wain
Director
M. Ryan Traylor
First Assistant Director
Amanda Carrara
Second Assistant Director

Heather Pollock
Script Supervisor
Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director
Eugene Davis
Additional Second Assistant Director



Cast

Will Forte
Character: Doug Kenney
Domhnall Gleeson
Character: Henry Beard
Martin Mull
Character: Modern Doug

Neil Casey
Character: Brian McConnachie
Jon Daly
Character: Bill Murray
Nelson Franklin
Character: P.J. O'Rourke

John Gemberling
Character: John Belushi
Rick Glassman
Character: Harold Ramis
Seth Green
Character: Christopher Guest

Harry Groener
Character: Harry Kenney
Max Greenfield
Character: Chris Miller
Camille Guaty
Character: Alex Garcia-Mata

Ed Helms
Character: Tom Snyder
Thomas Lennon
Character: Michael O'Donoghue
Joe Lo Truglio
Character: Brad

Matt Lucas
Character: Tony Hendra
Natasha Lyonne
Character: Anne Beatts
Joel McHale
Character: Chevy Chase

Annette O'Toole
Character: Stephanie Kenney
Emmy Rossum
Character: Kathryn Walker
Jackie Tohn
Character: Gilda Radner

Matt Walsh
Character: Matty Simmons
Finn Wittrock
Character: Tim Matheson
Elvy
Character: Mary Marshmallow

Frank Gingerich
Character: Doug - Age 12
Morgan Gingerich
Character: Doug - Age 12
David Wain
Character: Interviewer

Ben F. Campbell
Character: Harvard Jester
Jon Klaft
Character: Preppy Student
Brad Morris
Character: Peter Ivers

Carla Gallo
Character: Lucy Fisher
Beau Bassewitz
Character: Umpire
Rick Overton
Character: First Publisher

Mark Metcalf
Character: Second Publisher
David Krumholtz
Character: Time-Life Publisher
Mitchell Hurwitz
Character: Time-Life Publisher

Michael Colton
Character: Art Director
John Aboud
Character: Art Director
Michael Sherman
Character: Ed Sullivan

Kerri Kenney
Character: Sullivan Producer
Bob Stephenson
Character: Construction Worker
Ellen Colton
Character: Waitress

Liz Femi
Character: Skeptical Black Woman
Chris Redd
Character: Skeptical Black Man
Krister Johnson
Character: Michael Gross

Peter Blake
Character: Advertiser
Mike Park
Character: Advertiser
Gregg Turkington
Character: Advertiser

Michael Farrell
Character: Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist
Adam Wade
Character: Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer
Meera Rohit Kumbhani
Character: Elaine

Jherek Bischoff
Character: Lemmings Bass Player
Craig Wedren
Character: Lemmings Piano Player
Sam Mickens
Character: Street Musician

Armen Weitzman
Character: Lorne Michaels
Lonny Ross
Character: Ivan Reitman
Steven Sims
Character: Stephen Furst

Brian Huskey
Character: John Landis
Julian Wass
Character: Premiere Party Guitar Player
Bo Boddie
Character: Premiere Party Guitar Player

Rich Sommer
Character: Harry Crane
Kate Simmons
Character: Party Guest
Abigail Klein
Character: Missy

Andrew Gray McDonnell
Character: Michael O'Keefe
Erv Dahl
Character: Rodney Dangerfield
Paul Scheer
Character: Paul Shaffer

Martha Smith
Character: Tour Guide
Hutch Barbeau
Character: Studio Tour Kid
Matt Ballard
Character: Bartender

Melissa Paulo
Character: Room Service Waitress
Lindsey Kraft
Character: Gwyneth Cravens
Christopher Arminio
Character: National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited)

Bambadjan Bamba
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
James Bearb
Character: Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited)
Garrett Boyd
Character: Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited)

Jack Andrew Cook
Character: Dan Aykroyd (uncredited)
T.C. Daniels
Character: Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited)
Gina Dunlap
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Paige Flannery
Character: Stoned College Kid (uncredited)
Jake Jacobson
Character: Ted Knight (uncredited)
Allyson Nicole Jones
Character: Student (uncredited)

Sean Leo
Character: Boyscout (uncredited)
Christina Miller
Character: Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Lauryn Morse
Character: Cheerleader Captain (uncredited)

Jeremey Penn
Character: Daniel Kenney (uncredited)
Sandra Rosko
Character: Stoner College Kid (uncredited)
Dallas Ryan
Character: Sound Guy (uncredited)

Paul Rudd
Character: "The Nobody" (uncredited)
David Sampen
Character: Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited)
Tim Seitter
Character: Kroger (uncredited)

Vivienne Taylor
Character: Toga Waitress (uncredited)


Production and Crew

John Aboud
Screenplay
Michael Colton
Screenplay

John Aboud
Executive Producer
Austin Gorg
Art Direction
Debra McGuire
Costume Design

Ed Helms
Executive Producer
David Wain
Executive Producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer

Jonah Markowitz
Production Design
Michael Colton
Executive Producer

Sean McKittrick
Executive Producer
Lindsay Garrison
Makeup Department Head

Ben Ormand
Executive Producer
Kevin Atkinson
Director of Photography
Laura Peyer
Key Makeup Artist

Craig Wedren
Original Music Composer

Liz Ferguson
Key Hair Stylist
David A. Cook
Set Decoration

Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Producer
Pauline Fischer
Executive Producer

Collin Creighton
Executive Producer
Alexandra Patsavas
Music Supervisor

Korey Budd
Unit Production Manager
Ben Ormand
Unit Production Manager
Vladimir Tevlovski
Stunt Coordinator


Ben Harris
Casting Associate
Steven Light-Orr
Assistant Art Director

Jason Perrine
Graphic Designer
Kristen O'Malley
Assistant Set Decoration

M. Marcos Gonzalez
On Set Dresser
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
Michael Brian Hart
Steadicam Operator
Michael Brian Hart
Camera Operator

David Richert
Camera Operator
Ed Novick
Sound Mixer
Isabela Braga
Costume Supervisor

Lenka Padysakova
Assistant Costume Designer
Laura Peyer
Makeup Artist
Sabrina Wilson
Makeup Artist

Lara Cilento
Hair Department Head
Aubrey Marie
Hairstylist
Meghan Heaney
Additional Hairstylist

Bia Iftikhar
Additional Hairstylist
Joe Pancake
Special Effects Coordinator
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Supervisor

James Pastorius
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Knudsen
Visual Effects Producer
Tara Acquesta
Visual Effects Producer

Sean Garnhart
Sound Designer
Sean Garnhart
Supervising Sound Editor
Sean Garnhart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nicholas Renbeck
Supervising Dialogue Editor