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A Futile and Stupid Gesture
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House. Kenney was at the center of the 70’s comedy counter-culture which gave birth to Saturday Night Live and a whole generation's way of looking at the world.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House. Kenney was at the center of the 70’s comedy counter-culture which gave birth to Saturday Night Live and a whole generation's way of looking at the world.
Actors:
Armen Weitzman,
Lindsey Kraft,
Gregg Turkington,
Bambadjan Bamba,
Leslie Nielsen,
Emmy Rossum,
Jon Daly,
Morgan Gingerich,
Martin Mull,
Jon Klaft,
Michael Kevin Farrell,
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Armen Weitzman
Lindsey Kraft
23 January 1980, New York, USA
Gregg Turkington
25 November 1967, Darwin, Australia
Bambadjan Bamba
30 January 1982, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Leslie Nielsen
11 February 1926, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Emmy Rossum
12 September 1986, New York City, New York, USA
Jon Daly
Morgan Gingerich
Martin Mull
18 August 1943, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jon Klaft
29 June 1986, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Michael Kevin Farrell
Director:
David Wain
David Wain
1 August 1969, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Country:
United States
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January 25, 2018
A conventionally raucous biopic that knows it's conventional and hopes to get away with said convention by occasionally breaking the fourth wall to goof on its deployment of these hoary tropes.
January 25, 2018
While Wain has developed an immunity to the biopic's blustery pretension, he's not so wary of the form's more superficial shortcomings.
January 24, 2018
There's a musicality to Wain's direction that's addicting, and the emotional punch in the final five minutes proves there's a future for the filmmaker that goes way beyond the yucks. In that respect, A Futile and Stupid Gesture is anything but that.
January 25, 2018
Forte captures Kenney's deadpan comedic insanity and his wry humor, but also conveys the sense of melancholy and emotional restlessness plaguing Doug.
January 25, 2018
David Wain has made the hilarious and irreverent movie that National Lampoon deserves.
January 26, 2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture does right by the late genius of Doug Kenney.
January 26, 2018
Kenney and Beard are friends and business partners who experience the ups and downs of their creative partnership, but like many things in "A Futile and Stupid Gesture," their relationship feels like a glossy version of the truth.
January 25, 2018
"Futile" lies haphazardly between funny and not, as comedies about comedy tend to do.
January 25, 2018
It serves as a useful explainer to viewers who aren't comedy nerds as to why the most sought after job by Harvard grads, after doctor or lawyer, is a writing gig on "The Simpsons."
January 25, 2018
The only aspect of it that I found I could focus on with even a modicum of interest was Will Forte's sideburns.
January 25, 2018
It's to A Futile and Stupid Gesture's credit that it manages to have a widespread appeal, and will likely be an enjoyable viewing experience for both those already interested in the history of comedy and those who may know next-to-nothing about Lampoon.
January 25, 2018
An impishly meta cartoon that manages to squeeze in some serious themes - although I'm not sure it leaves you with more than a desire to read (or reread) Kenney's most famous Lampoon works.