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  1. Oct 15, 2006 · “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” is jammed with personalities and capsule histories. More than 100 interviews went into the making of this book; so much tape-transcribing must have been...

  2. That’s why it sticks out amid the dialogue in “A Futile and Stupid Gesture,” a biopic about a comedy writer — Douglas Kenney, who spent the 1970s creating National Lampoon and setting the...

  3. Jan 26, 2018 · A Futile and Stupid Gesture. 101 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2018. Brian Tallerico. January 26, 2018. 4 min read. The good men and women of the National Lampoon changed comedy forever. The impact of their magazine and movies like “Animal House” and “ Caddyshack ” can undeniably be felt in almost all modern comedy, but certainly in the quirky ...

  4. Jan 26, 2018 · According to the New York Times' review of the biography, Karp referred to over 100 interviews while writing the book, so the Netflix movie's source material is undoubtedly loaded with...

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  5. Jan 26, 2018 · It’s time for a primer for Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, a biopic about National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney, based on Josh Karp’s book.

    • City Editor, New York Magazine
  6. Jan 25, 2018 · “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” is a cheesy, slapdash, semi-tongue-in-cheek biopic that purports to be about a lot of things — the creation of The National Lampoon, the weirdly haunted soul...

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  8. Jan 31, 2018 · Will Forte stars as Doug Kenney, one of the founders of National Lampoon and co-writer of 'Animal House' and 'Caddyshack,' in 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture,' a new biopic now on Netflix.

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