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  1. Jan 26, 2018 · A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Brian Tallerico January 26, 2018. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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 ...

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  3. A Futile and Stupid Gesture entertainingly recreates the birth of an influential comedic movement, even if it struggles to cover its creative ground. Read Critics Reviews

    • (44)
    • Will Forte
    • David Wain
    • Principato-Young Entertainment
  4. A Futile and Stupid Gesture is plenty watchable, well-paced with a few solid bits. Unfortunately, the film never does much more than scratch the surface. Full Review | Original Score:...

  5. A Futile and Stupid Gesture: Directed by David Wain. With Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener. In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.

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    • Biography, Comedy
    • David Wain
    • 2018-01-26
  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...

  7. Jan 31, 2018 · A Futile and Stupid Gesture is very much of a piece with actor-director David Wain’s cult-film-turned-Netflix-franchise Wet Hot American Summer, from the general quickfire humor, deadpan...

  8. Jan 26, 2018 · David Wain’s movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture, out Friday on Netflix, tries to address that by offering a crash course in Kenney’s influence, laying out every important part of the man’s...

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