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Movie Review – A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

January 26, 2018 by Shaun Munro

A Futile and Stupid Gesture, 2018. Directed by David Wain. Starring Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Martin Mull, Joel McHale, Thomas Lennon, Josh Gemberling, Matt Walsh, Rick Glassman, Jon Daly, and Seth Green. SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s and ’80s, National Lampoon’s success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and […]

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National Lampoon biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture gets a first poster and trailer

December 21, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Directed by David Wain, the film tells the story of National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House co-creator Doug Kenney and stars Will Forte as the comedy writer alongside Domhnall Gleeson, Martin […]

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Seth Green and more join Netflix’s National Lampoon biopic

April 9, 2016 by Scott J. Davis

Casting continues on the National Lampoon biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture, with more actors joining the ranks of the new Netflix film. Seth Green is the latest name to join the cast, with the Family Guy actor set to play Christopher Guest, co-creator of The Is Spinal Tap. Rick Glassman (Undateable) has signed on to play the […]

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