A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Synopsis

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

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Cast

Will Forte

Doug Kenney

Domhnall Gleeson

Henry Beard

Martin Mull

Modern Doug

Neil Casey

Brian McConnachie

Jon Daly

Bill Murray

Nelson Franklin

P.J. O'Rourke

John Gemberling

John Belushi

Rick Glassman

Harold Ramis

Seth Green

Christopher Guest

Harry Groener

Harry Kenney

Max Greenfield

Chris Miller

Camille Guaty

Alex Garcia-Mata

Ed Helms

Tom Snyder

Thomas Lennon

Michael O'Donoghue

Joe Lo Truglio

Brad

Matt Lucas

Tony Hendra

Natasha Lyonne

Anne Beatts

Joel McHale

Chevy Chase

Annette O'Toole

Stephanie Kenney

Emmy Rossum

Kathryn Walker

Crew

Art

• Austin Gorg Art Direction
• Jonah Markowitz Production Design
• Armando Abarca Set Dresser
• Jason Perrine Graphic Designer
• Kristen O'Malley Assistant Set Decoration
• Steven Light-Orr Assistant Art Director
• Mark Palmer Set Dresser
• Shelley A. Wallace Set Designer
• Max Bostic Set Dresser
• Randy Bostic Set Dresser
• Paul Boucher Set Dresser
• Randy Severino Set Dresser

Camera

• Kevin Atkinson Director of Photography
• Michael Brian Hart Camera Operator
• David Richert Camera Operator
• Michael Brian Hart Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Debra McGuire Costume Design
• Lindsay Garrison Makeup Department Head
• Aubrey Marie Hairstylist
• Isabela Braga Costume Supervisor
• Laura Peyer Makeup Artist
• Meghan Heaney Additional Hairstylist
• M. Marcos Gonzalez On Set Dresser
• Lenka Padysakova Assistant Costume Designer
• Sabrina Wilson Makeup Artist
• Lara Cilento Hair Department Head
• Bia Iftikhar Additional Hairstylist
• Laura Peyer Key Makeup Artist

Crew

• Vladimir Tevlovski Stunt Coordinator
• Chris Carnel Stunts
• Jeffrey G. Barnett Stunts
• Koby Azarly Stunts
• Michael Duisenberg Stunts
• Joe Pancake Special Effects Coordinator

Directing

• David Wain Director
• Amanda Carrara Second Assistant Director
• M. Ryan Traylor First Assistant Director
• Heather Pollock Script Supervisor
• Kevin Zelman Second Second Assistant Director
• Eugene Davis Additional Second Assistant Director

Editing

• David Egan Editor
• Robert Nassau Editor
• Jamie Gross Editor

Production

• Allison Jones Casting
• Ed Helms Executive Producer
• John Aboud Executive Producer
• Ben Ormand Executive Producer
• Peter Principato Producer
• Edward H. Hamm Jr. Executive Producer
• Jonathan Stern Producer
• Michael Colton Executive Producer
• David Wain Executive Producer
• Sean McKittrick Executive Producer
• Ted Sarandos Producer
• Collin Creighton Executive Producer

Sound

• Alexandra Patsavas Music Supervisor
• Sean Garnhart Supervising Sound Editor
• Ed Novick Sound Mixer
• Sean Garnhart Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Nicholas Renbeck Supervising Dialogue Editor
• Sean Garnhart Sound Designer
• Craig Wedren Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Brice Liesveld Visual Effects Producer
• Tara Acquesta Visual Effects Producer
• Alex Knudsen Visual Effects Producer
• Brice Liesveld Visual Effects Supervisor
• James Pastorius Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Michael Colton Screenplay
• Josh Karp Book
• John Aboud Screenplay

Photos