After the enormous success of Animal House, the National Lampoon name became well-known all over the world. However, before those glory days, National Lampoon was a scrappy yet divinely subversive magazine and radio show that was responsible for introducing the world to comedic geniuses such as Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner. Doug Kenney (Will Forte) was the driving force behind National Lampoon, and his truly wild and insane narrative is told in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Doug Kenney's journey from Harvard to Hollywood to Caddyshack and beyond is detailed in this film.
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After the enormous success of Animal House, the National Lampoon name became well-known all over the world. However, before those glory days, National Lampoon was a scrappy yet divinely subversive magazine and radio show that was responsible for introducing the world to comedic geniuses such as Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner. Doug Kenney (Will Forte) was the driving force behind National Lampoon, and his truly wild and insane narrative is told in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Doug Kenney's journey from Harvard to Hollywood to Caddyshack and beyond is detailed in this film.
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