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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018·Movie·1h 41m

Comedy, Drama

6.4 / 10 (388 votes)

Being the King of Comedy is no joke.

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

Directed by
David Wain
Original language
English
Released
24 January 2018

Where to Watch

Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data

Netflix
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Subtitles

Arabic Danish German Greek English Finnish French Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Dutch Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Chinese

Audio

German English French Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese Spanish Turkish

Last verified 29 Oct 2026

Cast

  • Will Forte

    Will Forte

    Doug Kenney

  • Domhnall Gleeson

    Domhnall Gleeson

    Henry Beard

  • Martin Mull

    Martin Mull

    Modern Doug

  • Neil Casey

    Neil Casey

    Brian McConnachie

  • Jon Daly

    Jon Daly

    Bill Murray

  • Nelson Franklin

    Nelson Franklin

    P.J. O'Rourke

  • John Gemberling

    John Gemberling

    John Belushi

  • Rick Glassman

    Rick Glassman

    Harold Ramis

  • Seth Green

    Seth Green

    Christopher Guest

  • Harry Groener

    Harry Groener

    Harry Kenney

  • Max Greenfield

    Max Greenfield

    Chris Miller

  • Camille Guaty

    Camille Guaty

    Alex Garcia-Mata