A Futile and Stupid Gesture
“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.
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Will Forte
Doug Kenney
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Henry Beard
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Brian McConnachie
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Bill Murray
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John Gemberling
John Belushi
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Harold Ramis
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Harry Groener
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David Wain Director · John Aboud Screenplay Michael Colton Screenplay
Budget $10M · United States release January 26, 2018 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$10,000,000
Production
Abominable Pictures
Production
Principato-Young Entertainment
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Romania · January 24, 2018
Digital
United States · January 26, 2018
Digital · Netflix
United States
January 24, 2018 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
France
January 26, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Japan
January 26, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
January 26, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
January 26, 2018 · Digital
Puerto Rico
January 26, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
January 26, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
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