Once you've seen a couple VH1's "Behind the Music" you've seen them all - and you've also seen this film. 46 out of 60 found this helpful Great cast, super witty. Did Hoffmann's widow threaten to sue the filmmakers? What to Watch Latest Trailers IMDb TV IMDb Originals IMDb Picks. From John Hughes, Anne Beatts and P.J.
It is also a bit of a hatchet job on the parents and P J O'Rourke, whose least credit, as probably the funniest American print writer of the 20th century, is editor of NL. An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father. An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father. It's an interesting story to watch, a bit sad but told in a funny way, probably just like he would have wanted it.
Metascore (15 reviews) Provided by Metacritic.com 82. 12 of 24 people found this review helpful.
With Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener. An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. 30 out of 44 found this helpful The cast was just very good for this movie, mostly comedians better known from comedy series, but none of them has to prove anything anymore as they are all funny. 15 out of 47 found this helpful When retired talent manager Al Hart is reunited with his first client, Buddy Green, a comic who quit show business 50 years ago, he convinces Buddy to escape their retirement community and hit the road for a cross-country comedy tour. a list of 28 titles
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. At other times, it detracts from the core story at hand.Although the film lacks his absurdism, there’s a musicality to Wain’s direction that’s addicting, and the emotional punch in the final five minutes proves there’s a future for the filmmaker that goes way beyond the yucks.It’s not particularly illuminating, but it’s far from futile.Even though the use of one particular plot device ends up feeling unnecessary and Will Forte can often appear miscast in the lead role, A Futile and Stupid Gesture still conjures up enough real emotions and inventive moments to feel like a worthwhile addition to Hollywood’s often tired biopic subgenre.While pretty consistently amusing, the film still suffers from a chronic case of Wikipediitis, recreating Kenney’s bullet-point moments as substitution for original wit or drama.Maybe this is exactly the biopic that Kenney would want, silly and bittersweet and laced with regret.
11 out of 16 found this helpful Unfortunately, for all his success, Doug Kenney with his overhanging insecurities, ego and irresponsible appetites began to consume him until he alienates everyone who ever cared and supported him even as they imitated him. 9 out of 18 found this helpful Will Forte plays a good Doug Kennedy but I wish his character was a little less flat, only brushing over the past that has apparently made him into the somewhat terrible person he is. An old version of humorist Douglas Kenney tells the story of how he and Henry Beard parleyed their success in their campus magazine, Harvard Lampoon, into the commercial magazine, National Lampoon. Based on A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever, Kenney basically assembled the cast of Saturday Night Live before the show even aired. Really it mostly tells about Doug Kenney. If he had done that, it might have been hilarious, though in an acidly downbeat and far-reaching way. The stunt casting is fun (especially Daly's Murray), but the bad makeup & wigs, filmmaking insecurity & Forte's unnuanced lead performance just point to Wain not quite having a control over the material. 15 out of 42 found this helpful
From a magazine at Harvard to all the films. This was truly a 10/10 and I hope Netflix makes more like it down the road. A great way to tell a story! A great tribute to Douglas Kenney. Unfortunately, for all his success, Doug Kenney with his overhanging insecurities, ego and irresponsible appetites began to consume him until he alienates everyone who ever cared and supported him even as they imitated him. This film follows Doug through his extraordinary heights and lows of his life in the comedy business.
Dom Gleeson as usual is excellent. Awards & Events.
POILER: I really enjoyed this film. a list of 28 titles A Futile and Stupid Gesture is a terrific movie with a very well developed plot and an outstanding comedic cast.
... A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) Full Cast & Crew. A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.
a list of 99 images Will forte did a superb job as Kenney but the story was lackluster.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture TV-MA | 1h 41min | Biography , Comedy | 26 January 2018 (USA) In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney . See More Photos. 82. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals. a list of 99 titles
Definitely an entertaining watch though.
a list of 99 titles Drawing upon their checkered lives and an aggressively puckish sense of humor, the pair created a publication that would redefine American comedy with outrageous drollery that grabbed the zeitgeist of the decade that expanded across various media. 7 out of 12 found this helpful But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals. While the first half of the film is amusing enough chronicling the creation of the National Lampoon and Doug Kenny's friendship and collaboration with co-creator Henry Beard, AFASTG ends up being the story of Doug Kenny's alcohol and cocaine addictions... and that's the biggest problem. Todd Gilchrist TheWrap.
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