A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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Original title: A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Year: 2018
Running time: 101 min.
Country: United States
Director: David Wain
Screenwriter: John Aboud, Michael Colton. Book: Josh Karp
Music: Craig Wedren
Cinematography: Kevin Atkinson
Cast: Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Seth Green, Thomas Lennon, Jon Daly, Elvy Yost, Joel McHale, Jackie Tohn, John Gemberling, Martin Mull, Matt Walsh, Rick Glassman, Finn Wittrock, Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener, David Wain, Ben F. Campbell, Jon Klaft, Camille Guaty, Brad Morris, Carla Gallo, Beau Bassewitz, Rick Overton, Mark Metcalf, David Krumholtz, Mitchell Hurwitz, Michael Colton, John Aboud, Jan Michael Sherman, Matt Lucas, Kerri Kenney, Natasha Lyonne, Bob Stephenson, Neil Casey, Ellen Colton, Liz Femi, Chris Redd, Krister Johnson, Mike Nojun Park, Gregg Turkington, Ed Helms, Michael Farrell, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Jherek Bischoff, Craig Wedren, Nelson Franklin, Emmy Rossum, Sam Mickens, Armen Weitzman, Max Greenfield, Lonny Ross, Joe Lo Truglio, Steven Sims, Brian Huskey, Julian Wass, Bo Boddie, Rich Sommer, Kate Bradley, Abigail Klein, Andrew Gray McDonnell, Erv Dahl, Paul Scheer, Martha Smith, Eugene 'Hutch' Barbeau, Matt Ballard, Melissa Paulo, Lindsey KraftSee 56 More
Producer: Principato-Young Entertainment, Abominable Pictures
Genre: Drama. Comedy | Biography. Drugs. Satire
Synopsis: In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Doug Kenney.

Critics' reviews

"A biopic that's so bizarrely slapdash you can't believe a minute of it (...) The scenes lurch and stumble by"

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"'Stupid Gesture' cleverly plays around with the conventions of the form"

Brian Lowry: CNN
"While pretty consistently amusing, the film still suffers from a chronic case of Wikipediitis"

Charles Bramesco: AV Club
"The biggest problem is the script that tries to cover too much ground but doesn’t really have that much to say as it does so (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Brian Tallerico: rogerebert.com
"'A Futile and Stupid Gesture' captures that Kenney while respecting his mystery. It’s not particularly illuminating, but it’s far from futile."

David Edelstein: Vulture
"An engrossing, if slight, tribute to one of comedy’s most influential voices."

Alex Welch: IGN

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