Somehow this 2018 movie got past without me noticing, so I'm posting in case it happened to anyone else.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture is about Doug Kenney, the creator of National Lampoon. It stars Will Forte, unfortunately, but I suppose he does an ok job in this one. It's sort of "just another" sad artist story, where they're really good, but don't necessarily know how to interpret or deal with their success.
It's presented well, though, with some very good comedy. Maybe not exactly kid-friendly, though.


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A Futile and Stupid Gesture is about Doug Kenney, the creator of National Lampoon. It stars Will Forte

If anything, I found this movie to be a bit better than any of the ones they made :D

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A Futile and Stupid Gesture is about Doug Kenney, the creator of Nati Lampoon. It stars Will Forte

If anything, I found this movie to be a bit better than any of the ones they made :D

I thought this movie was fun and a good watch. If you like anything from National Lampoon I think you'd like it too.

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Hello Ganiman!

** On Sunday 10.08.25 - 12:32, Ganiman wrote to nich82:

A Futile and Stupid Gesture is about Doug Kenney, the creator of
Nati Lampoon. It stars Will Forte

If anything, I found this movie to be a bit better than any of the ones
they made :D

I thought this movie was fun and a good watch. If you like anything from National Lampoon I think you'd like it too.

"The film's timeline stretches from 1964 to 1980 and opens with
Douglas Kenney and his classmate Henry Beard celebrating the
release of their book, Bored of the Rings, with the Harvard
Lampoon staff. "

..I have a paperback copy of the Bored of the Rings. The
market for a copy out there is not cheap.


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..I have a paperback copy of the Bored of the Rings. The
market for a copy out there is not cheap.

How was it?



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Hello phigan!

** On Thursday 21.08.25 - 09:22, phigan wrote to Ogg:

..I have a paperback copy of the Bored of the Rings. The
market for a copy out there is not cheap.

How was it?

I didn't get very far into it.

The prolog represented pretty much the rest of the story.
Adult, and sexual humour throughout.

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