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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

No great and enduring volumecan ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have...

No great and enduring volume
can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it

Full Transcript

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No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea,
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though many there be who have tried it.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:23
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
biography, comedy
Production
Abominable Pictures,Principato-Young Entertainment

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Movie Summary

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.
My brother. Dad's favorite. Kidney failure. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
My brother. Dad's favorite. Kidney failure.
"The golden boy who died too soon." - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
"The golden boy who died too soon."
You know the nice thing about dying young? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:13
You know the nice thing about dying young?
Somebody really didn't like The Vietnamese Baby Book. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Somebody really didn't like The Vietnamese Baby Book.
I always knew I'd die from dynamite being sent to an office, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
I always knew I'd die from dynamite being sent to an of...
- To think, Tom Jones only gets panties. - Stop smoking. That's not safe. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
- To think, Tom Jones only gets panties. - Stop smoking. Tha...
If the nitroglycerin hasn't leaked out, it's harmless. I could eat it. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
If the nitroglycerin hasn't leaked out, it's harml...
That's what I'm telling you, is that the nitroglycerin, it's leaked out. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
That's what I'm telling you, is that the nitroglyc...
He needs us right now. Maybe we should take him to the carousel again. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
He needs us right now. Maybe we should take him to the carou...
Oh, this is Teenage Commies From Outer Space. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
Oh, this is Teenage Commies From Outer Space.
Oh, no, here comes James Joyce. He's got some baby oil. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Oh, no, here comes James Joyce. He's got some baby oil.
As you go through it, pay attention to what you're doing - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
As you go through it, pay attention to what you're doin...
- I don't know where your stuff is. - Okay, cut the bullshit, I want an answer! - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
- I don't know where your stuff is. - Okay, cut the bul...
You won't put my stuff in the magazine, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
You won't put my stuff in the magazine,
- Clearly, you hate women. - Look, it was probably the cleaners. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
- Clearly, you hate women. - Look, it was probably the clean...
Henry. Henry. This water fountain hasn't been operational in 15 days. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Henry. Henry. This water fountain hasn't been operation...
Look, you're not quitting. We'll talk to Matty. He'll smooth it over. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Look, you're not quitting. We'll talk to Matty. He...
- It's called... - This is half what you owe me, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
- It's called... - This is half what you owe me,
It's National Lampoon's Lemmings not Tony Hendra's Lemmings. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
It's National Lampoon's Lemmings not Tony Hendra&#...
A man called Matty Simmons, whom I have apprehended at 635 Madison, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
A man called Matty Simmons, whom I have apprehended at 635 M...