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Tempting. I'm glad you finally saw the light
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Tempting.I'm glad you finally saw the light

Tempting.
I'm glad you finally saw the light

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Tempting. I'm glad you finally saw the light.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:41
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.
If I fire those guys, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
If I fire those guys,
Kenney, Beard! - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Kenney, Beard!
Well, Matty, maybe it wasn't such a hot idea - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Well, Matty, maybe it wasn't such a hot idea
I distinctly remember you saying, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
I distinctly remember you saying,
Volkswagen! Volkswagen is suing us for $30 million over your ad. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
Volkswagen! Volkswagen is suing us for $30 million over your...
He looks too happy. I know that look. That dog is in paradise. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
He looks too happy. I know that look. That dog is in paradis...
Kent Cigarettes. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
Kent Cigarettes.
Sometimes to create something special, you need to stay in the office - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:07
Sometimes to create something special, you need to stay in t...
When we started, I never thought - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
When we started, I never thought
But as long as at the center of it, it's you and me working together... - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
But as long as at the center of it, it's you and me wor...
You want to grab a drink and watch sailors hit on runaway teens? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
You want to grab a drink and watch sailors hit on runaway te...
Is there such a thing as "over the line" to you? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Is there such a thing as "over the line" to you?
And I suppose those people aren't "your people." - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
And I suppose those people aren't "your people.&qu...
Let's talk about this, the "Sexual Frustration" issue. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Let's talk about this, the "Sexual Frustration&quo...
There's a picture in here that we can't even show - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
There's a picture in here that we can't even show
Mr Kenney it's a fine line between being clever and offensive isn't it - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:27
Mr Kenney it's a fine line between being clever and...
They thought that what he did was radical, dangerous. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
They thought that what he did was radical, dangerous.
This is Doug Kenney, folks, of National Lampoon. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
This is Doug Kenney, folks, of National Lampoon.
He smoked a joint, and I drank a bottle of port. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
He smoked a joint, and I drank a bottle of port.
And what was the result of this highly scientific experiment? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
And what was the result of this highly scientific experiment...