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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

"The golden boy who died too soon." See why I didn't want to start the moviewith this...

"The golden boy who died too soon." See why I didn't want to start the movie
with this stuff? It's a total bummer

Full Transcript

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"The golden boy who died too soon."
00:00:04.042 --> 00:00:08.299
See why I didn't want to start the movie with this stuff? It's a total bummer.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:15
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.
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...
If I choose to bring a grenade to work, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:07
If I choose to bring a grenade to work,
I left a half-empty grape Fanta here. Has anyone seen it? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
I left a half-empty grape Fanta here. Has anyone seen it?