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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

They were like shipsleaving a sinking rat. Doug

They were like ships
leaving a sinking rat. Doug

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They were like ships leaving a sinking rat.
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Doug.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:35
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.
And yeah, Chevy did this every time I saw him. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
And yeah, Chevy did this every time I saw him.
No. Hey, there can be two boy-wonders. Boys-wonder. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
No. Hey, there can be two boy-wonders. Boys-wonder.
Lorne, this is Doug Kenney from The National Lampoon. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
Lorne, this is Doug Kenney from The National Lampoon.
Doug, uh, you get the kind of comedy we're doing here. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Doug, uh, you get the kind of comedy we're doing here.
What I'm saying is I think you could make this show even better than it is. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
What I'm saying is I think you could make this show eve...
Oh, here. You're probably gonna steal it from me anyway. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Oh, here. You're probably gonna steal it from me anyway...
Game show sketch, Name Those Bats. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:07
Game show sketch, Name Those Bats.
I wasn't gonna let some TV show steal my thunder. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:15
I wasn't gonna let some TV show steal my thunder.
But also, like, you know, Night of the Seven Fires. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
But also, like, you know, Night of the Seven Fires.
We have a chance to make the great American college movie here, plus tits. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
We have a chance to make the great American college movie he...
Together with Chris Miller, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:16
Together with Chris Miller,
They use to call us the "Animal House." - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
They use to call us the "Animal House."
Brad Zotti from Universal is on. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Brad Zotti from Universal is on.
- Look, guys. - Hey, Brad. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
- Look, guys. - Hey, Brad.
- I would never make this. - I'm surprised to hear you say that. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:09
- I would never make this. - I'm surprised to hear you ...
Okay, look, I couldn't do this unless it was, like, for under $2 million. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Okay, look, I couldn't do this unless it was, like, for...
- We can do that. - Really? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
- We can do that. - Really?
- Okay. - We got a deal. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
- Okay. - We got a deal.
So with the studio's ringing endorsement, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:12
So with the studio's ringing endorsement,
It was a classic tale of slobs versus snobs. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:15
It was a classic tale of slobs versus snobs.