A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Being the King of Comedy is no joke.
101 mins
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Michael Sherman
Ed Sullivan
Ellen Colton
Waitress
Peter Blake
Advertiser
Michael Farrell
Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist
Adam Wade
Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer
Jherek Bischoff
Lemmings Bass Player
Craig Wedren
Lemmings Piano Player
Sam Mickens
Street Musician
Steven Sims
Stephen Furst
Bo Boddie
Premiere Party Guitar Player
Erv Dahl
Rodney Dangerfield
Hutch Barbeau
Studio Tour Kid
Christopher Arminio
National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited)
James Bearb
Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited)
T.C. Daniels
Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited)
Gina Dunlap
Dancer (uncredited)
Paige Flannery
Stoned College Kid (uncredited)
Lauryn Morse
Cheerleader Captain (uncredited)
Jeremey Penn
Daniel Kenney (uncredited)
David Sampen
Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited)
Tim Seitter
Kroger (uncredited)
Vivienne Taylor
Toga Waitress (uncredited)
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Producer
Peter Principato
Producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer
Ben Ormand
Executive Producer
Austin Gorg
Art Direction
Lindsay Garrison
Makeup Department Head
Josh Karp
Book
Pauline Fischer
Executive Producer
Collin Creighton
Executive Producer
David Egan
Editor
Korey Budd
Unit Production Manager
Ben Ormand
Unit Production Manager
M. Ryan Traylor
First Assistant Director
Amanda Carrara
Second Assistant Director
Vladimir Tevlovski
Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey G. Barnett
Stunts
Koby Azarly
Stunts
Heather Pollock
Script Supervisor
Steven Light-Orr
Assistant Art Director
Shelley A. Wallace
Set Designer
Jason Perrine
Graphic Designer
Kristen O'Malley
Assistant Set Decoration
M. Marcos Gonzalez
On Set Dresser
Armando Abarca
Set Dresser
Max Bostic
Set Dresser
Randy Bostic
Set Dresser
Paul Boucher
Set Dresser
Mark Finer
Set Dresser
Michael Gregan
Set Dresser
Marco López
Set Dresser
Mark Palmer
Set Dresser
Randy Severino
Set Dresser
Michael Brian Hart
Steadicam Operator
Michael Brian Hart
Camera Operator
David Richert
Camera Operator
Isabela Braga
Costume Supervisor
Lenka Padysakova
Assistant Costume Designer
Laura Peyer
Makeup Artist
Sabrina Wilson
Makeup Artist
Lara Cilento
Hair Department Head
Aubrey Marie
Hairstylist
Meghan Heaney
Additional Hairstylist
Bia Iftikhar
Additional Hairstylist
Joe Pancake
Special Effects Coordinator
Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director
Eugene Davis
Additional Second Assistant Director
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Pastorius
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Knudsen
Visual Effects Producer
Tara Acquesta
Visual Effects Producer
Sean Garnhart
Sound Designer
Sean Garnhart
Supervising Sound Editor
Sean Garnhart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nicholas Renbeck
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Craig Wedren
Original Music Composer
Jamie Gross
Editor
Robert Nassau
Editor
Liz Ferguson
Key Hair Stylist
Laura Peyer
Key Makeup Artist
David A. Cook
Set Decoration
Nicholas Barragan
Production Assistant