Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)

  • NR
  • 01/25/2015 (US)
  • History, Comedy, Documentary
  • 1h 33m

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Overview

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

Douglas Tirola

Director

Mark Monroe

Writer

Cast

John Belushi's headshot

John Belushi

Self / Actor (archive footage)
John Candy's headshot

John Candy

Self / Actor (archive footage)
Chevy Chase's headshot

Chevy Chase

Self / Actor
Bill Murray's headshot

Bill Murray

Self / Actor
Gilda Radner's headshot

Gilda Radner

Self / Actress (archive footage)
John Goodman's headshot

John Goodman

Self / Actor
Beverly D'Angelo's headshot

Beverly D'Angelo

Self / Actress
Kevin Bacon's headshot

Kevin Bacon

Self / Actor

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