In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is of 1 hour(s) and 41 minute(s). It is Produced By: Abominable Pictures, Principato-Young Entertainment. It was released on 2018-01-24. It has the tagline: Being the King of Comedy is no joke. It has an average vote of 6.471 on TMDB.
Genres: Comedy
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