<Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> A Futile and Stupid Gesture is an American biographical comedy film, based on Josh Karp's book of the same name, directed by David Wain, and written by Michael Colton and John Aboud . The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Doug Kenney, during the rise and fall of National Lampoon . The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, and was released on Netflix on January 26, 2018 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Will Forte as Doug Kenney <Ul> <Li> Martin Mull as Modern Doug, the narrator </Li> <Li> Frank and Morgan Gingerich as young Doug Kenney </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard </Li> <Li> Neil Casey as Brian McConnachie </Li> <Li> Jon Daly as Bill Murray </Li> <Li> Nelson Franklin as P.J. O'Rourke </Li> <Li> John Gemberling as John Belushi </Li> <Li> Rick Glassman as Harold Ramis </Li> <Li> Seth Green as Christopher Guest </Li> <Li> Max Greenfield as Chris Miller </Li> <Li> Harry Groener as Harry Kenney, Doug's father </Li> <Li> Camille Guaty as Alex Garcia - Mata </Li> <Li> Ed Helms as Tom Snyder </Li> <Li> Thomas Lennon as Michael O'Donoghue </Li> <Li> Joe Lo Truglio as Brad Zotti </Li> <Li> Matt Lucas as Tony Hendra </Li> <Li> Natasha Lyonne as Anne Beatts </Li> <Li> Joel McHale as Chevy Chase </Li> <Li> Annette O'Toole as Stephanie Kenney, Doug's mother </Li> <Li> Emmy Rossum as Kathryn Walker </Li> <Li> Jackie Tohn as Gilda Radner </Li> <Li> Matt Walsh as Matty Simmons </Li> <Li> Finn Wittrock as Tim Matheson </Li> <Li> Elvy Yost as Mary Marshmallow </Li> <Li> David Wain as Interviewer </Li> <Li> Ben Campbell as Harvard Jester </Li> <Li> Jon Klaft as Preppy Student </Li> <Li> Brad Morris as Peter Ivers </Li> <Li> Rick Overton as First Publisher </Li> <Li> Mark Metcalf as Second Publisher </Li> <Li> David Krumholtz & Mitch Hurwitz as Time - Life Publishers </Li> <Li> Michael Sherman as Ed Sullivan </Li> <Li> Kerri Kenney - Silver as Sullivan Producer </Li> <Li> Bob Stephenson as Construction Worker </Li> <Li> Liz Femi as Skeptical Black Woman </Li> <Li> Chris Redd as Skeptical Black Man </Li> <Li> Meera Rohit Kumbhani as Elaine </Li> <Li> Armen Weitzman as Lorne Michaels </Li> <Li> Lonny Ross as Ivan Reitman </Li> <Li> Steven Sims as Stephen Furst </Li> <Li> Brian Huskey as John Landis </Li> <Li> Rich Sommer as Harry Crane </Li> <Li> Carla Gallo as Lucy Fisher </Li> <Li> Andrew Gray McDonnell as Michael O'Keefe </Li> <Li> Erv Dahl as Rodney Dangerfield </Li> <Li> Paul Scheer as Paul Shaffer </Li> <Li> Lindsey Kraft as Gwyneth Cravens </Li> <Li> Paul Rudd is featured in the high school yearbook project as "The Nobody", Lawrence "Larry" Kroger </Li> </Ul>

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