Eine nutzlose und dumme Geste

A comedy empire is built on a mountain of napkin sketches. Over two decades the co-founder of National Lampoon turns his life into a punchline. The jokes land, the mood doesn’t.

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David Wain directed Eine nutzlose und dumme Geste in 2018. See David Wain's full filmography, where to start with David Wain, or where to go after you've seen everything by David Wain.

Eine nutzlose und dumme Geste was released in 2018 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.