A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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 A Futile and Stupid Gesture 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.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture was released in 2018 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.