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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

The Story of the National Lampoon
Sep 25, 2015 · 1h 33m
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History
Comedy
Documentary

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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.

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CAST

John Belushi
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon
Self - Actor
Tim Matheson
Self - Actor / Director / Producer
John Goodman
Self - Actor
Bill Murray
Self - Actor
Harold Ramis
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Self - Actor
Directed by Douglas Tirola

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
4th Row Films, Magnolia Pictures, History Films, Diamond Docs
Country
US
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