Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

66%% | Jan 25, 2015 | History, Comedy, Documentary

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.

Featured Cast

Douglas Tirola
Director
Mark Monroe
Writer

Cast

John Belushi
Self / Actor (archive footage)
John Candy
Self / Actor (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Self / Actor
Bill Murray
Self / Actor
Gilda Radner
Self / Actress (archive footage)
John Goodman
Self / Actor
Beverly D'Angelo
Self / Actress
Kevin Bacon
Self / Actor
Richard Belzer
Self / Actor / Producer
Christopher Guest
Self / Actor

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