A Futile and Stupid Gesture

The film "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" (2018) is a biographical comedy-drama that follows Douglas Kenney's rise and fall in the 1970s as co-founder of National Lampoon. Will Forte stars as Doug Kenney, alongside Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard, Neil Casey as Brian McConnachie, and Jon Daly as Bill Murray. The movie spans from 1964 to 1980, chronicling the creation of Bored of the Rings, the birth of the National Lampoon magazine, and Kenney's struggles with addiction.