HistoryComedyDocumentary

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

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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.

Release Date : 2015-01-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 4th Row FilmsMagnolia PicturesHistory FilmsDiamond Docs

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Cast

Character Name : Self - Actor (archive footage)

Original Name : John Belushi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor (archive footage)

Original Name : John Candy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor

Original Name : Kevin Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor / Director / Producer

Original Name : Tim Matheson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor

Original Name : John Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor

Original Name : Bill Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)

Original Name : Harold Ramis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor

Original Name : Chevy Chase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actress

Original Name : Beverly D'Angelo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self - Actress (archive footage)

Original Name : Gilda Radner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self - Actor

Original Name : Christopher Guest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Director

Original Name : John Landis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Writer (archive footage)

Original Name : John Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Director / Producer

Original Name : Judd Apatow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor (archive footage)

Original Name : Fred Gwynne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Director

Original Name : Ivan Reitman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor / Producer

Original Name : Richard Belzer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor / Director

Original Name : Billy Bob Thornton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Lampoon Contributer

Original Name : Danny Abelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Tony Hendra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Actor (archive footage)

Original Name : George Plimpton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Former President USA / Actor (archive footage)

Original Name : Richard Nixon

Gender : Male