Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead The Story of the National Lampoon
Follow the story behind one of America's most legendary humor publications in this hilarious documentary. From the 1970s thru the 1990s, the hippest and most outrageous comedy in print was The National Lampoon. The groundbreaking humor magazine pushed the limits of taste and acceptability, parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle.
The print publication even branched out into successful radio shows, record albums, live stage revues and iconic movies, including Animal House and National Lampoon's Vacation. The National Lampoon launched the careers of legends like John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, Gilda Radner and many more.
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
"A frenetic, rough-edged, unapologetic tribute to the Lampoon, featuring some amazing archival footage, nifty bits of animation and dozens of straightforward talking-head interviews that crackle and pop." - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Running Time
95 mins
Year
2015
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3191368
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As someone who was (barely) old enough to remember buying NatLamp in its glory daze of the 70s, it's impossible to do justice to how subversive a pub it was; what the Beatles were to modern music, NatLamp was to modern comedy. The very embodiment of the adage "my candle burns at both ends, it ...Read more
As someone who was (barely) old enough to remember buying NatLamp in its glory daze of the 70s, it's impossible to do justice to how subversive a pub it was; what the Beatles were to modern music, NatLamp was to modern comedy. The very embodiment of the adage "my candle burns at both ends, it will not last the night, but ah more foes and oh my friends, it gave a lovely light." And was also f*cking funny as hell. RIP Free Speech.
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