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Feature film — 2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)

6.71h 33mHistory — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 69 votes.

4th Row Films / Magnolia Pictures / History Films / Diamond Docs

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Director: Douglas Tirola

On screen

Cast & crew

John Belushi as Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Belushi

Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Candy as Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Candy

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Kevin Bacon as Self - Actor

Kevin Bacon

Self - Actor

Tim Matheson as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

Tim Matheson

Self - Actor / Director / Producer

John Goodman as Self - Actor

John Goodman

Self - Actor

Bill Murray as Self - Actor

Bill Murray

Self - Actor

Harold Ramis as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)

Harold Ramis

Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)

Chevy Chase as Self - Actor

Chevy Chase

Self - Actor

Beverly D'Angelo as Self - Actress

Beverly D'Angelo

Self - Actress

Gilda Radner as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Gilda Radner

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Christopher Guest as Self - Actor

Christopher Guest

Self - Actor

John Landis as Self - Director

John Landis

Self - Director