'' A Futile and Stupid Gesture '' is an American biographical comedy-drama film , based on Josh Karp 's book of the same name , directed by David Wain , and written by Michael Colton and John Aboud . The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Douglas Kenney , during the rise and fall of '' National Lampoon '' . The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , and was released on Netflix on January 26 , 2018
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)