Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
“The Story of the National Lampoon”
Synopsis
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 crew of 45+ credited
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Edited by Joseph KringsShot by David AllenScored by Bryce Jacobs
Also known as
- National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Deadde
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Deaden
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45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Danny Abelson
as Self - Lampoon Contributor
John Belushi
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Judd Apatow
as Self - Film Director
John Candy
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon
as Self - Actor
Henry Beard
as Self - Lampoon Founder
Tim Matheson
as Self - Actor / Director / Producer
Anne Beatts
as Self - Lampoon Contributor
John Goodman
as Self - Actor
Bill Murray
as Self - Actor
Harold Ramis
as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Judith Belushi Pisano
as Self - Lampoon Staff
Supporting cast
20Chevy Chase
as Self - Actor
Beverly D Angelo
as Self - Actress
Gilda Radner
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Richard Belzer
as Producer
Christopher Guest
as Self - Actor
Ed Bluestone
as Self - Lampoon Contributor
John Landis
as Self - Director
Christopher Buckley
as Self - Author, Thank You for Smoking
John Hughes
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Fred Gwynne
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ivan Reitman
as Self - Director
Billy Bob Thornton
as Self - Actor / Director
Tony Hendra
as Self
George Plimpton
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
as Self - Former President USA / Actor (archive footage)
Meat Loaf
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono
as Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Kenney
as Self (archive footage)
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