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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015 · 93 min

A lively, funny, and revealing look at a comedy revolution, packed with wild stories and cultural nostalgia.

Tagline
The Story of the National Lampoon
Overview
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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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • art
  • celebrity
  • ambition
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
history, comedy, documentary
Directed by
Douglas Tirola
Written by
Mark Monroe
Starring
John Belushi, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Tim Matheson, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Chevy Chase
Cinematography
Sean Price Williams
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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