Director Douglas Tirola's documentary Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of National Lampoon - tells its story through fresh, candid interviews with its key staff, and illustrated with hundreds of outrageous images from the mag itself (along with never-seen interview footage from the magazine's prime). The film gives fans of the Lampoon a unique inside look at what made the magazine tick, its key players, and why it was so outrageously successful: A magazine that dared to think what no one was thinking, but wished they had. Parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle, the Lampoon eventually went on to branch into successful radio shows, record albums, live stage revues and movies, including Animal House and National Lampoon’s Vacation, launching dozens of huge careers on the way.
Produced by Magnolia Pictures, 4th Row Films and A&E Films, the film features special interviews with personalities including Chevy Chase, Kevin Bacon, Beverly D’angelo, Ivan Reitman, Judith Belushi-Pisano, Judd Apatow, Billy Bob Thornton, John Landis, Meat Loaf, Tim Matheson, and many others.
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