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.
John Belushi
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon
as Self - Actor
Tim Matheson
as Self - Actor / Director / Producer
John Goodman
as Self - Actor
Bill Murray
as Self - Actor
Harold Ramis
as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
as Self - Actor
Beverly D'Angelo
as Self - Actress
Gilda Radner
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Christopher Guest
as Self - Actor
John Landis
as Self - Director
