Everyone knows "Animal House" and the "Vacation" movies. You might remember that they carried the National Lampoon header. What you might not have known was that this header came from a cutting-edge magazine popular in the early '70s. "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon" looks at National Lampoon magazine, and how it influenced humor for the generation that came of age during the Vietnam War and Watergate. Not surprisingly, many of the people involved in the magazine starred on "Saturday Night Live".
The documentary features interviews with Chevy Chase, Michael O'Donoghue, and other people involved with the magazine. In the process, we learn a lot about Doug Kenney; he helped launch the magazine and appeared as Stork in "Animal House" (What the hell we s'posta do, ya mo-ron?). Unfortunately, he met an ignoble end in Hawaii in 1980.
Anyway, this is one documentary that you're sure to enjoy. The magazine's transgressive material was a real pleasure; those guys set out to offend everyone. Definitely check it out.
The documentary features interviews with Chevy Chase, Michael O'Donoghue, and other people involved with the magazine. In the process, we learn a lot about Doug Kenney; he helped launch the magazine and appeared as Stork in "Animal House" (What the hell we s'posta do, ya mo-ron?). Unfortunately, he met an ignoble end in Hawaii in 1980.
Anyway, this is one documentary that you're sure to enjoy. The magazine's transgressive material was a real pleasure; those guys set out to offend everyone. Definitely check it out.