National Lampoon's Movie Madness | |
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Directed by | Bob Giraldi Henry Jaglom |
Written by | Tod Carroll Gerald Sussman Shary Flenniken Pat Mephitis Ellis Weiner |
Produced by | Matty Simmons |
Starring | Robby Benson Richard Widmark Diane Lane Candy Clark Christopher Lloyd Peter Riegert Ann Dusenberry |
Cinematography | Charles Correll Tak Fujimoto |
Edited by | James Coblentz |
Music by | Andy Stein |
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Distributed by | MGM/United Artists Distribution and Marketing |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $5,027,193 |
National Lampoon's Movie Madness is a 1982 American comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the second film from the magazine. The film was originally produced under the title National Lampoon Goes to the Movies; completed in 1981, the film was not released until 1982, and was reedited and retitled as Movie Madness.
Movie Madness consists of three short segments which satirize personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories. The first two segments of the film, Growing Yourself and Success Wanters, were directed by Bob Giraldi, while the film's final segment, Municipalians, was directed by Henry Jaglom, and featuring Julie Kavner's first film appearance. Its title song, "Going to the Movies", was sung by Dr. John. The film was a critical and commercial failure.