Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (film)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
One version of the film poster
Directed byDouglas Tirola
Written by
  • Mark Monroe
  • Douglas Tirola
Produced by
  • Susan Bedusa
  • Douglas Tirola
CinematographySean Price Williams
Edited by
  • Joseph Hrings
  • G. Jesse Martinez
Music byBryce Jacobs
Production
company
4th Row Films
Release date
  • March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22) (Sundance)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
After the April 2015 Tribeca Film Festival showing, Doug Tirola (with blue shirt and tie) onstage with some of the film's staff to his left, and some of the original National Lampoon people to his right: Brian McConnachie in a white jacket, Sean Kelly, Rick Meyerowitz, Tony Hendra, Sam Gross, Jerry Taylor, and Ed Subitzky in beige.

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Douglas Tirola. The film is about National Lampoon magazine, and how the magazine and its empire of spin-offs changed the course of comedy and humor.[1][2]

The title of the film is very similar to the title of a 2010 book about National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made National Lampoon Insanely Great, by Rick Meyerowitz. The film refers to some of the same material, and features work from some of the same contributors, but the film is not actually based on the book.[3]

  1. ^ Hunt, Robert (October 14, 2015). "How the National Lampoon Changed American Comedy, then Died". Riverfront Times.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJcom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (February 10, 2015). "Film Review: 'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon'". Variety.com. Penske Business Media. Retrieved April 8, 2015.