National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)

Directed by

Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom

Genre

parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

3.4 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy film presents three short parodies of self-help movies, soap operas, and police dramas. The segments mock personal growth cliches, melodramatic television, and cop stories.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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