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Douglas Kenney

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Douglas Kenney

Born December 10, 1946 · West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Died August 27, 1980 · aged 33

Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire. After working on the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate, Douglas C. Kenney co-founded the National Lampoon magazine and the National Lampoon Radio Hour. Kenney had originally collaborated at Harvard with friend, Henry Beard, and founded the National Lampoon…

Known For

Animal HouseAnimal House · 1978
Animal House
★ 6.91978
MovieComedy
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
CaddyshackCaddyshack · 1980
Caddyshack
★ 6.61980
MovieComedy
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Caddyshack IICaddyshack II · 1988
Caddyshack II
★ 4.21988
MovieComedy
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
Modern ProblemsModern Problems · 1981
Modern Problems
★ 5.41981
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Between the LinesBetween the Lines · 1977
Between the Lines
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.
LemmingsLemmings · 1973
Lemmings
★ 5.91973
MovieMusicThriller
Woodstock with a death wish.

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