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During the 1970s and early 1980s, a few films were made as spin-offs from the original ''National Lampoon'' magazine, using some of the magazine's creative staff to put together the outline and script, and were cast using some of the same actors that performed in ''
The National Lampoon Radio Hour ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' was a comedy radio show which was created, produced and written by staff from ''National Lampoon'' magazine. The show ran weekly, for a little over a year, from November 17, 1973 to December 28, 1974. Orig ...
'' and the stage show ''
National Lampoon's Lemmings ''National Lampoon: Lemmings'', a spinoff of the humor magazine '' National Lampoon,'' was a 1973 stage show that helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase. The show was co-written and co-directed by ...
''.


History

The first of the "Intercontinental Lampoon" movies was a made-for-TV movie called ''
Disco Beaver from Outer Space ''Disco Beaver from Outer Space'' is an early production by '' National Lampoon'', made for HBO in 1979. The short film is a collection of comedy sketches, contained within the main story which is centered on two characters: the protagonist, an e ...
'', broadcast in 1978. The second, and by far the most successful film, was ''
National Lampoon's Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulc ...
'' (1978). Starring
John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his ca ...
and written by
Doug Kenney Douglas Clark Francis Kenney (December 10, 1946 – August 27, 1980) was an American comedy writer of magazine, novels, radio, TV and film who co-founded the magazine ''National Lampoon'' in 1970. Kenney edited the magazine and wrote much of its ...
,
Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, director and writer. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984) and '' Ghostbusters II'' (1989), and as Russel ...
and Chris Miller, ''Animal House'' became one of the highest grossing comedy films of all time. Produced on a low budget, it was so enormously profitable that from that point onward for the next two decades, the name "National Lampoon" applied to the title of a movie was considered to be a valuable selling point in and of itself. There is considerable ambiguity about what constitutes a "National Lampoon" film because, after the success of ''Animal House'', a large number of movies were subsequently made that had "National Lampoon" as part of the title, and in some cases used actors that had been associated with other National Lampoon productions. Many of these so-called "National Lampoon" movies were unrelated projects, because during most of the 1980s and the 90s, the name "National Lampoon" could simply be licensed on a one-time basis, by any company, for a fee. There are also cases where a film, originally released outside the US under one title, has had "National Lampoon's" added to the title for US release; for example the 2004 Canadian release '' Going the Distance'', which was only branded a National Lampoon film in its American theatrical and DVD releases.


Films

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National Lampoon's Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulc ...
'' (1978) IMDb
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National Lampoon's Class Reunion ''Class Reunion'' is a 1982 American black comedy film produced by '' National Lampoon'' as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although ''National Lampoon Goes To The Movies'' was filmed in 1981, it was delayed and ...
'' (1982) * ''
National Lampoon's Movie Madness ''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, ...
'' (1982) * ''
National Lampoon's Vacation ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', sometimes referred to as simply ''Vacation'', is a 1983 American road trip comedy film directed by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brink ...
'' (1983) * '' National Lampoon’s Joy of Sex'' (1984) * ''
National Lampoon's European Vacation ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane. The second film in National Lampoon's ''Vacation'' film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, J ...
'' (1985) * ''
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third installment in ''National Lampoon'' magazine's ''Vacation'' film series. ''Christmas Vacation'' was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, written and co ...
'' (1989) * ;J2 Communications * '' National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1'' (1993) * ''
National Lampoon's Senior Trip ''National Lampoon's Senior Trip'' is a 1995 American comedy film for the National Lampoon magazine franchise, directed by Kelly Makin. It marked Jeremy Renner's film debut. Plot At Fairmount High School, Ohio in the suburbs of Dayton, a gro ...
'' (1995) * ''
Vegas Vacation ''Vegas Vacation'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler in his feature directorial debut. It is the fourth installment in '' National Lampoon''’s ''Vacation'' film series, and was written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by ...
'' (1997) * '' National Lampoon's Golf Punks'' (1998) * ''
National Lampoon's Van Wilder ''National Lampoon's Van Wilder'' (released internationally as ''Van Wilder: Party Liaison'' and ''Party Animals'') is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner. The film stars Ryan R ...
'' (2002) * '' National Lampoon’s Repli-Kate'' (2002) * '' National Lampoon’s Blackball'' (2003) * '' National Lampoon Presents: Jake's Booty Call'' (2003) * ; National Lampoon, Inc. * ''
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers ''National Lampoon's Gold Diggers'' (also known as ''National Lampoon's Lady Killers'') is a 2003 American black comedy film written and directed by Gary Preisler. It features two friends (Will Friedle and Chris Owen) who marry two elderly sisters ...
'' (2003) * ''
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze ''National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze'' is a 2003 American romantic crime mystery comedy film directed by David and Scott Hillenbrand and written by Patrick Casey and Worm Miller. The film showcases many new and largely then-unknown actors an ...
'' (2003) * ''
National Lampoon's Barely Legal ''National Lampoon's Barely Legal'' is a 2003 American comedy film about three male high school students who decide to make money by selling pornographic videos, in the hopes of gaining both women and standing among their peers. The film was also ...
'' (2003) * '' National Lampoon’s Going the Distance'' (2004) * '' National Lampoon’s The Almost Guys'' (2004) IMDb, company
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National Lampoon's Bag Boy ''National Lampoon's Bag Boy'' is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Mort Nathan, starring Dennis Farina, Paul Campbell and Marika Dominczyk. The plot involves a teenager who enters the competitive world of grocery store bagging. Cast * D ...
'' (2007) * '' National Lampoon Presents: One, Two, Many'' (2008) * '' National Lampoon Presents: RoboDoc'' (2009) * '' National Lampoon’s Transylmania'' (2009) * '' National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer'' (2009) * ''National Lampoon’s Cheerleaders Must Die!'' (2010) * ''National Lampoon's Dirty Movie'' (2010) Camelot Entertainment
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* '' National Lampoon’s Ratko: The Dictator's Son'' (2010) * ''National Lampoon’s Frat Chance'' (2011) * '' National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'' (2011) * ''National Lampoon's Snatched'' (2011) * ''National Lampoon Presents Surf Party'' (2013) * '' National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead'' (2015)


Made-for-television

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Disco Beaver from Outer Space ''Disco Beaver from Outer Space'' is an early production by '' National Lampoon'', made for HBO in 1979. The short film is a collection of comedy sketches, contained within the main story which is centered on two characters: the protagonist, an e ...
'' (1978) ;J2 Communications * '' National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women'' (1994) IMDb
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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins ''National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins'' is a 1995 comedy TV-film. It is a trilogy of short episodes about the foundation of show business: Lust, Greed and Anger. It stars Andrew Clay, Denis Leary and Joe Mantegna. Lust was written by Leary's w ...
'' (1995) * '' National Lampoon's Dad's Week Off'' (1997) * '' National Lampoon's The Don's Analyst'' (1997) IMDb, company
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Video releases

;Original company * ''
National Lampoon's Lemmings ''National Lampoon: Lemmings'', a spinoff of the humor magazine '' National Lampoon,'' was a 1973 stage show that helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase. The show was co-written and co-directed by ...
'' (1973) * '' O.C. and Stiggs'' (1985) * '' National Lampoon's Class of '86'' (1986) ;J2 Communications * ''
National Lampoon's Last Resort ''National Lampoon's Last Resort'' (also known as ''Last Resort'' or ''National Lampoon's Scuba School'') is a 1994 direct-to-video comedy film directed by Rafal Zielinski. The film stars Corey Feldman and Corey Haim as Sam and Dave, two friends w ...
'' (1994) ;National Lampoon, Inc. * ''National Lampoon Presents: Lost Reality'' (2004) * ''The Girls of National Lampoon's Strip Poker'' (2005) * ''National Lampoon Presents: Lost Reality 2 - More of the Worst'' (2005) * ''National Lampoon's Boobies'' (2005) * ''National Lampoon's Teed Off'' (2005) * ''National Lampoon's Teed Off: Behind the Tees'' (2005) * ''National Lampoon's Teed Off Too'' (2006) * ''
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 ''National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea'' is a 2006 American direct-to-video American mystery comedy film and the sequel to ''National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze'' (2003). Chris Owen and Danielle Fishel reprised their roles from the orig ...
: College at Sea'' (2006) * ''
National Lampoon's Pledge This! ''National Lampoon's Pledge This!'' is a 2006 American comedy film starring Paris Hilton, who also served as an executive producer. The film was released straight to video. Plot When a dorm toilet explodes on the first day back to school, a group ...
'' (2006) * ''Hard Four'' (2007) * ''National Lampoon's Spring Break'' (2007) * '' National Lampoon's TV: The Movie'' (2007) * '' Van Wilder: Freshman Year'' (2009) * ''RoboDoc Dissected: The Making of RoboDoc'' (2009) * ''Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains'' (2010) * ''Sex Tax: Based on a True Story'' (2010) * ''Night of the Little Dead'' (2011) * ''Another Dirty Movie'' (2012)


See also

* ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (film series)


References

{{Vacation films * National Lampoon