National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) on Netflix
Three shorts parody movie genres. Jason Cooper sends his wife away to raise four children alone, Dominique Corsaire chases success, and rookie Officer Brent Falcone works a serial killer case.
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Plot summary
National Lampoon's Movie Madness is an anthology of three comic segments, each taking on a different film genre. In Growing Yourself, Jason Cooper throws his wife Susan out of the house so he can find a new direction in life and bring up Jennifer, Josh, Judy and Jeffrey by himself. Success Wanters follows Dominique Corsaire, a young college graduate who is determined to succeed and quickly finds work as a stripper before becoming the mistress of a margarine company's owner. In Municipalians, Officer Brent Falcone, new to the Los Angeles police force, is paired with the veteran Stan Nagurski on the trail of an inept serial killer.
Cast
- Irene Cagenas Crazed Wife - 'Municipalians'
- Schnootie Neffas Jennifer Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
- Andy Shakmanas Josh Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
- Tamar Howardas Judy Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
- Ian Friedas Jeffrey Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
- Barry Michlinas Fireman - 'Growing Yourself'
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- Stanley Lawrenceas Sanitation Man - 'Growing Yourself'(Stan Lawrence)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- For the "Success Wanters" segment, director Bob Giraldi wanted an "opulent, yet tasty enough bedroom," so boxer Muhammad Ali lent his own bedroom, and another scene was shot in Ali's dining room; Ali was paid the standard location fee for the use of his rooms and props.
- Writer Shary Flenniken said a test screening of the film in Rhode Island drew an extremely negative response, with audience members tearing up the theater seats to show their dislike.
- The screenplay was trimmed down to four segments, a "divorce movie," a "making-it-big movie," a "cop movie" and a "terrorist movie", and writer Shary Flenniken said the project "lost its purpose and just became a bunch of crazy crap."
