National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, announced today the limited theatrical release of the feature film, "National Lampoon Presents RoboDoc." The comedy was written by two practicing medical doctors, brothers Doug and Scott Gordon, M.D., and directed by Stephen Maddocks, and co-produced by Donald Tynes. The film was developed and produced in conjunction with National Lampoon.
"National Lampoon Presents RoboDoc" stars Alan Thicke (Growing Pains), David Faustino (Married With Children), Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis Can't Lose), David DeLuise (Wizards of Waverly Place), Michael Winslow (Police Academy), John Byner (Soap), and introduces Will Haze as RoboDoc. The film takes an insider satirical look at sleazy lawyers, heartless insurance companies, and at the current state of healthcare in the U.S. The film had its theatrical premiere on May 10, 2008 at Hard Rock Live in Universal City Walk, Orlando, FL.
"'National Lampoon Presents RoboDoc' is a very funny film looking at a very serious issue," said Tom Daniels, President of Worldwide Distribution for National Lampoon. "The film fits perfectly into our worldwide distribution model and we are excited to bring it to market now in theaters."
"Perhaps laughter really could be the best medicine for our broken healthcare system," said Dr. Doug Gordon, creator and writer of "RoboDoc.""I am honored National Lampoon will be prescribing this movie to the public."
For more information and the movie trailer, go to www.robodocthemovie.com.
National Lampoon plans to release up to four original in-house produced titles per year. Most recently, National Lampoon has released "National Lampoon's Bagboy," "National Lampoon's Homo Erectus," and is currently in post production on "National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son" and in production on "National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus." In addition, National Lampoon plans to release up to eight acquisition titles per year. Releases to date have included "Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell," "Jake's Booty Call" and "One, Two, Many." Distribution is handled independently by National Lampoon, with some titles having broader distribution in partnership with major studios.
About National Lampoon
National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX: NLN) has been a dominant force in the US comedy world for almost 40 years, and is currently active in a broad array of media and entertainment segments. These include feature films, television programming, online and interactive entertainment, home video, audio, and book publishing. The Company also owns interests in all major National Lampoon properties, including National Lampoon's Animal House, the National Lampoon Vacation series and National Lampoon's Van Wilder. National Lampoon reaches nearly one in four of all 18- to 24-year-old college students in America today. The Company has three core operating divisions: National Lampoon Films, which includes production along with theatrical and video distribution of feature films; College Marketing Division; and National Lampoon Networks, providing humor content through a number of platforms. These include its National Lampoon College TV network, the National Lampoon Humor Network "” the most trafficked humor sites on the web, Toga TV.com "” the company's broadband channel, the Drunk University Network, the new ZAZ Network, and the National Lampoon Video Network, which includes channels on YouTube, AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital video platforms across the Internet. These are all anchored by the award-winning comedy website www.nationallampoon.com.