National Lampoon Hooks Up With Flim Flam Films
National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced an expanded relationship with comedy production company Flim Flam Films, the brainchild of New Orleans natives Alan Donnes and Jerry Daigle. National Lampoon has agreed to distribute three new Flim Flam pictures over the next 12-18 months, in addition to the previously announced “National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie” starring Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU), Robert Klein (The Stones) and Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), which Flim Flam recently wrapped production.
The first of the three films under the new agreement will be Flim Flam’s previously announced project “Snatched” – the story of a man who suffers an unfortunate but hilarious mishap during surgery. Alan Donnes, who wrote and produced “National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie,” will pen the script and will reteam with Jerry Daigle as producer.
“We are thrilled to cement our partnership with Flim Flam Films, particularly since we already view them as part of the National Lampoon family,” stated Daniel Laikin, National Lampoon Chief Executive Officer. “Alan has a long history with National Lampoon as producer of the National Lampoon Radio Hour. The combination of Alan’s sense of humor, coupled with Jerry’s experience as a film producer, will help create some great product. We fully expect Flim Flam to continue generating the kind of cutting edge comedy for which National Lampoon is famous,” Laikin said.
“I feel really great about this partnership and look forward to making some great films together. National Lampoon gave me a shot with the Radio Hour and I’m so happy to have a home here. I’ve been a devoted fan of National Lampoon as far back as I can remember,” stated Alan Donnes. “And even better, now I don’t have to pay for any of their DVDs. Seriously, there’s no better place for a Flim Flam Film than National Lampoon,” Donnes continued.
“This relationship is exactly what we look for as we have aggressively grown our National Lampoon library over the past 18 months. This will give us a constant and consistent flow of quality film projects along with the associated revenue stream,” commented Tom Daniels, National Lampoon head of distribution. “We are always on the lookout for fun, exciting projects to fill our pipeline as we have greatly expanded our domestic and international film distribution channels.”
About Flim Flam Films
Flim Flam Films is a partnership of New Orleans natives Alan Donnes and Jerry Daigle. Donnes has a long history in entertainment, including years as a stand-up comedian, a sports radio announcer, a sought-after boxing commentator, and producer of the National Lampoon Radio Hour. In addition, he wrote the best-seller, Patron Saints, which recounts the story of the New Orleans Saints’ magical 2006 season. Donnes continues to make audiences laugh – at the movies. Daigle began producing films in 2002 with The Scoundrel’s Wife, directed by Cajun filmmaker Glen Pitre. Voodoo Pictures, which Daigle manages with actor/producer Michael Arata (Deal), has since produced a number of other movies, including American Summer, Autopsy and New Orleans, Mon Amour. National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie was Daigle’s directorial debut.
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.