One of the explanations for such a strange script even seeing the light of day is the fact that the entire concept of a National Lampoon movie wasn't born from greed, creative desire, or even as a goof. Instead, it was "National Lampoon Magazine" head Matty Simmons' who was desperate to hold onto his most
Patrick Jake O’Rourke was a Toledo, Ohio, native who evolved from long-haired student activist to wavy-haired scourge of his old liberal ideals, with some of his more widely read takedowns appearing in a founding counterculture publication, Rolling Stone.
O'Rourke died Tuesday morning, according to Grove Atlantic Inc. Books publisher and president Morgan Entrekin. The cause was complications from lung cancer.