Beer League (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Frank Sebastiano

Writers (WGA):

Frank Sebastiano (written by) &
Artie Lange (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

No Gut, No Glory

Plot:

An unemployed slacker (Lange) inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.

Plot Keywords:

Softball | Beer | Slacker | Drunk | Drug Use

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Artie Lange	...	Artie DeVanzo
Ralph Macchio	...	Maz
Anthony DeSando	...	Dennis Mangenelli
Cara Buono	...	Linda Salvo
Jimmy Palumbo	...	Johnny Trinno
Jerry Minor	...	Tim
Laurie Metcalf	...	Artie's Mom
Seymour Cassel	...	Dirt
Michael Deeg	...	Alfonse
Elizabeth Regen	...	Gina
Maddie Corman	...	Marilyn
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Dave
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kamal Ahmed	...	Umpire #3
Armin Amiri	...	Steakhouse Waiter
Anya Avaeva	...	Exotic Dancer
Todd Barry	...	Creepy Guy Down the Shore
Mary Birdsong	...	Rhonda
Charlene Biton	...	Layla (as Kristy Redford)
Jim Breuer	...	Football Guy
Jared Burke	...	Ed's Bar & Swill Player
Gino Cafarelli	...	Dakis
David Carney	...	Umpire #2
Alex Corrado	...	Ed
Albert DeGrasse	...	Ed's Bar & Swill Player
Nick DiPaolo	...	Cousin Mickey
Rich Duva	...	Ed's Bar & Swill Player
Bret Ernst	...	Corino Third Baseman
Tina Fey	...	Front Desk Girl
Jim Florentine	...	Crispino
Joseph R. Gannascoli	...	Giusuppe Primavera (as Joe Gannascoli)
Shane Geraghty	...	Softball Player
Keren Gilbert	...	Vicki Galliotta
Matthew Gumley	...	Tommy
Brigitte Hagerman	...	One of Dennis Mangenelli's girls
Hollie Harper	...	Tim's Wife
John Heinlein	...	Mangenelli 3rd baseman
Frank Hopf	...	Manganelli left center fielder
Lauren Hugnou	...	Hooker #1
Maria Javier	...	Hooker #2
Joanne Joseph	...	Dirt's Wife
Keisha	...	Michelle "Pitching Machine"
Tim Lajcik	...	Manganelli Outfielder
Jodi Lennon	...	Melissa
Mike Lisenco	...	Umpire #1 (as Michael Lisenco)
Louis Lombardi	...	Chief Gugliamino
Dana Lorge	...	Gina's Mom
Erik Martin	...	Manganelli Catcher
Steve Nuke	...	2nd Base Man - Green Team
George Palermo	...	Mangenelli First Baseman
Rich Pecci	...	Bachleor Party Guy
Frank Pellegrino	...	Gina's Dad
Bill Scheft	...	Championship Game Ump
Christian Sebastiano	...	Manganelli 2nd Baseman
Francisco Sebastiano	...	Dave's Baby
Rosalinda Sebastiano	...	Marie
George Seminara	...	Shoot the Geek Barker
Daniel Tay	...	Max
Nathalie Walker	...	Hooker #3 (as Natalie Twaddle)

Also Known As:

Artie Lange's Beer League (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for non-stop language including strong sexual references, sexuality, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42316) | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Identity Films (I)

Trivia:

Scott Baio auditioned for the role of Maz. After casting Ralph Macchio, Baio was considered for another role but the producers felt it would be "too much" to have two icons of the 1980's in the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Artie is mowing Mangenelli's lawn and destroying the campaign signs, it is obvious that the lawn mover isn't really on. The grass doesn't get cut at all that Artie rolls over.

Quotes:

Linda Salvo: I'm so embarrassed right now.
Artie DeVanzo: You're embarrassed? I just got cock-blocked by my mom!

Movie Connections:

References "Happy Days" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Cure Me... Or Kill Me...

Very Funny Film

Artie Lang's Beer League is one of the best comedy's on the market. He has managed to make fun of himself and his cast of crazy characters with this piece of work. However, I feel this film did not come through with the character development of his nemesis "Manganelli". Mr. Lang is very capable of extremes, and that was lost in just how much "Manganelli" should have been hated and despised to the extreme. Beer League was well cast for this genre. Seymour Cassel was hilarious and has great range. The Cinemagraphy was very well paced, even, and helped this film in a tremendous way. The Sound mixing was all right. The editors missed their marks. The Distribution and Marketing Company should be ashamed and fired. Too bad this little film with a big life was not shown in more theaters.