I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)

A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. Based on Tucker Max's best-seller "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell".

Director:

Bob Gosse

Writers:

Tucker Max (novel), Tucker Max (screenplay),

Stars:

Tim Huck, Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Huck	...	Cop #1
Lex D. Geddings	...	Cop #2 (as Lex Geddings)
Matt Czuchry	...	Tucker Max
Yvette Yates	...	Deaf Girl
Geoff Stults	...	Dan
Lauren Fain	...	Friend #1
Derek Wayne Johnson	...	Friend #2
Edward Hibbert	...	Professor
Jesse Bradford	...	Drew
Paul Wall	...	Grillionaire
Nicole Stelley	...	Sarah (as Nicole Stelly)
Susie Abromeit	...	Leslie
Bill Dawes	...	Murphy
Meagen Fay	...	Mrs. Jorgens
Patrick Kirton	...	Mr. Jorgens

Storyline

Tucker decides to take an impromptu trip to celebrate his friend's bachelor party. He drags his friend into a lie with his fiancée, gets him into trouble and then abandons him in order to pursue a hilarious carnal interest. Tucker is disinvited to the wedding, and in order to get back in, Tucker has to find a way to balance his narcissism with the demands of friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

bachelor party | public urination | sex with dwarf | flatulence | drunkenness | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nudity, strong sexual content including graphic dialogue throughout, language and some crude material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Me mia byra... kai stin Kolasi

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$366,909 (USA) (25 September 2009)

Gross:

$1,425,993 (USA) (6 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rudius Films, Bih, Collective Studios, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the wedding, Tucker takes the microphone from the best man saying "I'll take it from here Slingblade." Slingblade is the pseudonym used for Drew's character in the book that the movie is based on.

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Goofs

During the car ride in which the characters have the "pancakewich" discussion, the sky goes from night to daylight between shots.

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Quotes

Tucker Max: Exercise is supposed to be good, let's play some hoops.
Drew: We have class... That place we pay 35 grand a year to attend between happy hours.
Tucker Max: Eh, that place is dumb.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Scissors (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Dance with Me"
Performed by Orleans
Written by Johanna Hall and John Hall
Courtesy of Wacbiz

User Reviews

I hope they serve a sequel as well

It's so hard to praise a movie that is shamelessly sexist and gratuitously dirty in its content, but somehow, some conceivable way, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is very funny. It works on a level almost not possible because every character is fully developed, packs in urgency, and is heavy on their wit because of the great writing put behind them.

The novel of the same name was written by Tucker Max, who serves as the main writer on the film. Max literally got famous for being a stuck-up, arrogant narcissist who cares only about himself and never stops to determine the unintended consequences bound to happen from his scenarios. He just does. Never thinks, just does. Something about this character makes for a very, very interesting study and film.

What works is Tucker, played by Matt Czurchy, is not this one-dimensional figure you'd see in an American Pie spin off. He is a smart character who knows how to smart-ass his way in and out of any situation. The way he speaks is not one of an out-of-touch adolescent teenage boasting arrogance, but one of a somewhat intelligent, aware person stuck inside a cocky person's body. His friends aren't one dimensional either. His friend Drew, played by Jesse Bradford, is a flaming misogynist after he caught his girlfriend cheating on him. Here's another character that could've been played with such childish enigma, lacking urgency and acting solely on present emotions. The character instead doesn't come off as shallow but as funny and welcomed. Yes, he goes a bit too far. But who could blame him? We don't tend to rationalize everything when we are in the mood he's in. That makes it somewhat acceptable.

The story is centered around Tucker Max and his quest to give his pal Dan (Stults) a great bachelor party by going to a strip club in Salem where the "no touch" rule is not enforced. Dan is getting married in a matter of days and believes that this trip, much to the dismay of his fiancée, threatens his marriage plans. Tucker doesn't care. He his own goal in mind.

This isn't the typical road trip movie I was led to believe. It's actually a very funny frat-boy comedy. It relies on wittiness rather than antics to carry its story, unlike many films of the same genre. It's very low budget, shot on a mere $7 million. Film grain and under-lit parts are common, but I'd rather have those two elements be present in a good comedy than glossy, HD cameras shooting a carbon copy raunch-fest.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is charming, although sometimes it goes a bit too far. The jokes about women are a little below the belt, but after reading Max's first two books, that's something I kind of got used to. Some expected the film to document multiple stories from the book. I'd personally rather have one fully developed story than a plethora of underdeveloped vignettes. The story they chose was acceptable and the way they went about it was unexpectedly clever. What else do you want? Starring: Matt Czurchy, Jesse Bradford, and Geoff Stults. Directed by: Bob Gosse.