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Beerfest

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
70K
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Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
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Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.

  • Director
    • Jay Chandrasekhar
  • Writers
    • Jay Chandrasekhar
    • Kevin Heffernan
    • Steve Lemme
  • Stars
    • Jay Chandrasekhar
    • Kevin Heffernan
    • Steve Lemme
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    70K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jay Chandrasekhar
    • Writers
      • Jay Chandrasekhar
      • Kevin Heffernan
      • Steve Lemme
    • Stars
      • Jay Chandrasekhar
      • Kevin Heffernan
      • Steve Lemme
    • 196User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Beerfest Scene: You Know This Festival As Oktoberfest
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    Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
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    Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
    Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
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    Jay Chandrasekhar
    Jay Chandrasekhar
    • Barry…
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    Kevin Heffernan
    • Landfill…
    Steve Lemme
    Steve Lemme
    • Fink…
    Paul Soter
    Paul Soter
    • Jan Wolfhouse
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Priest
    Erik Stolhanske
    Erik Stolhanske
    • Todd Wolfhouse…
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Great Gam Gam
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
    • (as Juergen Prochnow)
    Cameron Scher
    Cameron Scher
    • Helmut
    Owain Yeoman
    Owain Yeoman
    • Aussie Sailor #1
    Tom Tate
    Tom Tate
    • Aussie Sailor #2
    Allan Graf
    Allan Graf
    • Soup Waiter
    Chris Moss
    Chris Moss
    • German Producer
    Bjorn Johnson
    Bjorn Johnson
    • Mr. Schniedelwichsen
    • (as Bjørn Johnson)
    Collin Thornton
    • Little Boy
    Pab Schwendimann
    Pab Schwendimann
    • Door Bouncer
    Philippe Brenninkmeyer
    Philippe Brenninkmeyer
    • Herr Referee
    Jessica Williams
    Jessica Williams
    • Inga
    • Director
      • Jay Chandrasekhar
    • Writers
      • Jay Chandrasekhar
      • Kevin Heffernan
      • Steve Lemme
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The cast drank non-alcoholic O'Doul's beer during most of the filming, although alcoholic beer was sometimes consumed near the end of a day of filming.
    • Goofs
      During the first of two final Das Boot competitions, the beer in the second Germans glass goes from a dark beer in one shot, to a pale ale in the next.
    • Quotes

      Barry Badrinath: I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!

    • Crazy credits
      Gag Reel is shown
    • Alternate versions
      For the UK cinema version Warner Bros. chose to remove a scene of sexualized asphyxiation in order to achieve the requested '15' rating. The scene was restored to the UK DVD and the rating raised to an '18'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Blood Diamond/Turistas/The Nativity Story/10 Items or Less/Sweetland (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Bidibodi Bidibu
      Written by Alessandro Franchi (as A. Franchi) & Daniele Torrente (as D. Torrente)

      Performed by Bubbles

      Courtesy of Lovecat Records

      By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews196

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    Featured review
    9/10
    This one goes down smooth
    Many critics are heavily scolding this movie as a stupid, drunken frat-boy romp filled to the brim with crude humor and bad taste. I'd tend to agree with them, aside from this one addition -- it's absolutely hilarious.

    From the truly side-splitting opening scene with Grand-papa to the final confrontation before the credits roll, you'll be entertained. The acting and gags are right on the mark for the admittedly low-brow appeal that this movie is shooting for. In that regard, it's no surprise that BeerFest won't get any Oscar nods. But to those of us who appreciate the suds and debauchery of five cartoonish characters embroiled in "a super secret international beer drinking contest to take on the Germans for national pride", this is an instant classic.

    To be fair, BeerFest utilizes a much feebler narrative than some of it's gross-out contemporaries, such as Van Wilder, but definitely has a much stronger vision than something like Harold & Kumar go to White Castle. Within this genre, the latter is a fine movie as well -- BeerFest simply stays on track a little better, instead of being a slapdash montage of funny scenes. That said, BeerFest really triumphs by giving us characters so lampoon, you are able to sit back and enjoy two hours of gaseous gaffs without too much mental investment. And that's a good thing every now and then, right? If not, I feel very sad for your sedate, austere funny-bone.

    For the rest of us, a toast. Raise your mugs for BeerFest, the drunken orgy of comedy that will keep you laughing!
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    • Aug 26, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 25, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 酒國英雄榜
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque Press Club - 201 Highland Park Circle SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Gerber Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,185,184
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,031,228
      • Aug 27, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,387,597
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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