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.

Director:

Bob Gosse

Writers:

Tucker Max (novel), Tucker Max (screenplay)

Stars:

Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Huck	...	Cop #1
Lex D. Geddings	...	Cop #2 (as Lex Geddings)
Matt Czuchry	...	Tucker Max
Yvette Yates Redick	...	Deaf Girl (as Yvette Yates)
Geoff Stults	...	Dan
Lauren Fain	...	Friend #1
Derek Wayne Johnson	...	Friend #2
Edward Hibbert	...	Professor
Jesse Bradford	...	Drew
Paul Wall	...	Grillionaire
Nicole Stelly	...	Sarah
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:

looking at oneself in a mirror | bachelor party | topless woman | obnoxiousness | bare butt | 

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Taglines:

Based on the best-selling book by Tucker Max.

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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:

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$366,909, 27 September 2009

Gross USA:

$1,429,299

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,429,299

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rudius Films, Bih, Darko Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene in which Dan's fiancé is unable to reach him the book that she is reading is Tucker Max's bestseller "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell".

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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

Drew: I can only assume by your cavalier attitude that you have yet partake in the wonderment that is the Pancakewich. Allow me to enlighten you. What happens is the one true god grows Panecakewiches on trees in the Elitian fields using a mystical incantation, he then proceeds to magick them down to your local eatery where whatever societal reject Griddlworld has rescued off the dole that week gently wraps them in cellophane and passes them along to you, the fortunate consumer. You proceed to ingest ...

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Connections

References Popeye the Sailor (1960)

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Soundtracks

Someone Like You
Performed by David Vandervelde
Written by David Vandervelde
Courtesy of Secretly Canadian
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

Good movie, but with wasted potential.

Overall, I enjoyed this movie. I have read the book and have been a fan for quite a while now, and when I heard there would be a film I was very excited. That being said, I'm going to do the ultimate evil of comparing the movie to the book. I thought Dan's character was spot on and well drawn, while Drew's attitude may have been a little extreme, and Tucker just seemed slightly "off" somehow but overall a good representation. Some of their antics were quite hilarious, but the main problem I had with this movie was that so many lines were quoted directly from the book (and sometimes out of context), so I already knew exactly what the guys were going to say. I think if they hadn't tried so hard to stick to the exact wording some of the dialog could have been improved or expanded upon. It was a fun ride though, and Tucker even ended up learning a thing or two, which I'm not sure I can say for his book counterpart! If I was the director I would have spent more time telling other stories from the book to help establish the characters, and then move into a condensed version of the film as it is for the second half. If that had been the case, I probably would have given it 9 out of 10. People who haven't read the book probably feel thrust in the middle of something they don't quite understand, and may not want to understand. I feel that it was a good movie, and very funny, but with a slightly different approach it could have been an awesome movie.