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:

Espero que Sirvam Cerveja no Inferno

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

The DJ at the strip club is real life Tucker Max's best friend as well as fellow producer and screenplay writer Nils Parker.

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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

Club Patron: That'll be another $120!
Tucker Max: [to the Feminist girls] Holy shit! You guys aren't worth that much
Melissa: [smugly] Oh our company is priceless.
Drew: If it lacks a price... It's probably worthless.

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Connections

References Friends (1994)

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Soundtracks

Cherry Pie
Performed by Jani Lane
Written by Joseph Cagle, Steven Chamberlain, Jerry Dixon, Jani Lane and Eric Turner
Courtesy of Pie in the Sky, Inc.
By arrangement with Majors Music

User Reviews

Worst Movie of 2009

Having read the book a couple of years ago, I followed the movie's production blog with great excitement.

Tucker mentioned possible Oscar nomination for the script, more than $200M at the box office and revolutionizing Hollywood.

I walked into the theater with 2 other male friends in late 20s - both lawyers, one of whom actually went to Duke. We'd been in the bar for an hour before hand so in merry mood after several beers. One of the guys just picked up the bar girl he'd been after for months, so cause to celebrate. I love independent movies. Edgy scripts. Darkness and the anti-Hollywood approach. Swingers is one of my favorite comedies in the ilk. The perfect movie for the perfect evening ...

There were 4 other people in the cinema. Hmmm. It did not seem to bode well.

And the movie begins. I began with a grin on my face, prepared to laugh my ass off throughout.

About 40 mins in, I was still waiting to laugh. One of my friends, who hadn't read the book, was yawning. Two of the others in the cinema got up and left.

So, let me cut a long story short: Poor script. Underlit. Cheap grain. Little empathy for any of the characters; no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The story arc fell totally flat. I could live with all that if the thing was actually FUNNY. Alas, I managed a couple of forced chuckles.

We left the cinema with me having to apologize to my friend for having put him through the boredom. We should have carried on drinking in the bar instead of wasting our time on this film.

Tucker tipped this as a classic of our time. I'm not even sure it would have merited a straight to DVD release. He said it would top The Hangover in both acclaim, artistic merit and box office. Half a billion dollars later, wide critical and audience reception, and marked as one of the best comedies of the year, if he'd put that sentence in the script, it would have been the funniest line in the whole movie.