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Beerfest
Sign in to saveBeerfest is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by the comedy group Broken Lizard (Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske), who also star in the film alongside Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Ralf Möller, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Jürgen Prochnow, Cloris Leachman, and Donald Sutherland. The film was theatrically released on August 25, 2006.
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5.8During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.
Cast
- Erik Stolhanske as Todd Wolfhouse / Young Baron Ludwig
- Jay Chandrasekhar as Barry / Blind Sikh
- Steve Lemme as Fink / Emcee
- Paul Soter as Jan Wolfhouse
- M.C. Gainey as Priest
- Cloris Leachman as Great Gam Gam
Themes
- prostitute
- alcohol
- germany
- competition
- beer
- training
- oktoberfest
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Beerfest
- Film.image
- Beerfest poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Film.producer
- Bill GerberRichard Perello
- Film.writer
- Broken Lizard
- Film.editing
- Lee Haxall
- Film.starring
- Jay ChandrasekharKevin HeffernanSteve LemmePaul SoterErik StolhanskeWill ForteRalf MöllerMo'NiqueEric Christian OlsenJürgen ProchnowCloris Leachman
- Film.music
- Nathan Barr
- Film.cinematography
- Frank G. DeMarco
- Film.production_companies
- Legendary PicturesGerber PicturesCataland FilmsBroken Lizard
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 111 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.budget
- $17.5 million
- Film.gross
- $20.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Screenwriter
- Kevin Heffernan
- Cast member
- Isaac Kappy
- Composer
- Nathan Barr
- Producer
- Bill Gerber
- Production company
- Broken Lizard
- Narrative location
- Netherlands
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 257549
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2006-09-28
- title
- Beerfest
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 46/100
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Critical response
- Planned sequel
- References
- External links
Beerfest is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by the comedy group Broken Lizard (Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske), who also star in the film alongside Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Ralf Möller, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Jürgen Prochnow, Cloris Leachman, and Donald Sutherland. The film was theatrically released on August 25, 2006.
==Plot==
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