Beerfest
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- Released
- 05/05/2009
- Film and TV Genre
- Comedy
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
With a title that insures against accusations of false advertising, BEERFEST is a raunchy and genial amalgamation of ANIMAL HOUSE, STRANGE BREW, FIGHT CLUB, and every clichéd sports film ever made. Written by and starring comedy troupe Broken Lizard (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD) and directed by Lizard member Jay Chandrasekhar, the film is unapologetically sophomoric, never missing a chance for a belch, flatulence, bared breasts, or Cloris Leachman doing lewd things with a sausage. After the death of their bar-owning German grandfather (Donald Sutherland), Jan (Paul Soter) and Todd (Erik Stolhanske) Wolfhouse must travel to Munich to scatter his ashes. Fortunately for them, it's Oktoberfest, but the brothers aren't there very long before they embarrass themselves at a public celebration and find themselves at Beerfest, an annual international underground beer-guzzling competition. When they compete, they are disgraced by their German cousins, the Von Wolfhausens--headed by father Jurgen Prochnow--who claim that the Wolfhouses' late grandfather stole a beer recipe from them many years before. Jan and Todd return home to train for next year's competition, incorporating into their team a few old college pals--male prostitute Barry (Chandrasekhar), burly Landfill (Kevin Heffernan), and science nerd Fink (Steve Lemme).
For BEERFEST to work, it's imperative that viewers find humor in exaggerated German accents. Cloris Leachman appears to be enjoying throwing all comic caution to the wind, and Prochnow gets to lampoon DAS BOOT in a funny sequence. Big, sloppy, and ridiculous--compliments in this case--all apply to the third Broken Lizard feature, which is sure to burp its way into every fraternity house film library until the world ends.
Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 112
- Disc Layers
- 1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- R18+
- Year of release
- 2006
- Label / Studio
- WARNER STUDIOS
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French,
- Spanish
- Cast & Crew
- Tricia Gray (Costume Designer)
- Clark Hunter (Director of Photography)
- Frank DeMarco (Director of Photography)
- Lee Haxall (Editor)
- Michael Buegg (Executive Producer)
- Thomas Tull (Executive Producer)
- more »
Additional Information
- Audio Commentary - 2. "Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske Share their
- Audio Commentary - 3. Deleted Scenes with Two Optional Commentaries
- Commentaries - 1. "Jay Chandrasekhar and Steve Lemme Discuss the Finer Points of Drinking Games and Answer their Critics"
- Featurette - 2. "Beer 101 History Lesson: The Animated History of Beer Taught by Director Jay Chandrasekhar and the Lizards"
- Featurettes - 1. "Rule #1... Everyone who has Consumed has Committed a Party Foul - Filmmakers Reveal the Most Egregious Mishaps from the Set and Beyond"
- Interviews - 1. "With the Frog Fluffer - Meet the Man Behind the Green Goo!"
- Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
- a. Jay Chandrasekar and Steve Lemme
- b. Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske
