Beerfest
Directed by	Jay Chandrasekhar
Produced by	Michael Beugg Bill Gerber Steve Lemme Richard Perello Erik Stolhanske
Written by	Jay Chandrasekhar Kevin Heffernan Steve Lemme Paul Soter Erik Stolhanske
Starring	Jay Chandrasekhar Kevin Heffernan Steve Lemme Paul Soter Erik Stolhanske Jürgen Prochnow Cloris Leachman Mo'Nique Donald Sutherland Daniel Poyner
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	August 25, 2006
Running time	110 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	Domestic $19,185,184 Worldwide $20,387,597
IMDb profile

Beerfest is a beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard released in 2006. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include James Roday, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, MC Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Daniel "Ducky" Poyner, Jürgen Prochnow, Blanchard Ryan, and Donald Sutherland. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (510x755, 124 KB) http://www. ... Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor, comedian, writer, and film director with the comedy team Broken Lizard. ... Steve Lemme is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... Erik Stolhanske, (born August 23, 1968) in Minneapolis, Minnesota is one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... A photo of Kevin in Super Troopers. ... Paul Soter Paul Soter (born August 16, 1972) is one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... Bold textItalic text Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides in David Lynchs Dune Jürgen Prochnow [IPA: jʏrgÉ›n prÉ”xnÉ”v] (June 10, 1941 in Berlin) is a German actor. ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award-, nine-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress of stage, film and television. ... MoNique in a scene from Soul Plane (2004) MoNique Imes (born December 11, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American comedian and actress, known simply by her first name. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... Broken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. ... James Roday as Shawn Spencer on the USA original series Psych James Roday (born on April 4, 1976 in San Antonio, Texas as James Rodriguez[1]) is an American actor. ... Orville Willis Will Forte IV (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and comedian best known for appearing on the television show Saturday Night Live, where he has been a cast member since 2002. ... Mike Connor Gainey[1] (born June 15, 1948) is an American film and television character actor whose distinctive mustache, 62½ frame, and threatening visage often land him supporting roles as Southern/Southwestern types, thugs, and criminals. ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award-, nine-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress of stage, film and television. ... MoNique (born Monique Imes on December 11, 1967 in Woodlawn, Maryland) is an African American comedian, actress, BET Awards, and reality television host. ... Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American actor. ... Bold textItalic text Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides in David Lynchs Dune Jürgen Prochnow [IPA: jʏrgÉ›n prÉ”xnÉ”v] (June 10, 1941 in Berlin) is a German actor. ... Blanchard Ryan (born January 12, 1967) is an American actress. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ...

Beerfest was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque redirects here. ...

Plot

The plot begins with two Coloradan brothers, Jan (Paul Soter) and Todd (Erik Stolhanske) Wolfhouse, at the funeral of their German born immigrant grandfather Johann von Wolfhausen (an uncredited Donald Sutherland) who founded the family business, the Schnitzengiggle Tavern, a sausage house. They learn from their great-grandmother (Cloris Leachman) that they must travel to Munich to fulfill the centuries old Wolfhausen family tradition and spread their grandfather's ashes. Jan and Todd eagerly undertake this family duty when they learn that this tradition must be completed during the Oktoberfest and the ashes spread on the Theresienwiese itself where the Wolfhausen family resting place sets. Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Paul Soter Paul Soter (born August 16, 1972) is one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... Erik Stolhanske, (born August 23, 1968) in Minneapolis, Minnesota is one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award-, nine-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress of stage, film and television. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... For the beer, see Oktoberfestbier. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Great "Gam Gam" (Cloris Leachman) gives them two tickets to the Oktoberfest where she tells them a Mr. Schniedelwichsen (Bjorn Johnson) will meet them to lead the brothers to the family resting place. After arrival, they single handedly bring down an entire Oktoberfest tent when out of cultural ignorance, instigate a brawl between themselves, a troop of Australian Sailors, and a group of Swedish revelers while waiting for Mr. Schniedelwichsen. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award-, nine-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress of stage, film and television. ... For the beer, see Oktoberfestbier. ... For the beer, see Oktoberfestbier. ...

Jan and Todd are led by Mr. Schniedelwichsen to "Beerfest", an underground drinking game tournament run by Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen (Jürgen Prochnow). As the brothers arrive, they witness the German national team defeating the Irish national team and discover that the German Von Wolfhausen competitors are relatives of the American Wolfhouse family. The Germans are furious that Mr. Schniedelwichsen would lead outsiders and Americans to Beerfest, and he is dragged away, and shot. When Jan and Todd question them, the German team tells them that Johann was actually a stableboy that had stolen a beer recipe for "The greatest beer in all the world" decades ago and had run away with his prostitute mother, Gam Gam. Jan and Todd try to win a drinking contest against the Germans but are easily defeated, the two German competitors give the brothers a head start while taunting them before quickly chugging their beer to win. The brothers travel back home and swear to get revenge on the Germans, who arrogantly celebrated their victory by humiliating the Wolfhouses, motivating the audience into pelting them with vegetables, destroying their grandfather's urn, and spilling the ashes all over Jan and Todd. Drinking games are games which involve the drinking of beer or other alcoholic beverages. ... Freiherr (German for Free Lord) is a title of lower nobility in Germany, the Baltic states and Austria-Hungary, considered equal to the title Baron. ... Bold textItalic text Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides in David Lynchs Dune Jürgen Prochnow [IPA: jʏrgÉ›n prÉ”xnÉ”v] (June 10, 1941 in Berlin) is a German actor. ... Maya funerary urn For the computing term, see Uniform Resource Name. ...

In order to beat the Germans at "Beerfest", Jan and Todd assemble a team of their college drinking friends to represent the United States. They first recruit Phil "Landfill" Krundle (Kevin Heffernan), an overweight former brewery employee and competitive eater who is recruited to the team because of his drinking skills (whose love of beer got him fired from the brewery for drinking large amounts of beer off the assembly line). They next enlist Charlie "Fink" Finklestein (Steve Lemme), a nerdy, Jewish scientist who is recruited to the team because of his knowledge of beer and understanding of chemistry. The third recruit is Barry Badrinath (Jay Chandrasekhar), who is recruited to the team because of his uncanny ability to win at any variation of quarters and most other drinking games. When the gang recruits Barry he is homeless and they learn that he had been working as a male prostitute. Conflict arises between Barry and Todd, as Barry had had a three-way with Todd's then-girlfriend (now wife) and "The Silo" when they were in college. Barry tries to play down the incident, saying that it wasn't enjoyable and that the woman in question was ugly anyway, inadvertently adding to Todd's insult. They plan to spend the next year training their skills with various beer-related activities, and have Charlie try to uncover the secret of conquering "Das Boot", a large boot-shaped drinking glass. A photo of Kevin in Super Troopers. ... Steve Lemme is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... , Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. ... Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor, comedian, writer, and film director with the comedy team Broken Lizard. ... For other uses, see Quarter Quarters is a popular drinking game which involves players bouncing a quarter off of a table in an attempt to have the quarter land, usually into a shotglass (or cup) on that table. ... Drinking games are games which involve the drinking of beer or other alcoholic beverages. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... Male prostitution is the sale of sexual services by a male prostitute (commonly called a hustler or rentboy; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. ... For the 1994 film, see Threesome (film). ...

During the following year of training, it is revealed that Johann did not steal the family beer recipe. Before he died the elder Baron Wolfhausen had placed the recipe in a doll given to the young boy before Gam Gam took him away from Germany to live in Colorado. Johann was the rightful heir to the family brewery in Bavaria, as he was the first-born child of the Baron. The team uses the newly rediscovered recipe to brew Schnitzengiggle Beer for the first time in over a generation, which they find to be the greatest in the world. Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery A brewery can be a building or place that produces beer, or a business (brewing company) whose trade is the production and sale of beer. ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ...

The German team receives a bottle of Schnitzengiggle in the mail, outraging the Wolfhausens to go to America to confront their Wolfhouse cousins and procure the recipe. They challenge them to a ping-pong game, but are turned down. Their best player, Barry, is too afraid because of a past incident that took place in a Thailand opium den. After beating a hostile opponent, the losing team not only beat Barry but shoved a ping-pong paddle up his anus (according to Barry, it wasn't the handle end but rather the rounded end).

Meanwhile, under the guise of nurse for Jan and Todd's great-grandmother, a German-sent spy named Cherry (Mo'Nique) (who had sex with Barry earlier while he was in a beer goggles state of inebriation from drinking the family beer) presumably steals the recipe and murders Landfill after he attempts to stop her treachery by tripping him into the giant vat of beer that they were brewing (It may actually have been Cherry who sent the bottle of Schnitzengiggle to Germany, as the package was marked "Most Urgent!"). He attempted to drink his way out. He died when trying to drink past "the bubble", the same section of Das Boot that they could not drink past. After Landfill's funeral, the team decides to disband. However, in an intentional deus ex machina, Landfill's twin brother, Gil (also played by Heffernan), suddenly appears and expresses his desire to join their team. Gil is similar to Phil, yet better in almost every way (he claims he taught Phil everything he knew), and asks to be referred by the same nickname as his deceased brother, Landfill, in his honour. MoNique (born Monique Imes on December 11, 1967 in Woodlawn, Maryland) is an African American comedian, actress, BET Awards, and reality television host. ... Beer goggles is a slang term for a phenomenon in which consumption of alcohol lowers sexual inhibitions to the point that very little or no discretion is used when approaching or choosing sexual partners. ... For other uses, see Deus ex machina (disambiguation). ...

The team travels to Germany for the international competition. However, the two brothers cannot remember where the event takes place, as they were drunk the first time they were lead there. They solve this by making Todd drink beer, and eventually, chug a handle of the liquor Goldschläger, in order for 'drunken recall' proposed by 'Fink' to take effect. They advance to the final round after beating multiple teams along the way. The Americans lose in the finals to the Germans through further intervention by Cherry who reveals to Gil how Phil died, during a critical time during the event. Jan, still clueless as to the fact that Cherry had stolen the recipe, offers the Germans a deal. He has them agree to a rematch on the condition that the Germans will get the recipe back if they win, while the Wolfhouses will receive the family brewery if the Americans win. The Germans inform Jan that they already have that recipe, but Fink points out that they had stolen the wrong recipe, which prompts Wolfgang to have Cherry executed. Using Fink's scientific beer knowledge, the Americans defeat the Germans in the ensuing drinking contest and inherit the Wolfenhausen brewery. A bottle of Goldschläger Goldschläger is a Swiss cinnamon schnapps (40% alcohol by volume, originally it was 53. ...

As the team celebrates their victory in Amsterdam, they find Willie Nelson (in a cameo role) asking them to participate in a marijuana smoking tournament that he is competing in since his teammates Cheech and Chong abandoned him. After the team gladly agrees to join Nelson's team, the film ends as the screen fills with smoke and the words "Coming Soon - Potfest" appear. For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their stand-up routines, which were based upon the eras hippie, free love and especially drug culture movements. ...

External links

• Official website
• Beerfest at the Internet Movie Database
• Beerfest at Box Office Mojo
• Beerfest at Rotten Tomatoes