Beerfest
During 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.
Critics Sentiment
Johann von Wolfhausen's funeral opens the film
Landfill drowns in beer vat trying to drink his way out
Sharp drop from the training montage high to the widely criticized Cherry subplot and Landfill's death sequence
Beerfest maintains solid audience enjoyment throughout most of its runtime, with particularly strong opening and competition sequences. The film stumbles significantly in its third act with unnecessary subplots and tonal shifts, but recovers for a satisfying finale. Overall, reviewers found it an entertaining, if uneven, comedy that succeeds at its lowbrow ambitions.
Full cast
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Erik Stolhanske
Todd Wolfhouse / Young Baron Ludwig
Jay Chandrasekhar
Barry / Blind Sikh
Steve Lemme
Fink / Emcee
Paul Soter
Jan Wolfhouse
M.C. Gainey
Priest
Cloris Leachman
Great Gam Gam
Jürgen Prochnow
Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
Will Forte
Otto
Allan Graf
Soup Waiter
Kevin Heffernan
Landfill / Gil / Sausage Lady
Cameron Scher
Helmut
Chris Moss
German Producer
Bjorn Johnson
Mr. Schniedelwichsen
Nat Faxon
Rolf
Jessica Williams
Inga
Aaron Hendry
Pim Scutney
Marya Beauvais
Sandy Cook
Pab Schwendimann
Door Bouncer
Blanchard Ryan
Krista Krundle
Philippe Brenninkmeyer
Herr Referee
Crew
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