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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 44Audiences 66GoodWatch 54
Metascore46
Tomatometer41%
Audience score75%
User score6.4
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 31 K ratings3.0/5
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $18 M
- Worldwide
- $19 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for comedies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 63 more
Released
2006
August 25, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 97
Erik StolhanskeTodd Wolfhouse / Young Baron Ludwig
Jay ChandrasekharBarry / Blind Sikh
Steve LemmeFink / Emcee
Paul SoterJan Wolfhouse
M.C. GaineyPriest
Cloris LeachmanGreat Gam Gam
Jürgen ProchnowBaron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
Will ForteOtto
Allan GrafSoup Waiter
Kevin HeffernanLandfill / Gil / Sausage Lady
Cameron ScherHelmut
Chris MossGerman Producer
Bjorn JohnsonMr. Schniedelwichsen
Nat FaxonRolf
Jessica WilliamsInga
Aaron HendryPim Scutney
Marya BeauvaisSandy Cook
Pab SchwendimannDoor Bouncer
Blanchard RyanKrista Krundle
Philippe BrenninkmeyerHerr Referee
Steven Michael QuezadaMexican
Owain YeomanAussie Sailor #1
Tom TateAussie Sailor #2- CTCollin ThorntonLittle Boy
Directing · 14
- Jay Chandrasekhar Director, Writer
- Artist W. Robinson First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Rebecca Fulton Script Supervisor
- Dennis Crow Additional Second Assistant Director, Second Second Assistant Director
- Joseph Payton Second Second Assistant Director
- Timothy C. Reischauer Assistant Director, Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Kevin Heffernan Writer
- Paul Soter Writer
- Steve Lemme Writer
- Erik Stolhanske Writer
Production · 31
- William Fay Executive Producer
- Scott Mednick Executive Producer
- Thomas Tull Executive Producer
- Peter E. Lengyel Executive Producer
- Michael Beugg Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Richard Perello Producer
Camera · 20
- Frankie DeMarco Director of Photography
- Richard Foreman Jr. Still Photographer
- Ed Duran Grip, Stunts
- Ryne Niner Digital Imaging Technician
- Alan Keffer First Assistant "B" Camera
- Robert Barocci Additional Photography, Camera Operator, "A" Camera Operator
Editing · 8
- Lee Haxall Editor
- Scott Gregory Digital Colorist
- Allyse Manoff Digital Intermediate Producer
- Brian Seagrave Digital Conform Editor
- Danya Joseph First Assistant Editor
- Kathleen Latlip Assistant Editor
Sound · 17
- Nathan Barr Original Music Composer
- Yann Delpuech Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
- Gregory King Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Caoimhe Doyle Foley Artist
- Andy Malcolm Foley Artist
- Jeena M. Phelps Dialogue Editor
Art · 32
- Clark Hunter Production Design
- Ian Scroggins Set Dresser
- David Loitz Leadman
- William Clark Coit III Location Scout
- Christopher Windisch Construction Coordinator
- Ester Kim Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 23
- Tricia Gray Costume Design
- Anette Czagany Costumer
- Roberta Souder Langhofer Key Costumer
- Sheri Kornhaber Makeup Department Head
- Bradford Booth Costumer
- Jolynn Nieto Assistant Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 19
- Jason Piccioni Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jerry Pooler Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sean M. Scott VFX Artist
- James Allan May Digital Compositor
- Corinne Pooler Visual Effects Producer
- Marco Recuay Visual Effects Compositor
Lighting · 7
- John Stearns Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Harland Espeset Key Rigging Grip
- Kirk LeBlanc Electrician
- Chris Joehnk Rigging Gaffer
- Allen Eaves Lighting Technician
- Steven Litecky Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 37
- Chad Stahelski Stunt Coordinator
- Darrin Prescott Stunt Coordinator
- David Leitch Fight Choreographer, Stunts
- Allan Graf Stunts
- Heidi Moneymaker Stunts
- Gene LeBell Stunts
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