Beerfest

– During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Beerfest (2006)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Beerfest (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Aug 2006

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writer:

Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske

Main Actors:

M.C. Gainey, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Cloris Leachman

Plot:

After the death of their grandfather Johann von Wolfhause, the brothers Jan and Todd Wolfhouse travel to Munich to fulfill a family tradition, spreading the ashes of Johann during the Oktoberfest. Their contact brings them to a secret beer competition, the Beerfest", where they are offended by Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen and the German branch of their family that accuse their great-grandmother of being a prostitute and their grandfather of stealing an old recipe of the best beer in Germany. Jan and Todd returns to USA humiliated and decide to organize a beer team to dispute the next Beerfest. They join Landfill, Barry and Fink and train long the year to participate in the competition. When they find the lost recipe hidden in a dummy, they feel that their German relatives told the truth. But the team is ready for the tough dispute.

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Gross profit:

$19,037,418

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
Metacritic:
46%