Release Date: August 25th, 2006
Oh the humanity! What a great month it has been for those of us capable of displaying such an infantile sense of humor! First we are treated to the mindless yet refined antics of Will Ferrell with Talladega Nights, then we file in with groups of our closest and most like-minded friends to behold the camp-fest that was Snakes on a Plane, and now we round out the month with the return of one of the most heralded comedic troupes of our generation: the boys of Broken Lizard. And when I say “return,” I am not inferring that they have been gone by any means, but that they have been striking out lately.
2001’s Super Troopers was an instant classic and had a viral cult following, especially once it hit DVD. We (all the college aged hooligans of America) were treated to a very quirky, unabashed look at a group of Vermont State Troopers who had nothing better to do than wreak havoc on the roads of the state that brought us Phish; and we loved it! But since then Broken Lizard (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske) have not been living up to the expectations that Super Troopers set forth with their fans; Club Dread was a mild bust, and their involvement in Dukes of Hazzard was noticeable but it didn’t save the film. So then what are fans to do? I guess the answer was that we were to hold tight and wait… Wait for Beerfest!
Beerfest is Broken Lizard’s latest offering of comedic genius; a film that is set with every college guy’s true desires in mind: it is a romp through a world of women and beer! The 5 of Broken Lizard return to somewhat familiar, but equally as over the top characters; Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske play two German/American brothers who are sent by their grandmother (played by the delightful Cloris Leachman) to take the remains of their dead grandfather to Munich and place them in the family resting place.
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