Bierfest (Beerfest)
U.S.A. 2006

Opening 28 Sep 2006

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writing credits: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan
Principal actors: Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Cloris Leachman

Brothers Todd and Jan Wolfhouse travel to Germany, their great grandmother’s homeland, to spread the ashes of their recently deceased grandfather across Oktoberfest. Within the famed Oktoberfest they find Beerfest, a secret international beer drinking competition that touts events such as Beer Pong, Quarters, and Das Boot. After suffering a humiliating defeat by their German cousins, Todd and Jan assemble a team for ‘training’ and vow to redeem themselves at the following year’s fest. Beerfest, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, is slapstick comedy that is so wrong and stupid that some will find it funny in a juvenile way. (Shauna Keeley)