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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:7

Rotten:25

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell fails in its attempts at raunchy humor, and Tucker Max comes across so unlikable and outrageous that the film's inevitable story arc feels forced.

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell–based on the shocking, ridiculous and hilarious real life adventures of Tucker Max–is the story of an impromptu bachelor party gone horribly awry thanks to a midget,... I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell–based on the shocking, ridiculous and hilarious real life adventures of Tucker Max–is the story of an impromptu bachelor party gone horribly awry thanks to a midget, a fat girl, a gaggle of strippers, an overly destructive public intoxication ordinance, and the consequence of Tucker’s unflinching narcissism.

A tireless and charismatic novelty seeker, Tucker (Matt Czuchry) tricks his buddy Dan (Geoff Stults) into lying to his fiancée Kristy (Keri Lynn Pratt), so they can go to an legendary strip club three and a half hours away to celebrate Dan’s last days of bachelorhood in proper style. Tucker drags their misanthropic friend Drew (Jesse Bradford) along for the ride, and before they know it Tucker’s pursuit of a hilarious carnal interest lands Dan in serious trouble with his both the law and his future wife.

The ensuing blowout leaves Tucker uninvited to the wedding and ankle deep in a mess of his own creation. If he wants back into the wedding and the lives of his best friends, he’ll have to find a way to balance the demands of friendship with his own narcissism and selfishness.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell marks Matt Czuchry first starring role in a feature. The film also stars Jesse Bradford (Bring It On, Romeo + Juliet) and Geoff Stults (Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up) as his best friends, Drew and Dan. Keri Lynn Pratt (Nip/Tuck, Brothers & Sisters) and Marika Dominczyk (40 Year-Old Virgin, Las Vegas) round out the cast.

Directed by Bob Gosse (Niagara, Niagara, Julie Johnson), Tucker Max and Nils Parker co-wrote the screenplay adapted from Max’s book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, which has spent four years on New York Times Bestseller list. The film is produced by Darko Entertainment’s Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick and Ted Hamm along with Max and Parker’s Rudius Films. Max Wong and Karen Firestone of Pinkslip Pictures also produced along side Aaron Ray of The Collective.

Darko Entertainment and Freestyle Releasing will release I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell on Friday, September 25. The film is Rated R by the MPAA for nudity, strong sexual content including graphic dialogue throughout, language and some crude material. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford, Keri Lynn Pratt

Starring: Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford, Keri Lynn Pratt, Marika Dominczyk, Traci Lords

Director: Bob Gosse

Director: Bob Gosse
Screenwriter: Tucker Max, Nils Parker
Producer: Sean McKittrick, Richard Kelly, Edward H. Hamm, Aaron Ray, Tucker Max, Nils Parker, Max Wong, Karen Firestone
Composer: James L. Venable
Studio: Freestyle Releasing

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Nominally a gross-out guy-bonding comedy, the film often feels like an attempt to establish an insanity motive for some future crime.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
11/13/09
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail

Warning: moviegoers with no pre-existing predisposition to find other people's humiliation -- usually women's -- hilarious may feel the need for a shower afterwards.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
11/13/09
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

Even the least discerning fans of lowbrow comedy will need to start digging in order to reach the level achieved by this American indie comedy about three Texan friends on a pre-wedding bender.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/13/09
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Toronto Star

If you are a fan of the book, you are bound to be pleased; no pun intended. The film takes bathroom humor to the next level and will bring you to tears from laughter.

Full Review Source: BDK Reviews | comment Comment
09/26/09
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews

If anything positive can come from this film, it might be the mass acceptance of gay marriage across the land. After all, if Tucker Max symbolizes where heterosexuality is headed, perhaps the alternative is worth a shot.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
09/25/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

You could get angry that a guy like this even got a chance. Or you could just forget about him, and move on to something worthwhile.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment 2 Comments
09/25/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Might be the most hypocritical feature in the history of film as well as the history of hypocrisy, and along with serving beer, I hope they show I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell in hell.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment 4 Comments
09/25/09
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune

A grand, farcical, road-tripping romp in the vein of National Lampoon's Vacation and Road Trip, but updated with the crass, guy's-night-out humor of Role Models and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/25/09
Eric Brach
Eric Brach
Boxoffice Magazine

Tucker Max’s only real strengths are his outrageousness and his uncompromising self-confidence, but neither comes into play in this punch-pulling, frankly boring film.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/25/09
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

There are moments of rough comic brilliance scattered throughout, but really, this particular antihero is all anti- and zero hero.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
09/25/09
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

If ever a movie needed a restraining order issued against it, it's "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell."

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
09/25/09
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Rarely fails to be excruciating.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/25/09
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

When it comes to rowdiness and raunch, it's right up there with Animal House and Porky's -- and beyond -- but the writers and director Bob Gosse know how to turn excess, self-indulgence, selfishness and chauvinism back on itself with blowtorch impact.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/25/09
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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The movie plays out like a watered-down and far less comical version of The Hangover, without the likable characters and the crazy fun.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment 5 Comments
09/25/09
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Tucker Max [is] a child. A toddler. A three-year-old screaming, "Poopie, poopie, POOPIE!" at the top of his lungs in the middle of the supermarket...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
09/25/09
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Speaking generously for the sake of everyone involved in this mess, let's hope the title proves prophetic.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/25/09
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is the perfect cautionary tale for any frat boy who considers making a film based on the phrase, "Dude, remember that one time?"

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/25/09
Justin Berton
Justin Berton
San Francisco Chronicle

A mediocre gross out movie that barely pushes the envelope.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
09/25/09
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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May be the first film from the perspective of a Van Wilder villain and by the time this vile, amateurish and supposed true story is over, you may feel as if you've just spent 100 minutes looking through Michael Myers' first mask.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/24/09
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

It's all terrible, ugly ... and not funny.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
09/24/09
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
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