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Beer League

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
8.1K
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Beer League (2006)
Theatrical Trailer from Echo Bridge Entertainment
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  • Comedy
  • Sport
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
8.1K
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  • Director
    • Frank Sebastiano
  • Writers
    • Frank Sebastiano
    • Artie Lange
  • Stars
    • Artie Lange
    • Ralph Macchio
    • Anthony DeSando
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Sebastiano
  • Writers
    • Frank Sebastiano
    • Artie Lange
  • Stars
    • Artie Lange
    • Ralph Macchio
    • Anthony DeSando
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:30
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    Photos20

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    Artie Lange and Cara Buono in Beer League (2006)

    Top cast

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    Artie Lange
    Artie Lange
    • Artie DeVanzo
    Ralph Macchio
    Ralph Macchio
    • Maz
    Anthony DeSando
    Anthony DeSando
    • Dennis Mangenelli
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Linda Salvo
    Jimmy Palumbo
    Jimmy Palumbo
    • Johnny Trinno
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Dave
    Jerry Minor
    Jerry Minor
    • Tim
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Dirt
    Michael Deeg
    • Alfonse
    Laurie Metcalf
    Laurie Metcalf
    • Artie's Mom
    Elizabeth Regen
    Elizabeth Regen
    • Gina
    Maddie Corman
    Maddie Corman
    • Marilyn
    Frank Pellegrino
    Frank Pellegrino
    • Gina's Dad
    Daniel Tay
    • Max
    Keren Gilbert
    Keren Gilbert
    • Vicki Galliotta
    Alex Corrado
    Alex Corrado
    • Ed
    Tina Fey
    Tina Fey
    • Front Desk Girl
    Louis Lombardi
    Louis Lombardi
    • Police Chief Gugliamino
    • Director
      • Frank Sebastiano
    • Writers
      • Frank Sebastiano
      • Artie Lange
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one point in the film, Artie is calling girls from his high-school days, making references to Union High School in New Jersey, where he attended school.
    • Goofs
      In the diner scene where Artie's girlfriend Linda throws French fries at him, if you look at the window sill above Artie's shoulder to the left you can see a lone French fry that appears and disappears BEFORE she actually throws them at Artie. This scene is obviously compiled from multiple takes and somebody missed a French fry when they were cleaning up from the previous take.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Trinno: [giving the toast at Maz's wedding] So to recap, throughout it all, there's been a lot of laughter, and a few tears. But in the end the clouds parted, and the good Lord himself decided it was meant to be. And that's how I finished the regular season batting .706.

    • Crazy credits
      Deleted scenes and outtakes are shown during the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Howard Stern on Demand: Cara Buono (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92
      By Ludwig van Beethoven (as Ludwig Van Beethoven)

      Performed by Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar (as The Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra)

      Courtesy of Delta Entertainment

      By Arrangement with Source/Q

    User reviews65

    Review
    Top review
    One of the best comedies of the year!
    Artie Lange is an acquired taste. That is, if you know who he is. Not a marquee name, though definitely a recognizable face, Lange, like Adam Sandler, is the kind of comedian you either love or hate: loud, profane, and politically incorrect. Lange is basically John Belushi reincarnated (it helps that Lange looks enough like Belushi that he could play him in a bio pic). I've been a huge fan of Artie Lange's since the beginning of his career so the critique that follows should be considered pretty biased.

    In BEER LEAGUE, Lange plays Artie (what a surprise), a 35-year-old alcohol-loving slacker/loser without a job who still lives with his mother (Laurie Metcalf). His life consists of little else besides attending bars, eating, and playing softball with his buddies. After getting in a fight with the championship team, it is decided by the local police that only one of the teams will be able to remain in the league at the end of the season. What follows is a series of scenes involving non-stop cursing, alcohol consumption, and some softball playing in between.

    It goes without saying that BEER LEAGUE doesn't have the strongest plot in the world, which helps get as much nudity, crude jokes, and general tastelessness as one could want from the genre. A good 85% of the jokes succeed. However, there are times when the lack of story really does hurt the film. While never coming across as a one-joke, "Saturday Night Live" (or in Lange's case, "MAD TV") sketch kind of movie, Lange and co-writer/director Frank Sebastiano occasionally seem to find themselves in a trap as to what exactly to do with the picture to move it along plot wise. There's a sub-plot involving Artie's love-interest Linda (the very cute Cara Buono, giving the best performance of anyone in the cast) that gives the raunch-fest an unexpected heart, though despite their chemistry, her character and their relationship is never developed strongly enough for me to give it a higher rating. That said, the romance angle works a lot better here than it did in recent R-rated comedies like WEDDING CRASHERS and 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, where it seemed to take the focus away from the main proceedings and in VIRGIN's case, felt extraordinarily fake. BEER LEAGUE is better than both the aforementioned comedies and certainly has more laughs than both combined, but if you aren't a fan of Lange, chances are you'll find yourself disagreeing. For the 18-29 male demographic BEER LEAGUE makes for a great guy flick. 7/10
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    10
    • jellyneckr
    • Dec 17, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Artie Lange's Beer League
    • Filming locations
      • Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • CKRush Entertainment
      • Beer League Holdings
      • Identity Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $472,185
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $302,908
      • Sep 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $472,185
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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