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Three losers stop a robbery and become beer mascots. Capitalism is drunk.
TMDB
44
IMDb
53
Rotten Tomatoes
43
Audience Score
43
Google
44
Watch(US)

Beer (1985)

80s corporate satireunderdog chaosMad Men on beer goggles

Overview

Comedy

An advertising firm, desperate to keep an account from a financially-ailing brewery, concocts a macho ad campaign centering on three losers who inadvertently prevent a robbery at a bar.

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Content warning
manufactured masculinitymedia manipulationaccidental famecorporate exploitation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rip Torn playing Rip Torn but make it beer commercial.

Writing

Sharp ad-world satire that aged terrifyingly well.

Costume

Peak 1985 power suits and working-class cosplay.

Best for:Friends: Irony-drenched group watch with snacks and cheap beer.·Background: Chaos energy while doing literally anything else.·Rewatch: Spotting how prescient the ad satire actually was.
Heads up:Language: Casual 80s slurs and workplace sexism played for laughs.
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Director

Patrick Kelly

ReleasedAug 30, 1985
Runtime1h 22m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Loretta Swit

Loretta Swit

B.D. Tucker

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Buzz Beckerman

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

A.J. Norbecker

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

Elliott Morrison

William Russ

William Russ

Merle Draggett

Saul Stein

Saul Stein

Frankie Falcone

John Corbett

John Corbett

Bob the Studio Director

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Harley Feemer

David Wohl

David Wohl

Stanley Dickler

David Lipman

David Lipman

Ernie

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Frankie's Grandfather

Ask about Beer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

David Alan Grier's film debut, years before In Living Color made him famous.

Insight

The fake beer brand 'Norbecker' predicted every 'real' craft brewery's faux-authentic marketing playbook by three decades.

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