Fredo’s Top 10 Beer Drinking Movies of All Time

Hello Fellow Beer Drinkers,

My name is Fredo, and this my inaugural entry on the Beer Drinking Report.

I don’t know as quite as much about drinking in Portsmouth as The Beer Drinker and Mr. X, so I thought I’d bring something a little different to the table in my first post. Below is a list of my top 10 beer drinking movies of all time.

I’m sure there’s lots more, and certainly some more poigniant than my picks (I’ve only seen so many movies.) Drop us a comment if you have something to add. There must be some movies about the prohibition era that are great, I just haven’t seen them.

Here’s the list, in no particular order:

Mean Streets

The original Scorsese/DeNiro teamup. It features two of the coolest bar entries in movie history. DeNiro and Keitel. (I love it how Keitel just gets right up on the stage with the dancers like its no thing.)

Strangebrew

I must admit, it’s been a very long time since I saw this movie. All I could really remember about it was that it was stupidly funny, extremely Canadian, and had a plot almost entirely based around beer. Even their dog enjoyed a cold one.

Good Will Hunting

This movie basically makes the list basically for one scene. “How do you like them apples?”

Barfly

This one is for everybody who forgot about, or never knew of, Mickey Rourke until The Wrestler. He plays glorious drunk, Henry, who’s hobbies include fighting the local barkeep, stealing customers food, and admiring snarling dogs. Henry also happens to be a brilliant poet. Here’s Henry fighting with Eddie the bartender (Frank Stallone).

Dazed and Confused

This movie is probably best known for consumption of another substance, but it does well to capture the role of beer in the coming of age era in one’s life.

Unforgiven

I’m such a big fan of this movie, I’d probably figure a way to put it on a top 10 list of romantic comedies, but “Who owns this shithole?” justifies its presence. Maybe someday when I’ve had a few too many I’ll walk into a local establishment and say that, and get a harsh reminder that I am not Clint Eastwood.

The Hangover

This is the newest addition to the list. It’s really more an after-drinking movie – It’s about three friends try to piece together a night in Vegas that none of them can seem to remember. If you go to see this in the theater, a piece of advice – make sure you don’t leave before the photo montage at the end. Hilarious.

Trees Lounge

Steve Buscemi basically lives in a bar for the duration of this independent. In this scene, he pulls one of the oldest tricks in the book; it was also ripped off by Poolhall Junkies, a movie that did not make this list because it sucks.

The Big Lebowski

The Dude likes to drink beer while he bowls, but he’ll take a White Russian most of his time. The creamy mocha alcoholic beverage glued to his right hand became so well known it was practically nominated for an oscar.

Swingers

There’s a seriously debilitating drinking game goes along with this classic, and the rules are simple: Every time someone says “money,” “vegas,” or “baby,” you gotta drink. I challenge you to last long enough to see the crew playing NHLPA on Sega Genesis. Jon Farvreau’s description of the LA nightlife is also great.

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