RIP Michael, enjoy your unlimited Cuban cigars, comfy chairs, and endless movie marathon." FILE - Michael Lerner appears at the opening night of Bette Midler in "I'll Eat You at Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles on Dec. "Everyone that knows him knows how insane he was - in the best way.we're all lucky we can continue to watch his work for the rest of time. "He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy," Sam Lerner wrote. Neither his nor Michael Lerner's representatives immediately responded to requests for further comment. Sam Lerner wrote that his uncle died Saturday but did not provide further details. His nephew, actor Sam Lerner, announced his death in an Instagram post Sunday. Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink," the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in "Harlem Nights" and an angry publishing executive in "Elf" has died. FINK'S HAIRSTYLE WAS A NOD TO SEAN PENN.PIX Now - Monday afternoon headlines from the KPIX newsroom 08:01 THERE ARE REFERENCES TO BLOODSPORT.Ĭhandrasekhar intentionally made Jan and Todd’s shadowy journey down to Beerfest look similar to scenes from one of the comedy troupe’s favorite movies-the Jean-Claude Van Damme classic, Bloodsport.Ħ. NEW MEXICO STOOD IN FOR BOTH COLORADO AND GERMANY.Īlthough set in Colorado and Germany, Beerfest was filmed in Albuquerque. THE BEER PONG WAS REAL, TOO.Įvery beer pong shot in the movie-except the final acrobatic shot by Chandrasekhar-was a successful beer pong shot made by the cast. When scenes called for darker beers, the filmmakers simply added Diet Coke. The actors actually did drink beer on-set, but it was non-alcoholic O’Doul’s. YES, THAT'S REAL BEER THE ACTORS ARE DRINKING. They're currently wrapping production on Super Troopers 2. The film adaptation of The Dukes of Hazzard is an unofficial Broken Lizard movie it features all five members and was directed by member Jay Chandrasekhar (who also directed Beerfest). In addition to Beerfest, Broken Lizard is responsible for: Puddle Cruiser, Super Troopers, Club Dread, and The Slammin’ Salmon. The brilliant minds behind Beerfest, the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, were all fraternity brothers of Beta Theta Pi at Colgate University (though the group’s original name was “ Charred Goosebeak,” a troupe which still exists at Colgate to this day). THE FILMMAKERS MET AS FRATERNITY BROTHERS. In honor of the film's 10th anniversary, here’s everything you need to know about the movie that taught us that drinking beer isn’t just something you do with friends-it’s something you dominate. On August 25, 2006, Beerfest was released in theaters.
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