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The Beer Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking

Year: 1987

Running time: 84

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096902/reference/

Brett says: “It’s not often a film appears out of nowhere that feels almost completely lost to time and actually makes one rethink film-making structure. A BEER DRINKER’S GUIDE is largely a comedy, part autobiography, part documentary, part avant garde, and all family scrapbook. It is a film that appears to be made out of necessity from a struggling filmmaker who once made a fringe feature film and struggled to attain any relevance ever since, yet despite the necessity, it doesn’t hold back on the frivolity.

“The irony doesn’t end there. Self-deprecation is the pièce de résistance, yet it’s poignant and altogether wholesome between the cracks.
“All too often, one might hear the complaint: all movies are the same. Or, why doesn’t comedy do something new? Well, comedy did do something new, and it happened in 1987. An introductory quote from Luis Buñuel telegraphs just how experimental this work of art is willing to be.
“This is a hidden gem for those with a niche sense of humor. As part of the film’s flair for self-loathing, it is actually available for free on Vimeo on the filmmaker’s son’s account: the perfect icing on the cake for what the film is willing to do to itself.  4 CATS OUT OF 5“
A Beer Drinker’s Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking

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