Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com, called the film, "[A] whole lot of lewd potty humor that doesn't really add up to anything substantial, a guilty pleasure of sorts when taken in small bursts, but which grows somewhat tiresome in the long run". If it had a better lead actor who actually is funny, then maybe this film would have been good, however it wasn't. We all wanted to love it. Pick your movies, watch when you want, return, and repeat.
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Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. Artie Lange was working on the Howard Stern Show at the time he had co-written, starred and co-produced the film, which Stern gave a positive endorsement to after Lange displayed that he was beating his drug habit at that time.
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An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league. All three baserunners come home, and as the ball is thrown away, Artie races home in an attempt to tie the score.
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This is a bad film that has too many jokes that fall flat, and just isn't that funny. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. But I love Artie and, since I work with him, I give it an 8! Beer League just looked amatuerish.
| Fresh (4) Beer League is not for tender ears, but more for the beer-bellied, rascally rule breaker in all of us, and most importantly, there's a great chance something in here will make you laugh. Join for a free month.
Another positive review was from Brian Orndorf of eFilmCritic.com: "Beer League is not for tender ears, but more for the beer-bellied, rascally rule breaker in all of us, and most importantly, there's a great chance something in here will make you laugh". | Rating: 0.5/5, September 19, 2006 Avoid this film and watch something else, you'll be glad you did. I think it's a shame that the film like this turned out the way it did, because this film really could have been lots of fun with great comedy, instead the film just ends being a bad comedy with some washed up actors. He and Manganelli have a collision at the plate, but Manganelli hangs on to the ball for the final out and a 10–9 victory. |, September 15, 2006 Artie Lange's standup is very good.
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A comedy should not be boring. Sure it had a couple of laughs, but for the most part it was boring! Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. At first Linda is disgusted and annoyed that she let herself fall into another meaningless encounter, but Artie decides to actually try to attempt a more meaningful relationship with her.
Tighter editing would've made the bad acting passable.
Sure it had a couple of laughs, but for the most part it was boring!
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Beer League is not for tender ears, but more for the beer-bellied, rascally rule breaker in all of us, and most importantly, there's a great chance something in here will make you laugh. 77.
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Hey, I'm not one to start trouble. Beer League is a classic throwback to the comedies I grew-up with.
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The Ed's team, traditionally a league doormat, decides to actually practice in an attempt to beat out Manganelli and stay in the league.
Exactly what you would expect from Artie. It holds a 27% "Rotten" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews. Consider this in the same catagory as Cannonball run, Airplane, and even the more recent Old School.The twist on this movie is that they all speak like normal people (from Jersey that is). |, February 2, 2009 Included with your IMDb TV subscription.
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Beer League - Rent Movies and TV Shows on DVD and Blu-ray. Beer League is a classic throwback to the comedies I grew-up with.
Comedy Collector's Set (Heckler / The Big White / Beer League / Fifty Pills) 3.1 out of 5 stars 23. (Echo Bridge Entertainment, LLC). Maz: The inanity is harmless, thoroughly predictable and ultimately disposable. See who else started out in horror films.
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Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. This laugh-out-loud sports comedy follows a motley squad of underdogs, led by slacker Artie DeVanzo, who'd rather perfect their beer-drinking skills than concentrate on improving their softball game -- until the league threatens to banish them. Unfortunately, the movie isn' t good enough for a cult following. When a hapless slacker falls in love, he tries to get his softball teammates to change their losing ways before they get expelled from their league. Lange would eventually be forced to leave the show in 2009 due to a serious relapse in his drug addiction and an attempted suicide.
The only thing this film did for me is want me to avoid Artie Lange's future films.
But he does have two things to look forward to in life: beer and softball. When a hapless slacker falls in love, he tries to get his softball teammates to change their losing ways before they get expelled from their league.
Keren Gilbert was born on August 11, 1972 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. Web series about a team of misfits from the rec hockey league.
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I felt that there was wasted potential in making a good film, and the filmmakers seemed to just rush to make this film. He's Gina's cousin, he's going to be there, and don't start any trouble.
And it was bad! | 17 September 2006, 28 August 2017 Probably because it's basically just a documentary. |, December 18, 2006 I did not love this movie at all! By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
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DVD $7.77 $ 7. Critic Richard Roeper gave one of the four positive reviews, saying, "Beer League is raunchy and tacky, but it's a hell of a lot funnier than something like Failure To Launch".
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View production, box office, & company info. We all wanted. R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. After the teams brawl during the first game of the year, the town's police chief decides whichever team finishes best in the league that season can still play in the league, and whichever team loses is out for good. Artie lives at home with his mother (Laurie Metcalf) and can never hold a job or a girlfriend for very long. [4], The film received mostly negative reviews.
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A welcome return to the raunchy hey-day of comedy, a true guy's film.
I was wrong. Now softball has its own seminal classic.
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