Main Cast: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Anthony de Sando, Cara Buono, Jimmy Palumbo
Release Year: 2006
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
An unemployed, alcoholic thirtysomething who still lives with his mother and can't seem to muster the motivation to turn his life around finds that all's fair in love and softball when his team is threatened with ejection from the league in a raunchy sports comedy starring Howard Stern Show regular Artie Lange. For the sluggers from Ed's Bar and Swill, the weekly trip to the local diamond is more about drinking and roughhousing than it is about such technicalities as hitting home runs and striking out the opposing team. When their favorite pastime is threatened by the ultra-competitive athleticism of the league's villainous perennial champions -- led by local gym owner and current mayoral candidate Manganelli (Anthony de Sando) -- this motley group of hard-drinking sportsmen must make one final push for the pennant and end their unprecedented losing streak if they hold out any hope of making it to another season. Ralph Macchio, Seymour Cassel, and Laurie Metcalf co-star, and longtime Saturday Night Live contributor Frank Sebastiano makes his directorial debut. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Joe Lo Truglio - Dave; Jerry Minor - Tim; Seymour Cassel - Dirt; Michael Deeg - Alfonse; Laurie Metcalf - Artie's Mom; Maddie Corman - Marilyn; Keisha - Pitching Machine; Michael Lisenco - Ump #1; Frank Pellegrino - Gina's Dad; George Seminara - Shoot the Greek Barker; Kamal Ahmed - Ump #3; Elizabeth Regen - Gina; Dana Lorge - Gina's Mother; Louis Lombardi - Police Chief; Jim Breuer - Football Guy; Mary Birdsong - Rhonda; Joseph R. Gannascoli - Giuseppe Primavera; Todd Barry - Creepy Guy Down the Shore; Alex Corrado - Ed; Tina Fey - Front Desk Girl; Jim Florentine - Barlucci Catcher (Crispino); Richard Duva - Ed's Bar & Swill Player; George Palermo - Manganelli First Baseman; Daniel Tay - Max; Gino Cafarelli - Dakis; Albert deGrasse - Ed's Bar & Swill Player; Karen Gilbert - Very Attractive Girl; Matthew Gumley - Tommy; Jodi Lennon - Melissa; Nick Di Paulo - Police Officer (Cousin Mickey); Erik Martin - Manganelli Catcher; Armin Amero - Steakhouse Watier; Christian Sebastiano - Manganelli Second Baseman; Rosalinda Sebastiano - Marie; Francisco Sebastiano - Dave's Baby; David Carney - Ump #2; Jared Burke - Ed's Bar & Swill Player; Lauren Hugnou - Hooker #1; Maria Javier - Hooker #2; Natalie Twaddle - Hooker #3; Kristi Redford - Slap in the Face Hooker; Bill Scheft - Championship Game Ump; Joanne Joseph - Dirt's Wife; Hollie Harper - Tim's Wife
Credit
Chris Messalas - Associate Producer, Lina Todd - Casting, Laylee Olfat - Casting, Brian Bell - Co-producer, Michael Ruane - Co-producer, Nancy Brous - Costume Designer, Thomas Fatone - First Assistant Director, Frank Sebastiano - Director, Peter Fandetti - Editor, Steven Angel - Executive Producer, Jonathan Ross Gilbert - Executive Producer, Jeremy Dallow - Executive Producer, Jim DiLorenzo - Executive Producer, Gregory Cohen - Executive Producer, B.C. Smith - Composer (Music Score), Robin Urdang - Musical Direction/Supervision, Kelly McGehee - Production Designer, David Phillips - Cinematographer, Artie Lange - Producer, Anthony Mastromauro - Producer, Tom Varga - Sound/Sound Designer, Douglas Crosby - Stunts Coordinator, Artie Lange - Screenwriter, Frank Sebastiano - Screenwriter, William Levins - Supervising Sound Editor, Wade Wilson - Supervising Sound Editor, Sarah A. Maine - Set Decorator
Artie Lange's Beer League is a 2006 movie written, produced, and starring Artie Lange. It was released in selected theaters on September 15, 2006 in the New Jersey, New York, Cleveland, and Philadelphia areas. The DVD was released on January 2, 2007.
After its release, the film became an a running joke on Howard Stern's radio show because of its lack of success.
Plot
Beer League is a comedy about Artie DeVanzo (Artie Lange), an unemployed underachiever who still lives with his mother and plays in a small town softball league in New Jersey with his rag-tag group of misfit friends. Artie's team faces off with their rivals, headed by Dennis Manganelli (Anthony DeSando), and the two rivals do more fighting than playing. When Artie's team is threatened with permanent expulsion from the local league after being jailed for yet another fight on the field, they must rally and move from last place to second in one brief season, while Artie tries to hold on to the only woman who loves him for who he is.
