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| Directed by | Patrick Kelly |
| Written by | Allan Weisbecker |
| Produced by | Robert Chartoff |
| Starring | Loretta Swit Rip Torn Kenneth Mars David Alan Grier William Russ Ralph Manza Saul Stein David Wohl Dick Shawn |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Production company | Orion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beer (also known as The Selling of America) is a 1985 American comedy film produced by Orion Pictures that satirizes the advertising industry, specifically the TV commercial industry.
Plot
Cynical ad executive B. D. Tucker (Loretta Swit) is desperate not to lose the account of the financially ailing Norbecker Brewery. When three losers (David Alan Grier, William Russ, and Saul Stein) inadvertently prevent a robbery in a bar, Tucker and her minions give them a macho image and center an entire ad campaign around them.
Cast
- Loretta Swit as B. D. Tucker
- Rip Torn as Buzz Beckman
- David Alan Grier as Elliott Morrison
- Saul Stein as Frankie Falcone
- Kenneth Mars as Norbecker
- William Russ as Merle Draggett
- Dick Shawn as Talk Show Host
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- 1985 films
- 1985 comedy films
- American comedy films
- American satirical films
- 1980s English-language films
- Films scored by Bill Conti
- Films about advertising
- Films shot in Toronto
- Orion Pictures films
- Films produced by Robert Chartoff
- 1980s American films
- Films about alcoholism
- 1980s comedy film stubs
- 1980s American film stubs