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Beer Money

  • TV Movie
  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
460
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Gabriel Pimentel in Beer Money (2001)
ComedySci-Fi

Three guys find a space alien in the woods and attempt to sell it to a tabloid TV show, with disastrous results.Three guys find a space alien in the woods and attempt to sell it to a tabloid TV show, with disastrous results.Three guys find a space alien in the woods and attempt to sell it to a tabloid TV show, with disastrous results.

  • Director
    • Joshua Butler
  • Writer
    • Rich Wilkes
  • Stars
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Mercedes McNab
    • Nick von Esmarch
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    460
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joshua Butler
    • Writer
      • Rich Wilkes
    • Stars
      • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
      • Mercedes McNab
      • Nick von Esmarch
    • 18User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Tim Maroon
    Mercedes McNab
    Mercedes McNab
    • Echo Olvera
    Nick von Esmarch
    Nick von Esmarch
    • Rut
    J.P. Manoux
    J.P. Manoux
    • Blank
    Gabriel Pimentel
    Gabriel Pimentel
    • Greenie The Alien
    Byron Lucas
    • Crash
    Jeremy Radick
    Jeremy Radick
    • Cosmo
    Giacomo Baessato
    Giacomo Baessato
    • Flap
    Lauren K. Robek
    Lauren K. Robek
    • Dove
    • (as Kirsten Robek)
    Mark Brandon
    Mark Brandon
    • Mitch McKaye
    Dee Jay Jackson
    • Bill Buster
    David Hurtubise
    • Vid King
    Sarah Hayward
    Sarah Hayward
    • Irate Customer
    Robert Parent
    Robert Parent
    • Young Mechanic
    Leanne Adachi
    • U.E. Secretary
    Laura Failows
    • P.A.
    Guy Fauchon
    • League Guy
    Beverley Elliott
    Beverley Elliott
    • Flap's Mom
    • Director
      • Joshua Butler
    • Writer
      • Rich Wilkes
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    User reviews18

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    6secrective

    Watchable movie when its a rainy day

    This was a pretty good movie, it reminded me a lot of the "get a life" episode where chris elliot finds an alien that spews different liquids...

    from the ninja-eggthrowing paperboys, to the scifi-paranoid guy who smells from both ends, at least this movie has some interesting charecters (with a couple funny gay porn jokes)...

    anyways, if you catch this movie being reran, and there isint anything else on, give it a chance.
    afijamesy2k

    Beer money is dead broke!

    Beer money is the most embarrasing movie and tv show I Can ever think of, This is a rip-off of e.t. meets goonies meets dawson's creek, the storyline: Three people found in alien on the crashed ship and they sell their alien to the television show, well they get there or not, this is not good, it has stupid characters, dumb performances and one of the worst special effects I Can think off, this is an appauling bad film and tv show, that goes to the top of my list next to emeril and according to jim for the worst of the year.
    2Dexter Babin

    want to see a REALLY bad movie!!!

    I saw the movie beer money not to long ago, it was introduced to me by a friend. Well this was not one of my friend's better movies. The thing i do not get out of the whole movie is why the paperboy's are bad poeple??? they kindnapped a guy and put his hair in a pan of milk,by the way i hated that scene . But the really stupid thing about this movie is they named it beer money but hardly talk about or drink much beer. I know they were going to sell the alien for beer money but it got out of hand. And I do not know why they had that shot in the begining of that movie when the guy put the dog's balls in his mouth. Anyway it was a USA original movie but I have seen alot better than this one. So by ending i say this movie has two kind of funney scenes in it besides that the film was a waste of time and money.
    MrSeaMunkie

    Calling All Saved By The Bell Fans!

    It Was A Little "Child-ish" (the alien) but The Movie Was Pretty Funny. I Wouldn't Recommend It For Anyone Over 23. The Acting Was Great, The Script Was Okay. If You Have Time, You Should Check It Out, It's Not So Bad Of a Movie. If You Like This, You Should Like The Movie "Killer Bud" That Movie Was Kinda Like This. And Of Course If You Liked Saved By The Bell, You'll Like This Because The Guy That Played Zack Is The Star In This.
    de_surfende_hollander

    It's OK to kill the time

    I mainly watched Beer Money to see if Mark-Paul Gosselaar can assure you that he's popular for his acting and not for his SBTB-time. Well, he didn't. His acting wasn't too good. I liked Mercedes McNab and Nick von Esmarch (am I spelling that right?) better. There are a few funny scenes, but most of the time it's not even of second-class-quality. The story wasn't always clear to me. And I also wonder why they called it Beer Money. That's mentioned once in the movie, but has nothing to do with the rest. It seemed like a weak copy of E.T. Maybe this movie is funnier for little kids, but if you don't know what to do, this movie is OK to kill the time.

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      Neil Blank: I'm gonna buy a PS2 and play video games till my brain goes into spasms!

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      References Species (1995)

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • USA Network
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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