What are the best Movie + Drink Combinations?

November 16, 2007 7:41 AM

What are the best movie + booze combinations?

After a successful Big Lebowski + White Russian movie night at a local theater to raise money for a local charity, my friends are looking for some suggestions for some other movies with specific drink references or themes that would be good and fun to have for a movie night.

posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo to media & arts (61 comments total)

You already did the best one imaginable (at least to me).
posted by zennoshinjou at 7:46 AM on November 16, 2007

Hah, I came in here to suggest the Big Lebowsi. The other one that comes to mind is James Bond and martinis.
posted by knave at 7:47 AM on November 16, 2007

Sideways and really good wine.

The shining and a "red rum" cocktail.
posted by lannanh at 7:48 AM on November 16, 2007

Henry V and Manischewitz, but maybe you had to be there.
posted by yerfatma at 7:48 AM on November 16, 2007

Swingers and Glenfiddich, perhaps, single malt -- any Glen will do, really, as long as it's not a blend.
posted by puritycontrol at 7:49 AM on November 16, 2007 [2 favorites]

Smokey and the Bandit + Coors
posted by wfrgms at 7:50 AM on November 16, 2007 [3 favorites]

Any rotgut whiskey and Tombstone (AKS, "shots with Doc").

Or maybe cheap Canadian beer and Strange Brew.
posted by cog_nate at 7:52 AM on November 16, 2007

Cocktail and cheesy, um, cocktails?
I haven't seen it, but it was the first movie that came to mind.
posted by bassjump at 7:53 AM on November 16, 2007

Also, Silence of the Lambs and a nice chianti.
posted by bassjump at 7:54 AM on November 16, 2007 [3 favorites]

A Clockwork Orange and White Russians?

(tangential, I suppose...)
posted by 1f2frfbf at 7:56 AM on November 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

Blue Velvet and PBR.
posted by magicbus at 7:56 AM on November 16, 2007 [5 favorites]

Dazed and Confused + a keg and a few doobies.
posted by milarepa at 7:56 AM on November 16, 2007

James Bond Films+ Martinis
Grease + Pink Ladies
Beaches + Sex on the Beach (I kid, I kid...)
posted by chara at 8:00 AM on November 16, 2007

Drunken master and Saké.
posted by cog_nate at 8:01 AM on November 16, 2007

As far as Bond movies, specifically Casino Royale and the vesper martini. One of the few films that actually provides a recipe mid-scene, and then pauses while everyone comments on how great it sounds.
posted by Schismatic at 8:03 AM on November 16, 2007

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Tequila, especially at a biker bar!
posted by TedW at 8:10 AM on November 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

The Life Aquatic and Campari?
posted by backseatpilot at 8:11 AM on November 16, 2007

Leaving Las Vegas and black coffee.

The Untouchables and cheap gin or whiskey.
posted by cog_nate at 8:13 AM on November 16, 2007

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and old fashions
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Singapore slings (with or without mescal on the side)
Scrooged and highballs
The 40 Year Old Virgin and daiquiris (mixed with Clamato?)
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 8:24 AM on November 16, 2007

Beerfest with some decent German beer. Big steins a must, but Das Boot is optional.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 8:27 AM on November 16, 2007

The Godfather and some godfathers, of course!
posted by utsutsu at 8:32 AM on November 16, 2007

The Lost Weekend and every old bottle in the house. The cheaper the better.
posted by Thorzdad at 8:33 AM on November 16, 2007

I recommend an afternoon Trailer Park Boys episodes with some rum & cokes.
A bit of pepperoni and/or some chicken fingers wouldn't hurt one bit.

A really big booze-themed movie for me is Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
"Martha? Rubbing alcohol for you?"
"Sure! "Never mix, never worry!"
It's all about the hard liquor, baby.

Granted, it's not as fun as watching Lebowski, but it's a great film all the same.
posted by Tbola at 8:35 AM on November 16, 2007

Withnail and I and the finest wines available to humanity
posted by crocomancer at 8:37 AM on November 16, 2007 [4 favorites]

Ooh, along with the rum and cokes for Trailer Park Boys, also you need some Moosehead and Keith's beer.

Both brands are from that end of Canada and empties can be seen in various locations throughout the show.

Also, there is a movie so you don't need to rely on episodes.
posted by utsutsu at 8:37 AM on November 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

The Gods Must Be Crazy and Coca-Cola (for all-ages crowds).
posted by cog_nate at 8:38 AM on November 16, 2007 [2 favorites]

Withnail and I and some booze.
posted by ClanvidHorse at 8:39 AM on November 16, 2007

agh shite. Sometimes best to preview when at work (and to get the phrase correct).
posted by ClanvidHorse at 8:40 AM on November 16, 2007

Lost in Translation and Suntory, or other Japanese whisky.
posted by uncleozzy at 8:42 AM on November 16, 2007 [3 favorites]

"some booze" is also canonical I think, and easier to get hold of.
posted by crocomancer at 8:49 AM on November 16, 2007

Old School, 40 year old virgin, Knocked Up, or any from that genre and lots of cheep beer. Keg if you can.
posted by jmd82 at 8:55 AM on November 16, 2007

Watch Casablanca and serve the wide array of drinks and cocktails they enjoy. Off the top of my head I know they drink Champagne Cocktails, Brandy, Veuve Clicquot (I think they drink a '24, but you could get by with something more, uh, affordably contemporary), Cointreau, French 75's. I'm sure there are others.

Boy would you be hammered if you matched the characters on screen, drink for drink.
posted by dirtdirt at 8:58 AM on November 16, 2007

The Royal Tenenbaums and Bloody Marys.
Blue Velvet and BPR.
posted by piratebowling at 9:19 AM on November 16, 2007

From Hell and Absinthe.
posted by SpiffyRob at 9:30 AM on November 16, 2007

Marathon of Deadwood episodes and a bottle of Basil Hayden's, which they drink in the show. Drink everytime someone says, "cocksucker."

CAUTION. This is not for the beginning drinker.
posted by TochterAusElysium at 9:31 AM on November 16, 2007 [2 favorites]

Seconding Withnail & I - with the finest wines known to humanity!
posted by kenchie at 9:36 AM on November 16, 2007

In 1971, Hunter S. Thompson provided instructions for how to read gonzo journalism, which Criterion included in the liner notes for their release of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. So I think it can be argued that these instructions apply equally well to watching the film as to reading his original work:

* Half pint, 10-inch hypo-needle (the kind used for spinal taps and inoculating bulls)

* Fill this full of rum, tequila, or Wild Turkey & shoot the entire contents straight into the stomach, thru the navel. This will induce a fantastic rush—much like a 3/4 hour amyl high--plenty of time to read the whole saga.

Other ideas:

Animal House and JD
Bound and the Glenlivet, Caesar's favorite
Cannibal! the Musical with "scotch, wine, and beer" just like the commentary track
posted by jbrjake at 9:47 AM on November 16, 2007

Out of Sight and bourbon.
posted by sexymofo at 9:52 AM on November 16, 2007

Beaches + Sex on the Beach (I kid, I kid...)

How about From Here to Eternity and Sex on the Beach? Yeah, baby.
posted by Elsa at 10:04 AM on November 16, 2007

Moby Dick and Harpoon
posted by enfa at 10:11 AM on November 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

i would TOTALLY go to a "Smokey and the Bandit + Coors" night! in fact i might steal that one myself- thanks wfrgms!
posted by kidsleepy at 10:13 AM on November 16, 2007

Withnail & I – and lighter fluid. Also 9 1/2 glasses of red wine, 1 pint of cider, 2 1/2 shots of gin, 6 glasses of sherry, 13 whiskeys and 1/2 a pint of ale.
posted by timeistight at 10:17 AM on November 16, 2007 [2 favorites]

Anything by David Lynch + Absinthe
posted by Pastabagel at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2007

Babette's Feast and Veuve Cliquot 1860.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:37 AM on November 16, 2007

Teen Wolf and Red Stripe
posted by Gratishades at 10:56 AM on November 16, 2007

Not a movie, but Scrubs marathon + appletinis.

My friends & I have had good success with watching Batman, the original version, and drinking whenever 'bat' is used as an adjective. Not really a theme, but wow is it fun.
posted by Lemurrhea at 11:19 AM on November 16, 2007

Barfly and a fifth of whisky
posted by any major dude at 11:30 AM on November 16, 2007

C'est arrivé près de chez vous and Petit Gregory
posted by Akeem at 11:35 AM on November 16, 2007

miami vice (the movie) along with a mojito
posted by kowboy at 11:39 AM on November 16, 2007

thanks for all these awesome suggestions, i'd mark them all as best answer if my fingers weren't so oniony smelling

another (obvious) one i've thought of is Anchorman and scotch
posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo at 11:55 AM on November 16, 2007

MASH and martinis

The Charge of the Light Brigade and porter. (Black bottle! Black bottle!)

Raiders of the Lost Arc and vodka

I don't remember what they drink in Cocktail, but the focus is on flair bartending, which might be distracting while watching a movie!
posted by Jahaza at 12:13 PM on November 16, 2007

The Rose
Bette Midler plays Janis Joplin whose drink of course was Southern Comfort.
posted by Neiltupper at 12:34 PM on November 16, 2007

Dr Strangelove, pure grain alcohol, and rainwater. Though you should probably run the movie off a generator to avoid subliminal Communist interference from the power grid.
posted by contraption at 12:36 PM on November 16, 2007

The Godfather trilogy (yes, all three parts) and copious, copious amounts of cheap red wine.
posted by slogger at 12:45 PM on November 16, 2007

The Godfather trilogy (yes, all three parts) and copious, copious amounts of cheap red wine.

... drank from a plastic pitcher!
posted by muscat at 1:17 PM on November 16, 2007

Pirates of The Carribean and rum!

Why is the rum gone?
posted by nulledge at 3:44 PM on November 16, 2007

Pinot Noir and Sideways
Chardonnay and Briget Jones' Diary
Tom Collins and The Seven Year Itch
Martinis and Swingers
Manhattans and Manhattan
posted by SassHat at 4:58 PM on November 16, 2007

Marathon of Deadwood episodes and a bottle of Basil Hayden's, which they drink in the show. Drink everytime someone says, "cocksucker."

CAUTION. This is not for the beginning drinker.

I've done this, only we had to take a drink every time a shot was poured or pulled from the bottle. There was one episode where Al was feeling particularly down and out and carried a bottle around Deadwood with him for the entire episode. Every time he was on screen we found ourselves taking 2-3 shots along with him, hoping like hell his scene would be over soon.

CAUTION. This is not for the beginning drinker.

No shit.
posted by Demogorgon at 6:47 PM on November 16, 2007

Oh, and also, I forgot that I was going to mention any Charles Bronson Death Wish movie and cheap beers - taking a drink every time someone says "Mr. Kersey."
posted by Demogorgon at 6:49 PM on November 16, 2007

The Blue Velvet drinking game I've heard of is as follows:

Begin by drinking Heineken, as does Jefferey.

When Frank yells 'Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!' switch to PBR and continue to drink.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:34 PM on November 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

Alamo Drafthouse used to do a late showing where your ticket price for Shaft included A 40oz malt liquor of your choice...
posted by clanger at 1:32 PM on November 19, 2007