Scrambled Beer

Scrambled Beer is a 2007 Chilean science fiction comedy film directed by Cristóbal Valderrama and written by Valderrama & Carlos Labbé. Starring Diego Muñoz and Nicolás Saavedra accompanied by Javiera Díaz de Valdés and Manuela Martelli.

Synopsis

Two friends are going to live together. One of them -Vladimir- a nice, lazy and profiteering sculptor believes he is traveling through time. He goes to sleep on the day of the move and wakes up two weeks later, sleeping with his friend's girlfriend. Going back to sleep, wake up a week earlier, when a lot hasn't happened yet. The other friend -Jorge- is convinced that he has a superior mentality and to prove it he has decided to use Vladimir as his guinea pig.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:

Diego Muñoz as Vladimir
Nicolás Saavedra as Jorge
Javiera Díaz de Valdés as Rocio
Manuela Martelli as Fedora
Patricio Díaz as Grandote
Mariana Derderián as Mónica
Aline Küppenheim as Bárbara
Alejandra Vega as Bar Waitress
Cristina Peña y Lillo as Grandote's Girlfriend
Rodrigo Salinas as Grandote's Cousin 1
Álvaro Salinas as Grandote's Cousin 2
Camilo Torres as Pedro
Lucia Baeza as Fedora's Grandmother
Isolda Cid as Fedora's Other Grandmother
Clemente Echavarry as Child Jorge
Paula Bravo as TV Fedora Murderer
Javiera Hernández as TV Fedora Victim
Francisco González Hermosilla as Taxi Driver

Production

Principal photography began on April 4, 2006, in Chile.

Release

Scrambled Beer had its world premiere on March 10, 2007, at the South by Southwest Film Festival, then it was screened in mid-August of the same year at the 3rd Santiago International Film Festival. It was commercially released on September 6, 2007, in Chilean theaters.

Reception

Box-office

In its first week on the billboard, it debuted in third place, attracting 10,143 viewers. In its second week, the film came in third place grossing $32,208. For its third week, it again ranked third reaching 27,431 viewers. After 10 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 38,417 viewers, collecting $90,611,892 Chilean pesos, becoming the fifth most successful national film of that year.