Comedy

The Beach Bum

- You gotta go low to get high.

An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.

Release Date : 2019-03-21

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Riverstone PicturesVice StudiosSPK PicturesRocketScienceIconoclastAnonymous ContentLe Grisbi Productions

Production Country : FranceSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Moondog

Original Name : Matthew McConaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lingerie

Original Name : Snoop Dogg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minnie

Original Name : Isla Fisher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Jimmy Buffett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flicker

Original Name : Zac Efron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Wack

Original Name : Martin Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heather

Original Name : Stefania LaVie Owen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lewis

Original Name : Jonah Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rasta

Original Name : Donovan St V. Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homeless Phil

Original Name : David Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank "Limp Dick"

Original Name : Joshua Ritter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cash Register Guy

Original Name : John Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Jo Marie Payton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Samantha

Original Name : Leah Van Dale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jonathan

Original Name : Ricky Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bertie Higgins

Original Name : Bertie Higgins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Clinton Archambault

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Joshua Rosen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drug Counselor

Original Name : Tonya Oliver

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cuban Maid

Original Name : Chela Arias

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jose the Pool Boy

Original Name : Ricardo Matallana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Karla Goodwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Mother

Original Name : Debra Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Father

Original Name : Alan Frankel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neck Brace Guy

Original Name : A. Ali Flores

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Kid #1

Original Name : Hunter Rearden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Kid #2

Original Name : Lefty Korine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pulitzer Announcer

Original Name : Barry Mizerski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lingerie's Yacht Guard #1

Original Name : Todd Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lingerie's Yacht Guard #2

Original Name : Devon James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prostitute #1

Original Name : Andrea Bennetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prostitute #2

Original Name : Jenny Ariza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Topless Woman #1

Original Name : London Seabreeze

Gender : Female

Character Name : Topless Woman #2

Original Name : Dvorah Marie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Arthur Bivens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sexy Older Woman

Original Name : Sharon Pfeiffer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tuba Player

Original Name : Sandro Paes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robber

Original Name : Dustin Greer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Teenager

Original Name : Daniele Cecere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pulitzer Announcer #2

Original Name : Francis Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest / Beach Lifeguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Safi El Masri

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gill-Man

@Gill-Man

2021-06-23

Not as good as Spring Breakers for me but still an amazing film nonetheless. I loved Matthew McConaughey's performance and this is probably my second favorite Harmony Korine film. Loved it. It'll get pushed under the rug of course but McConaughey deserves an Oscar nomination for sure.

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

While the film won’t reveal any new revelatory outlooks on life or leave you feeling like you just witnessed a game-changing piece of cinema, ‘The Beach Bum’ is an incredibly enjoyable 95-minute exercise in escapism, love, and the unprecedented pleasures life can bring. It's the film equivalent of holding a beer in one hand and drunkenly throwing up a peace sign with the other, beaming brightly as you take a picture with your closest, drunkest friends for a moment you’ll never remember on a night you’ll never forget. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-beach-bum-mayhem-with-matthew-mcconaughey

tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-06

The Beach Bum is a spiritual sequel to The Big Lebowski, and while it's so light it's practically gaseous, at least it's not mean-spirited and immoral like The Jesus Rolls. The movie works, insofar as it does, thanks to Matthew McConaughey; his character is best described as a Southern Dude, and McConaughey is arguably the only actor capable of playing this role in a way that isn't imitation, parody, or even homage, but as a parallel entity, independent and original (it doesn’t hurt either to have strong supporting cast that includes Snoop Dogg, Jonah Hill, and Martin Lawrence). There's a reason to watch this film written and directed by Harmony Korine, and it's called escapism. The plot, such as it is, follows stoner poet Moondog’s adventures in and around the Florida Keys, which involve copious amounts of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Moondog is never hungover (presumably because he’s always more or less intoxicated), has no use for money, makes friends everywhere he goes, and generally always lands on his feet; as Moondog himself puts it, "I'm pretty sure the world is conspiring to make me happy." In the end there is no resolution because there was never really a conflict in the first place; the film is the cinematographic equivalent of a Jimmy Buffet song (to the point that the famously laidback songer-songwriter appears as himself).