Question 1

How many times is 'Eh?' spoken in Strange Brew?

Accepted Answer

The word 'Eh?' is spoken 174 times in the movie.

Question 2

Why did the filmmakers build a replica beer store for Strange Brew?

Accepted Answer

After breweries distanced themselves from the film due to a mouse-in-beer-bottle joke, they were banned from filming in a Brewers Retail store and from using that name. They built a replica called 'The Beer Store' at a cost over $45,000.

Question 3

Which Shakespeare play is Strange Brew loosely based on?

Accepted Answer

The basic plot and many names reference William Shakespeare's Hamlet, including the Elsinore setting and characters like Claude (based on Claudius).

Question 4

How did Max von Sydow end up playing Brewmeister Smith?

Accepted Answer

The role was written with von Sydow in mind, but the directors thought getting him was impossible. Studio head Freddie Fields, who had recently worked with him, sent the script. Von Sydow's son, an SCTV fan, encouraged him to take it.

Question 5

What is the main conflict in Strange Brew?

Accepted Answer

Bob and Doug McKenzie help orphan Pam regain her father's Elsinore Brewery by confronting the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.

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