Beer
Directed by	Patrick Kelly
Written by	Allan Weisbecker
Produced by	Robert Chartoff
Starring	Loretta Swit Rip Torn Kenneth Mars David Alan Grier William Russ Ralph Manza Saul Stein David Wohl Dick Shawn
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Music by	Bill Conti
Production company	Orion Pictures
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	August 30, 1985 (1985-08-30)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Beer (also known as The Selling of America) is a 1985 American comedy film produced by Orion Pictures that satirizes the advertising industry, specifically the TV commercial industry.

Plot

Cynical ad executive B. D. Tucker (Loretta Swit) is desperate not to lose the account of the financially ailing Norbecker Brewery. When three losers (David Alan Grier, William Russ, and Saul Stein) inadvertently prevent a robbery in a bar, Tucker and her minions give them a macho image and center an entire ad campaign around them.

Cast

• Loretta Swit as B. D. Tucker
• Rip Torn as Buzz Beckman
• David Alan Grier as Elliott Morrison
• Saul Stein as Frankie Falcone
• Kenneth Mars as Norbecker
• William Russ as Merle Draggett
• Dick Shawn as Talk Show Host