Question: In the end Fink finally figures out the trick to the boot. How come the Germans don't use this trick, but drink the boot straightforward instead of spinning it like the Americans do?
Beerfest (2006)
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Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Erik Stolhanske, M.C. Gainey, Paul Soter, Steve Lemme
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when the guy pours the beer in the vase, the foam is filling half the cup but when the scene changes it is about an inch on the top of the glass. The camera cut for only one second, which is not enough time for the foam to rise.
Barry Badrinath: I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it.
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Answer: Overconfidence. The Germans are convinced that they'll never master Das Boot, so they're too busy watching for the Americans to fail to concentrate on their own boot.
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