EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke with filmmaker Adam Volerich about his feature film directorial debut "Drink and Be Merry." They discuss the melancholy magic of this Christmas flick filmed on location at the Ale 'N' 'Wich Pub in New Brunswick, New Jersey, as well as the performances from Jefferson White and Griffin Newman. Plus, Volerich and Manning agree: "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie.
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital December 2nd, 2025.
Official Synopsis:
At a struggling New York dive bar in the days leading up to Christmas, Chet, a beleaguered bartender in a state of extended arrested development, must balance caring for his misanthropic, aging regulars who have nowhere else to go, and rely on him for far more than pouring drinks with his naive desires to muster some Christmas spirit.
Official Trailer: vimeo.com/1141008393?fl=pl&fe=sh
Directed By: Adam Volerich
Written By: Leo Winters
Cast: Jefferson White, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sophie Zucker, Griffin Newman, Delaney Williams, Billy Smith, Brian Anthony Wilson, Pamela Jayne Morgan, Shawn Christensen, Casey Wortmann, Wharton Tract
