Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies follows Kate and Luke, two craft brewery coworkers who share an undeniable chemistry despite both being in separate relationships. The largely improvised film explores the blurry lines between friendship and attraction as the four main characters spend a weekend together at a lakeside cabin. Director Joe Swanberg crafts an honest, naturalistic portrait of modern relationships and the unspoken tensions that complicate genuine human connection.

• The film was almost entirely improvised with no formal script.
• Shot on location at Revolution Brewing in Chicago.
• Director Joe Swanberg finished editing the film in just weeks.
• Olivia Wilde learned to pour perfect pints for her role.
• Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston joined the largely improvised cast.

• Kate: 'I just want someone who wants to hang out all the time.'
• Luke: 'You're my favorite person to drink with, you know that?'
• Kate: 'I don't want to be the person who needs to be taken care of.'
• Chris: 'Sometimes the person you want isn't the person you need.'
• Luke: 'We work together, we drink together, that's just what we do.'