Beer and improv in “Drinking Buddies” Prolific Chicago film director-producer Joe Swanberg’s transition from micro-budget to low-budget had its own unique buzz. The success of “Drinking Buddies,” with name actors Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson and Ron Livingston, draws heavily on improvisation, a Chicago comedy hallmark, as well as the actors actually getting buzzed on-camera in domestic scenes as well as at Revolution Brewing.
