The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
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Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie’s life and perspective. Based on a true story.
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... John 'Chickie' Donohue
... Arthur Coates
... Bobby Pappas
... The Colonel
... Rick Duggan
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This tells the true story of Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) who decided that he was fed up hearing the continuing reports of bad news from the Vietnam war, and so decided to travel to the war zone - as a civilian - and take the serving friends from his neighbourhood some beer! Using a combination of guile and brass neck, he is soon in situ, where he encounters the cynical journalist Arthur Coates (Russell Crowe) before embarking on his trek to deliver his beer. If it were not fact, it would really beggar belief this - the hand that serendipity plays in ensuring not just his safety, but the manner in which he blags his way around this tortured land, is sometimes just a little too difficult to believe. Efron is never going to be a good versatile actor, but to give him his due he delivers well enough here with a decent script and once we enter the final phase that involves more of a contribution from Crowe, the film picks up giving us some indication of just how perilous life was for those facing the Viet Cong's stealthy advance. It's not without it's humour and it illustrates amusingly just how afraid everyone was of falling foul of the CIA - a confusion which he was able to take advantage of on a regular basis! It's a tale of camaraderie in it's truest form, and though not really a cinema film, is at the better end of the Apple productions we have seen so far. It is half an hour too long - it takes way too long to get going, but once we are in Asia, it's a watchable enough drama.
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Writer:
Peter Farrelly (Screenplay)
Pete Jones (Screenplay)
Brian Hayes Currie (Screenplay)
Joanna Molloy (Novel)
John Donohue (Novel)
Release Date:
2022-09-30
Run Time:
126 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
This tells the true story of Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) who decided that he was fed up hearing the continuing reports of bad news from the Vietnam war, and so decided to travel to the war zone - as a civilian - and take the serving friends from his neighbourhood some beer! Using a combination of guile and brass neck, he is soon in situ, where he encounters the cynical journalist Arthur Coates (Russell Crowe) before embarking on his trek to deliver his beer. If it were not fact, it would really beggar belief this - the hand that serendipity plays in ensuring not just his safety, but the manner in which he blags his way around this tortured land, is sometimes just a little too difficult to believe. Efron is never going to be a good versatile actor, but to give him his due he delivers well enough here with a decent script and once we enter the final phase that involves more of a contribution from Crowe, the film picks up giving us some indication of just how perilous life was for those facing the Viet Cong's stealthy advance. It's not without it's humour and it illustrates amusingly just how afraid everyone was of falling foul of the CIA - a confusion which he was able to take advantage of on a regular basis! It's a tale of camaraderie in it's truest form, and though not really a cinema film, is at the better end of the Apple productions we have seen so far. It is half an hour too long - it takes way too long to get going, but once we are in Asia, it's a watchable enough drama.
Cast & Crew of
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Cast
... John 'Chickie' Donohue
... Arthur Coates
... Bobby Pappas
... The Colonel
... Rick Duggan
... Kevin McLoone
... Tom Collins
... Christine
... Tommy Minogue
... Noodle
... Red
... Brendan
... Leary
... Mrs. Minogue
... Mr. Donohue
... Lt. Habershaw
... Mrs. Donohue
... Hieu 'Oklahoma'
Crew
... Screenplay
... Director
... Production Design
... Producer
... Producer
... Producer
... Editor
... Screenplay
... Director of Photography
... Producer
... Screenplay
... Original Music Composer
... Novel
... Novel
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