In “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” to show support for his neighborhood friends serving in Vietnam, Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) decides to do something totally outrageous: travel to the frontline by himself to bring the soldiers a little piece of home — their favorite can of American beer.
However, what started as a well-meaning journey quickly turns into the adventure of a lifetime as Chickie confronts the reality of this controversial war and his reunions with his childhood buddies thrust him into the complexities and responsibilities of adulthood. Based on an incredible true story, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale about friendship, loyalty and sacrifice.
Hailing from Skydance Media, screenplay is adapted by Peter Farrelly, Brian Currie, and Pete Jones, and is based on the book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty and War, by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue. Peter Farrelly as Director. Producers are David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger on behalf of Skydance, with Andrew Muscato and Jake Myers. The book/source material became a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 2020 and generated stories of this journey across a wide spectrum of media and news programming.
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MacDailyNews Take: From its very title, this film speaks to us on a level we’ve heretofore never experienced.
Then, Bill Murray popped up in the trailer (canceling out the Zac Efron issue (just kidding, Zac!)) icing (pun intended; you cannot choke down a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon (gack!) unless it’s basically frozen) the deal.
Bottom line: As if you didn’t already know, we’re all in on The Greatest Beer Run Ever on Apple TV+ on September 30th!
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