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The Greatest Beer Run Ever

- Friendship has no last call.

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.

Release Date : 2022-09-23

Language :EnglishVietnamese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Skydance Media

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John 'Chickie' Donohue

Original Name : Zac Efron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arthur Coates

Original Name : Russell Crowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby Pappas

Original Name : Kyle Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Colonel

Original Name : Bill Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rick Duggan

Original Name : Jake Picking

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kevin McLoone

Original Name : Will Ropp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Collins

Original Name : Archie Renaux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christine

Original Name : Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Minogue

Original Name : Will Hochman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Noodle

Original Name : Christopher Reed Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red

Original Name : Joe Adler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brendan

Original Name : MacGregor Arney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leary

Original Name : Hal Cumpston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Minogue

Original Name : Kristin Carey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Donohue

Original Name : Paul Adelstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Habershaw

Original Name : Matt Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Donohue

Original Name : Shirleyann Kaladjian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hieu 'Oklahoma'

Original Name : Kevin Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby-Face

Original Name : Bob Farrelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Burns

Original Name : Branden Lindsay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erickson

Original Name : Omari K. Chancellor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Major Perez

Original Name : Carlos Arroyo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gines

Original Name : Kelvin Delgado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leasco

Original Name : Thomas Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duvall

Original Name : Phil Anthony Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender Hien

Original Name : Thai-Hoa Le

Gender : Male

Character Name : Correspondent Woelfel

Original Name : Deanna Russo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Correspondent Lewis

Original Name : James Laver

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Agent

Original Name : Paul Sloan

Gender : Male

Character Name : ARVN Interpreter

Original Name : Nguyen Viet Anh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prisoner

Original Name : Alex Huynh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seafarers Union Clerk

Original Name : Kevin J. Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drake Captain Beauchene

Original Name : Sean Gildea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Almeida

Original Name : Goya Robles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saigon MP

Original Name : Bradley M. Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Breuer

Original Name : Brian Jarvis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Dyer

Original Name : Mike Hatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Fusco

Original Name : Mike Gray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cpl. Warner

Original Name : Thomas Ronca

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Commander Washburn

Original Name : Steve Sweeney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Embassy Bureaucrat

Original Name : Josefina Grajo Villanueva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Flynn

Original Name : Jackie Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mason

Original Name : James Fahselt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nanny

Original Name : Anabel Graetz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Caravelle Porter

Original Name : Ngo Hoang Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Collins

Original Name : Lisa Rothschiller

Gender : Female

Character Name : LZ Jane Radio Operator

Original Name : John Garrett Mahlmeister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeep Soldier Soucy

Original Name : Michael Grant Selby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeep Soldier Hardcastle

Original Name : Terry Mullany

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Binh Private

Original Name : Alex Winters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Binh Fireman

Original Name : Malik Tyshawn Louis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medic Molloy

Original Name : Mata Toure

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cool Breeze

Original Name : Finn Gesner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester #1

Original Name : Apple Farrelly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Protester #2

Original Name : Rory Gesner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester #3

Original Name : Carlie Mantilla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester #4

Original Name : Alicia Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester #5

Original Name : Tuck Gesner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Killer Protester

Original Name : Henry Mortensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Counter-Protester

Original Name : Mariann Farrelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parish Priest

Original Name : Andrew Small

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drake First Mate

Original Name : J.B. Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Military Truck Driver

Original Name : Simeon Drew Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot Miosky

Original Name : Mav Kang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saigon Cab Driver

Original Name : Le Minh Phuc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : ชนันทิชา ชัยภา

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vietnamese Mother

Original Name : Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Embassy Soldier

Original Name : Duran Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : PFC William Sebast

Original Name : Pedro Correa

Gender : Male

Character Name : SPC Charles Daniels

Original Name : Jake Mooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : South Vietnam Field Force Officer

Original Name : Nguyen Van Vo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Binh Gate Guard

Original Name : Andrew J. Muscato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grieving Saigon Father

Original Name : Thanawat Jhongfakklang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Binh Private

Original Name : Alexander Winters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester (uncredited)

Original Name : Kelsea Edgerly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Minogue (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis W. Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Korz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minogue Friend (uncredited)

Original Name : Caroline Plyler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Rome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Smoorenburg

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-10-08

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.

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

@screenzealots

2023-04-23

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** What bugs me the most about “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is director Peter Farrelly’s indecisiveness. He can’t seem to pick a tone and stick with it. The first part is filled with lighthearted moments that make it seem like the film is a tailor-made crowd-pleasing movie. The last half of the film (and the strongest) is firm in its anti-war messaging. Farrelly tries to be too many things to too many people, and the result is a film that feels at odds with itself. Set in 1967, the film tells the true story of Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron), a man who wants to do something special to show his support for his neighborhood friends serving in Vietnam. He gets the outrageous idea to hand-deliver cans of beer to them on the front lines so they can have a little taste of home, and to show them that somebody back in New York still cares. When the locals start to encourage (and count on) Chickie to complete his mission, the man sets off for the jungles of Vietnam with a rucksack full of Pabst Blue Ribbon. It’s a terrific story that should make a great film. The problem is that there isn’t much to the movie other than the premise. Some of the situations Chickie finds himself in are ridiculous, and there’s no complexity to the story at all. It’s as straightforward as they come, in what I can only presume was a conscious effort by Farrelly to keep it easily accessible for mainstream audiences. The film briefly touches on the political and social impacts of the Vietnam War, including the division between Chickie’s family and friends. The film gets better once he heads back to Saigon and the story settles into its strong anti-war stance. It’s heavy-handed in its “war is hell” messaging, and it’s where the film gets away from its actors. Efron is fine as the film’s leading man, but the role requires a depth that seems to be a bit too much of a stretch for him at this point in his career. He’s talented, but is asked to do more than he’s comfortably capable. Bill Murray is a high point of the film, although he only makes a very brief appearance as the neighborhood barkeep. The best work comes from Russell Crowe as a photojournalist. There are some memorable scenes in “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” but they will be soon forgotten under the weight of the film’s boilerplate script. Just because the movie is based on an interesting true story doesn’t automatically make it a winner.

Chandler Danier

@chandlerdanier

2023-12-27

Unfortunately not funny. Good war footage and engaging fish-out-of-water scenes. Crowe stuff is great. Kind of like Forrest Gump.