Watching Peter Farrelly’s new film, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, and knowing little about it going in, I kept thinking this would be a totally absurd, beyond belief story if it isn’t one…
Efron plays John “Chickie” Donohue, a regular guy who spends much of his time with his buddies at Doc Fiddler’s bar in Inwood, New York. It is 1967, and the Vietnam War is in full swing. Also protests against it are gaining strength but Chickie and his Friends, along with bartender Doc aka “The Colonel” come up with a crazy idea to support their fellow neighborhood buddies whose number came up and are serving in the war.
TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 13: Peter Farrelly and Zac Efron attend “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” Premiere during the 2022Chickie may not be serving in the war himself, but he is a Merchant Marine and very familiar with shipping vessels which is key to getting over to Saigon so he volunteers, packs up a duffel bag filled with dozens of cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and gets a job in the boiler room of a ship headed to Saigon.
and Pete Jones have written a screenplay that captures the somewhat innocent, but can-do spirit of this unique individual who has goodness in his heart and just wants to do something for guys who suddenly found themselves on the front lines of a war that was becoming hugely unpopular. You can also call it an awakening for Chickie himself.
Efron is ideally cast, although a guy with military training and knowhow, it is his gung ho basic humanity and concern for his friends, that make him so engaging. He is almost an innocent oddly enough, until he The character gets his eyes opened wide, and this is such an interesting story to show a side of the war we haven’t yet seen in movies.
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