The Greatest Beer Run Ever

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.

Cast

Zac Efron

as John 'Chickie' Donohue

Russell Crowe

as Arthur Coates

Kyle Allen

as Bobby Pappas

Bill Murray

as The Colonel

Jake Picking

as Rick Duggan

Will Ropp

as Kevin McLoone

Archie Renaux

as Tom Collins

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

as Christine

Will Hochman

as Tommy Minogue

Christopher Reed Brown

as Noodle

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 gu...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

**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 cr...

Chandler Danier

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

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