The Greatest Beer Run Ever Movie Details:
Based on | The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chickie” Donohue Joanna Molloy |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, War |
Release date | September 13, 2022 (TIFF) September 23, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 6min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Zac Efron Russell Crowe |
Directed by | Peter Farrelly |
Screenplay by | Peter Farrelly Brian Currie Pete Jones |
Produced by | David Ellison Dana Goldberg Don Granger Andrew Muscato Jake Myers |
Cinematography by | Sean Porter |
Edited by | Patrick J. Don Vito |
Music by | Dave Palmer |
Production Company | Skydance Living Films |
Distributor | Apple TV+ |
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Movie Cast & Characters:
- Zac Efron as John “Chickie” Donohue
- Russell Crowe as Arthur Coates
- Jake Picking as Rick Duggan
- Kyle Allen as Bobby Pappas
- Will Ropp as Kevin McLoone
- Archie Renaux as Tommy Collins
- Will Hochman as Tommy Minogue
- Matt Cook as Lt. Habershaw
- Kevin K. Tran as Hieu ‘Oklahoma’
- Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Christine Donahue
- Bill Murray as The Colonel
- Christopher Reed Brown as Noodle
- Joe Adler as Red
- Macgregor Arney as Brendon
- Hal Cumpston as Leary
- Kristin Carey as Mrs. Minogue
- Paul Adelstein as Mr. Donahue
- Shirleyann Kaladjian as Mrs. Donahue
- Omari K. Chancellor as Erickson
- Goya Robles as Almeida
Storyline:
Based on a true story. Chickie (Zac Efron) wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally brings them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie’s life and perspective.
About The Greatest Beer Run Ever Movie:
The Greatest Beer Run Ever is an American biographical war comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Peter Farrelly.
The film is based on the book of the same name by John “Chickie” Donohue and Joanna Molloy.
Filming began in September 2021 and was shot on location in both Thailand and New Jersey.
Peter Farrelly’s second film was shot in the anamorphic format, the first being Stuck on You (2003), which he co-directed with his brother Bobby.
Dylan O’Brien and Viggo Mortensen were originally attached to the movie before Apple picked up the movie. They were replaced by Zac Efron and Russell Crowe.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between director Peter Farrelly and Bill Murray.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2022, and was released in select US theaters on September 23 and Apple TV+ on September 30, 2022, by Apple Studios.
The film received mixed reviews from critics.