“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” reveals Zac Efron about his tenure in the army

We have seen it from its most tender, sexy, breezy version and now in the most risky and belligerent of all. The actor Zac Efron stars in a war movie produced by Apple TV + in which he incarnates John “Chickie” Donohue Within the plot of “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”, his most complex mission is to bring beer to his compatriots who served in the army during the Vietnam War.

“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” revealed its trailer directed to its premiere of the film, the preview came with the release date set for next September 30th in cinemas, but which is also added to the Apple TV + streaming or video on demand service.

What will we see in “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”?

Tired of the demonstrations against the sending of US troops to the Vietnam War (1955-1975) which, in his opinion, do not provide solutions, the young “Chickie”, 26, decides to take on a task that makes his friends really happy. . now at the forefront, this is the character Zac Efron plays in.

Thus was born, in 1968, the idea of ​​supplying beer to the soldiers stationed in Vietnam, a war conflict which, in the context of the Cold War, caused great social rejection in the United States and which this country, moreover, has lost. In his mission, “Chickie” enlisted the help of Arthur Coates (played by Russel Crowe), a war photographer who documents the horrors of the Vietnam conflict.

And it is that as “Chickie” enters the battlefield, she is noticing the devastation wreaked by the war, moving the film from a tape with comic undertones to a production with great awareness of the pain suffered by the soldiers and their families at the time.

While continuing with his slogan of bringing beer to his compatriots, the images of the coffins of young recruits strike “Chickie” and make him realize that neither side is entirely good, only to end up striving to show the soldiers that their relatives they love them. he waits for them at home.

“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is based on a book

The plot is based on the bestseller “The greatest beer race ever: a memory of friendship, loyalty and war”, A book published by Donohue himself together with JT Molloy, a journalist for media such as the New York Post, in 2017.

In addition to Zac Efron and Russell Crowe, the cast includes Jacke Picking, Will Ropp, Archie Renaux, Kyle Allen, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Bill Murray.

“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is directed by Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”), who adapted the original comedy into a screenplay with help from Brian Currie and Pete Jones for production company Skydance Media. (With information from EFE).