'‘Greatest Beer Run’ Brews a Mix of Factual Comedy,
Brews a Mix of Factual Comedy,
After its
big Oscar wins with “CODA,” Apple TV+ is in the race again this year and
But Apple
has several other possible contenders, including “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” a comedy-drama from Peter
“Beer Run”
was written by Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Pete Jones
It’s based
on true events in 1967-68, when John (Chickie) Donohue decides to support his friends
The comedy
comes from Chickie (an excellent Zac Efron) doing foolish things in dire circumstances; as one
The drama
comes from his slow realization that the boosterism he picked up from WWII vets doesn’
As Currie
tells Variety, “Chickie comes to represents the changing American views of the late 1960s
Russell Crowe
(also great) plays a composite character, a photo-journalist who tries to bring Donohue back to
Before writing,
the three scribes talked to “the real guys” — Currie’s description of those who saw
The scribes
incorporated a lot of those details in their script, which has the ring of truth,
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