The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a 2022 American biographical war comedy drama film co-written and directed by Peter Farrelly, based on the book of the same name by John "Chickie" Donohue and Joanna Molloy.

The film stars Zac Efron and Russell Crowe, and follows the true story of Donohue, who as a young veteran sneaks into the Vietnam War to deliver some beer to his friends while they serve their duty.

In 1968, Marine Corps veteran John “Chickie” Donohue is a slacking merchant seaman who lives with his family in Inwood, New York City.

He signs on to a ship sailing to Saigon with a duffle bag full of Pabst Blue Ribbon cans and finds military police officer Tommy Collins.

With guidance from a local named Hieu, Chickie stops at the Caravelle Hotel, where he finds American and British reporters opposed to the war.

The two drive to the scene of the explosion at Long Binh Post, where Coates explains that the military would rather fake an entry hole in the embassy wall than admit that the attack was an inside job.

The epilogue reveals that Collins, Duggan, McLoone, and Pappas survived the war and returned home while Chickie had a long career with the New York City sandhoggers union.

[3] The documentary was based on the true story of John "Chickie" Donohue who sailed to Vietnam to deliver beers to friends from the old neighborhood.

"[4] On April 26, 2019, as soon as Skydance Media picked up the rights to adapt the book The Greatest Beer Run Ever to film, Peter Farrelly came on board to write the script with Brian Currie and Pete Jones as well as direct the movie.

Zac Efron and Russell Crowe entered negotiations to join the cast to replace O'Brien and Mortensen with Bill Murray courted for a supporting role.

The site's critics consensus reads, "Far from intoxicating, The Greatest Beer Run Ever reduces its fun fact-based story to a flat, flavorless brew.

[16] In its first week of release, The Greatest Beer Run Ever was the tenth most popular TV show or movie on streaming in the United States.