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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: key information - Available now on Apple TV Plus - Based on the true story of John “Chickie” Donohue, who traveled to Vietnam to hand-deliver a beer to all his friends serving in the war - Written and directed by Green Book Oscar-winner Peter Farrelly - Stars Zac Efron as Chickie - Russell Crowe and Bill Murray have supporting roles Vietnam changed the way Hollywood dealt with war. Where World War II movies had predominantly celebrated Allied soldiers (aka the good guys) overcoming the forces of evil, the long-running conflict in the Far East wasn’t quite so easy to pigeon hole. Many of the best Vietnam movies (Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Platoon) were made within a decade or so of the war ending, when it was still raw and very much part of the public consciousness. As a result, filmmakers weren’t just exploring the horrors of war, but the social consequences and political motivations of battles fought on the other side of the world. You’d h...