The guys discuss the adaptation of THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER (starring Zac Efron, Russell Crowe & Bill Murray) and how the film compares to the eponymous novel from Joanna Molly and John “Chickie” Donohue about a man who travels to front lines of the Vietnam war to deliver beers to his buddies from his neighborhood back in New York City.
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(0:00) Excerpt from the novel
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(1:11) Hello, Fast facts, Recap, Two Truths One Lie, Over/Under
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(11:27) Ad
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(11:51) Pitch me, daddy
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(17:20) The book
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(27:59) Trailer
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(31:08) The Domino Theory
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(37:14) Literal, loose, or reimagined
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(38:32) Difference 1: Chickie’s motivation for going to Vietnam
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(46:12) Difference 2: Chickie’s Vietnamese friend
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(52:02) Difference 3: The role of the “tourist”
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(1:11:42) Difference 4: The journalist
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(1:21:06) Difference 5: The reveal
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(1:25:55) Was the adaptation successful
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(1:35:59) Hot takes
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(1:39:05) Book or movie
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(1:40:38) Final thoughts
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(1:41:15) Signing off and next episode
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(1:42:54) Surprise ad
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