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Zac Efron’s ‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Mustache Can Live Rent Free in My Mind

With great facial hair comes great responsibility, so it makes perfect sense that Zac Efron’s mustachioed The Greatest Beer Run Ever character ventures all the way to Vietnam to bring his pals on the frontlines some beer.

Based on the true stories in John Donohue’s best-selling memoir, Apple TV+’s war dramedy chronicles John “Chickie” Donohue’s (Efron) epic, reckless, completely over-the-top show of support for his hometown soldiers. For those unfamiliar with the real-life adventure, Chickie literally treks into a war zone armed with nothing but a bright spirit, a duffel bag full of warm PBRs, and a sexy 70s stache. The singular coming-of-age story is an ode to friendship that offers a unique perspective on war, but it’s also irrefutable proof that Efron can work a mustache.

As a teen in the 2000s, I grew up watching Efron’s rise to bare, babyfaced fame in Summerland, Hairspray, and the High School Musical movies. The actor is so charming with a clean-shaven face that nothing truly prepared me for the elevated hotness of him sporting an unexpectedly thick mustache. But now that I’ve seen it, I fear there’s no going back.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Photo: Golf Thanaporn / Apple TV

In The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Efron’s Tom Selleck stache graces our screens for two straight hours. As if Efron being repeatedly called “Chickie” and “Chick” wasn’t hot enough, the full, dark, lush strip of hair steals the show as he carries pitchers of beer through a crowded bar, struts down the street, or crouches in the dirt. The facial hair perfectly complements the actor’s cheekbones, emphasizes emotion in his sparkling blue eyes, and cozies up to beer can after beer can as he nurses brewskies throughout the film. The mustache is marvelous, and it more than earned its right to share scenes with Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe.

Before Chicky’s life-changing journey to Vietnam, he had a lot of growing up to do. He was living with his parents, sleeping in a twin bed with mismatched sheets, and in desperate need of a deeper purpose. But his mustache was so good that people were able to forgive those red flags. Chicky’s accent, chipper demeanor, and naive worldviews gave him a somewhat goofy demeanor, but the mustache added a real air of maturity. And I really can’t stress this enough, it was also incredibly sexy.

A photo of Zac Efron next to a photo of Russell Crowe and Zac Efron in “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”
Photo: Apple TV+

A quick Instagram search revealed that quality mustaches run in Efron’s family. His father knows how to rock some serious upper lip hair, and his brother also effortlessly pulls off the look. Though The Greatest Beer Run Ever isn’t Efron’s first stache, it is one of his most triumphant. Even Ron Swanson would see this thing as a threat.

As we take a moment to thank the real John Donohue for the mustache that inspired this very good film stache, I think it’s high time we induct Efron into the Hot Mustache Hall of Fame. Other honorees include Murray Bartlett in White Lotus, Miles Teller in Top Gun: Maverick, Tony Dalton in Better Call Saul, Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us, Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso, and Bob Odenkirk in every project he’s ever had a mustache for. (Yes, even Better Call Saul.) Something you won’t find in this hall of fame? Praise for Chris Evans’ Lobby Hero or Gray Man porn staches. No thank you, sir. Better luck next time.

Looking back on The Greatest Beer Run Ever, the beer run was great. But some could argue the mustache was even better.