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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) -- An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.

Overview

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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writer:
Mitch Markowitz (written by)
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Release Date:
15 January 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ! more
Plot:
An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Bruno Kirby: 1949-2006
 (From IMDb News. 16 August 2006)

Character Actor Bruno Kirby Dead at 57
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 August 2006)

User Comments:
A great morale booster! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Adrian Cronauer

Forest Whitaker ... Edward Garlick
Tung Thanh Tran ... Tuan
Chintara Sukapatana ... Trinh

Bruno Kirby ... Lt. Steven Hauk
Robert Wuhl ... Marty Lee Dreiwitz

J.T. Walsh ... Sgt. Major Dickerson
Noble Willingham ... Gen. Taylor
Richard Edson ... Pvt. Abersold
Juney Smith ... Phil McPherson

Richard Portnow ... Dan 'The Man' Levitan
Floyd Vivino ... Eddie Kirk
Cu Ba Nguyen ... Jimmy Wah
Dan Stanton ... Censor #1 (as Dan R. Stanton)
Don Stanton ... Censor #2 (as Don E. Stanton)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
Bangkok, Thailand more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Robin Williams ad-libbed all of Adrian Cronauer's broadcasts. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: United Airlines never operated Boeing 707s like the one shown in the film. They chose to fly DC8s instead, more
Quotes:
Adrian Cronauer: Goooooooood morning Vietnam! It's 0600 hours. What does the "O" stand for? O my God, it's early! Speaking of early, let's hear it for that Marty Lee Drywitz. Silky smooth sounds, making me sound like Peggy Lee... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Office: Lecture Circuit: Part 2 (#5.15)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Yeah Yeah more

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36 out of 40 people found the following comment useful:-
A great morale booster!, 15 March 2002
8/10
Author: SmileysWorld from United States

Vietnam without a doubt was a dark period in our history.Any comedy film surrounding Vietnam would indeed have to be done delicately.This movie pulls it off.What amazes me most about the film is the flawless, improvisational radio dialog from Robin Williams.This,as most of you may know,was completely unscripted to allow Williams an opportunity to work his magic.Also,it had to be timely,for the movie is,of course,set in 1965.The fact that he was able to do this is nothing short of amazing.The supporting cast was also incredible,with great performances by Forrest Whitaker,Bruno Kirby,and the late J.T.Walsh as "Sergeant Major Dickerson",the man you love to hate.Although some of the horror that was Vietnam is here,it's only giving you a taste of it,as it concentrates more on the Williams character's quest to make our beloved soldiers forget their horror,at least for a while.Highly recommended.

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