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.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Mitch Markowitz

Stars:

Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.

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)

Storyline

A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.

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Plot Keywords:

radio | vietnam | vietnamese | disc jockey | identical twins | 

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Taglines:

Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buenos días, Vietnam

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$123,922,370 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was mostly shot in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the time, several hundred male students from the International (American) School of Bangkok (ISB) were recruited as extras to perform in the multitude of shots showing American GI's throughout the film. As a courtesy, Robin Williams actually came to ISB and put on a stand up routine for all students in the 10th grade and above.

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Goofs

Jeeps used in the Vietnam war did not have ignition keys.

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Quotes

Adrian Cronauer: Here's a little advice: Never eat in a Vietnamese restaurant next to a pound.

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Warmth Of The Sun"
Written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

User Reviews

The definitive Robin Williams film

There never has been, and probably never will be, another film which shows both sides of Williams to such a great degree.

As the wise-cracking disc-jockey, Williams shows his undisputed wild comedic talent, but the bomb scene and scenes of rural Vietnam life, truly allow Williams to such his dramatic acting ability. They look at the conflict, without getting in too deep.

A superb cast as well including Bruno Kirby and the late great J.T. Walsh gives a solid backdrop, and are beautiful foils to Williams.

Overall, a wonderful movie, add it to your collection.