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Good Morning, Vietnam

  • 1987
  • 15
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
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In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writer
    • Mitch Markowitz
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Tom. T. Tran
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    150K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,478
    209
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Mitch Markowitz
    • Stars
      • Robin Williams
      • Forest Whitaker
      • Tom. T. Tran
    • 192User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Adrian Cronauer
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Edward Garlick
    Tom. T. Tran
    Tom. T. Tran
    • Tuan
    • (as Tung Thanh Tran)
    Chintara Sukapatana
    • Trinh
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Lt. Steven Hauk
    Robert Wuhl
    Robert Wuhl
    • Marty Lee Dreiwitz
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Sgt. Major Dickerson
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Gen. Taylor
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Pvt. Abersold
    Juney Smith
    Juney Smith
    • Phil McPherson
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Dan 'The Man' Levitan
    Floyd Vivino
    • Eddie Kirk
    Cu Ba Nguyen
    • Jimmy Wah
    Dan Stanton
    Dan Stanton
    • Censor #1
    • (as Dan R. Stanton)
    Don Stanton
    Don Stanton
    • Censor #2
    • (as Don E. Stanton)
    Danny Aiello III
    Danny Aiello III
    • MP #1
    James McIntire
    • Sergeant #1 at Jimmy Wah's
    Peter Mackenzie
    Peter Mackenzie
    • Sergeant #2 at Jimmy Wah's
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Mitch Markowitz
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robin Williams ad-libbed all of Adrian Cronauer's broadcasts.
    • Goofs
      Cronauer closes his final show (in 1965) with Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," which wasn't recorded until 1967. (Director 'Barry Levinson' was aware of this but the song was perfect for the montage scene he used it on, he decided to ignore this anachronism.)
    • Quotes

      Adrian Cronauer: Good morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll. Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ! Is that me, or does that sound like an Elvis Presley movie? Viva Da Nang. Oh, viva, Da Nang. Da Nang me, Da Nang me. Why don't they get a rope and hang me? Hey, is it a little too early for being that loud? Hey, too late. It's 0600 What's the "0" stand for? Oh, my God, it's early. Speaking of early, how about that Cro-Magnon, Marty Dreiwitz? Thank you, Marty, for "silky-smooth sound." Make me sound like Peggy Lee. Freddy and the Dreamers! Wrong speed. We've got it on the wrong speed. For those of you recovering from a hangover, that's gonna sound just right. Let's put her right back down. Let's try it a little faster, see if that picks it up a little bit. Those pilots are going, "I really like the music. I really like the music. I really like the music." Oh, it's still a bad song. Hey, wait a minute. Let's try something. Let's play this backwards and see if it gets any better. Freddy is a devil. Freddy is a devil. Picture a man going on a journey beyond sight and sound. He's left Crete. He's entered the demilitarized zone. All right. Hey, what is this "demilitarized zone"? What do they mean, "police action"? Sounds like a couple of cops in Brooklyn going, "You know, she looks pretty to me." Hey, whatever it is, I like it because it gets you on your toes better than a strong cup of cappuccino. What is a demilitarized zone? Sounds like something out of The Wizard of Oz, Oh, no, don't go in there. Oh-we-oh Ho Chi'Minh Oh, look, you've landed in Saigon. You're among the little people now. We represent the ARVN Army The ARVN Army Oh, no! Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. "Oh, I'll get you, my pretty!" Oh, my God. It's the wicked witch of the north. It's Hanoi Hanna! "Now, little GI, you and your little 'tune-ooh' too!" "Oh, Adrian. Adrian. What are you doing, Adrian?" Oh, Hanna, you slut. You've been down on everything but the Titanic. Stop it right now. Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What's your name? "My name's Roosevelt E. Roosevelt." Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in?. "I'm stationed in Poontang." Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What's the weather like out there? "It's hot. Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking." Well, can you tell me what it feels like. "Fool, it's hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot! I saw - It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot! Do you know what I'm talking about." What do you think it's going to be like tonight? "It's gonna be hot and wet! That's nice if you're with a lady, but it ain't no good if you're in the jungle." Thank you, Roosevelt. Here's a song coming your way right now. "Nowhere To Run To" by Martha and the Vandellas. Yes! Hey, you know what I mean! Too much?

    • Alternate versions
      The Spanish-language dub of the film, during a scene involving Adrian's first meeting with Lt. Hawk, replaces the mentions of the names of such artists as Lawrence Welk, Jim Nabors, and Perry Como with those of Trini Lopez, Xavier Cugat, and Paul Anka.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Moonstruck/Overboard/September/*Batteries Not Included/Ironweed (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Around The World
      Written by Harold Adamson (as Adamsson) and Victor Young (as Young)

      Performed by Lawrence Welk

      Courtesy of The Welk Record Group

    User reviews192

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Goooooooooooooooooooood Morning Preston Sturges
    It finally hit me when I watched Good Morning Vietnam what this film reminded me of. It was the famous Preston Sturges classic, Sullivan's Travels which coincidentally as it turns out is one of my favorite films.

    Both the real life Adrian Cronauer and Joel McCrea's fictional John L. Sullivan have to come to the same realization, that what they do matters a great deal. In Sullivan's Travels it's to the movie going public in general, in the case of Cronauer it's to the GIs in Vietnam stuck in a war where no one could ever know who the enemy was. A few laughs from a comic genius was necessary to get them through the day in their very cockeyed world.

    Adrian Cronauer was a real life person, but if he didn't bear a resemblance to Robin Williams, he should have. One of the great comic masters of any era in entertainment, Robin Williams is given full range for his zany sense of humor to work its magic with Cronauer. He's ably abetted and assisted by the other staff members of Armed Forces Radio Forest Whitaker and Robert Wuhl. Bruno Kirby is great as the clueless lieutenant in charge and so is J.T. Walsh who represents the limits of the military mind as the sergeant major out to get Williams by hook or very dirty crook.

    Williams himself doesn't understand the complexities of the Vietnam situation. That fact is brought home to him graphically when he's betrayed by his own innate decency.

    Next to Williams my favorite in the cast is Noble Willingham who plays the general who has overall charge of Armed Forces Radio there. He's a tough, but compassionate military man, the exact opposite of J.T. Walsh whom he has to reign in.

    Good Morning Vietnam is a frank portrayal of a war experience told with humor and irony through the eyes of Robin Williams.

    Preston Sturges would have absolutely adored this film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Xin Chao Viet Nam
    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners III
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $123,922,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $194,308
      • Dec 27, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $123,922,370
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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