2007-06-11 17:48:36 · 1 answers · asked by xxh_nguyenxx 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-06-13 18:22:27 · update #1
Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 comedy/drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Saigon (AFRS), who proves hugely popular with the troops serving in South Vietnam, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency".
Cronauer is played by Robin Williams in a career-making role. Most of Robin Williams' humorous radio broadcasts were improvised. Williams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
It also stars Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Walsh and Noble Willingham. The movie was written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.
Adrian Cronauer decided to pitchi a sitcom based on his experiences as an AFRS DJ. TV networks were not interested because they did not see war as comedy material. Cronauer then revamped his sitcom into a movie of the week, which eventually got the attention of Robin Williams. Very little of Cronauer's original treatment remained after writer Mitch Markowitz was brought in.[1]
The movie was shot in Bangkok, Thailand.
This film is number 36 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".
2007-06-11 17:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by dreameh007 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good Morning Vietnam Summary
2016-11-16 12:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by fireman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disc Jockey Robin Williams comically entertains troops while flying in the face of the army brass who espouse tradition. He learns first hand about the absurdity, tragedy and pointlessness of war, and gives the troops hope, with a dose of truth about casualties that is unappreciated by officials, to say the least. I won't tell you how it ends. *I hate it when people do that.*
2007-06-11 17:55:40 · answer #3 · answered by amazingly intelligent 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dremeh 007 has got it all down. Cronauer is still around and believe he is involved in raising money for Viet Vets. You can google him and see a current picture. He would be the first to tell you that he did not pull as much stuff as the movie shows.
2007-06-11 20:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-24 04:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋