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An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.
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Title: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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In 1965, military D.J. Adrian Cronauer was sent to Vietnam to build morale.  His strategy: keep 'em laughing.  His problem: staying out of trouble. See more  »
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15 January 1988 (USA) See more  »
Also Known As:
Buenos días, Vietnam See more  »
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Trivia
Twice in the film Adrian is seen pulling out the Beatles "Help!" album from the stations collection, but no Beatles songs are ever heard on the soundtrack. See more »
Goofs
When Cronauer first goes to see the Vietnamese village with Tuan, he is wearing a white shirt, but a plaid shirt in the close up when they enter the village. See more »
Quotes
Dickerson : You better not even come within range of anything that happens or your ass is grass, and I'm a lawn mower.
Written by Big Joe Williams (as Joe Williams)
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Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects
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It's been a while since I've seen Good Morning Vietnam but I was reminded of it with the untimely death of Bruno Kirby earlier this week of August 2006. While the film is clearly Robin William's vehicle, Kirby, playing 2nd Lt. Hauck, is the perfect comedic foil. Kirby plays the uptight Hauck, who can't wait to get his hands on the microphone, in way that brings many of the laughs and sets Robin Williams up for more. I continue to use his line "and if you doooooo..." when someone, e.g. my wife or children, do not seem to be listening to me intently enough. Kirby does this in a scene where he is giving instructions to his underlings, who are routinely ignoring him as they comment on things having nothing to do with his agenda. This is a great movie. Williams gives one of his best performances, and you already know how I feel about Bruno Kirby. Another newcomer in the cast is Forest Whitaker, who would later make his mark in The Crying Game and as the host of the update TV series "The Twilight Zone."
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