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    Good Morning Vietnam (1987)

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    Good Morning Vietnam is a long, rambling and rather pointless vehicle for the multifaceted comic genius Robin Williams, but his performance is a one-man tour de force that cannot be forgotten.

    As renegade airman disc jockey Adrian Cronauer, tweaking the nose of the military brass, breaking all the rules, and flaunting regulations, Williams brings laughs and lunacy to the troops in Vietnam and keeps them going while risking his own military future and even his life.

    His morning radio show on the Armed Forces Network is an inventive mix of outrageous comic routines, controversial political humour and loud rock and soul music.

    Williams goes berserk on the air, imitating everything from helicopter engines to Ethel Merman’s singing jamming the Viet Cong radar.

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    While many at the station celebrate this breath of fresh air, his immediate superiors – including a straight-laced lieutenant and an uptight sergeant major – are angered by his unconventional and unpredictable behaviour.

    Meanwhile, Adrian’s pursuit of a beautiful Vietnamese girl, and his friendship with her brother, eventually get him into deep trouble with those who see all Vietnamese as the enemy.

    Williams was Oscar-nominated for his incredible vocal gymnastics and sane-beneath-the-zany portrayal of real-life Armed Forces Radio DJ Adrian Cronauer.

    Airman Adrian Cronauer
    Robin Williams
    Private Edward Garlick
    Forest Whitaker
    Tuan
    Tran Tung Thanh
    Trinh
    Chintara Sukapatana
    Lieutenant Steven Hauk
    Bruno Kirby
    Marty Lee Dreiwitz
    Robert Wuhl
    Sergeant-Major Dickerson
    J T Walsh
    General Taylor
    Noble Willingham
    Private Abersold
    Richard Edson
    Phil McPherson
    Juney Smith
    Dan “The Man” Levitan
    Richard Portnow
    Eddie Kirk
    Floyd Vivino
    Jimmy Wah
    Nguyen Cu Ba
    Sergeant Sloan
    Mark Johnson
    First censor
    Dan R Stanton
    Second censor
    Don E Stanton

    Director
    Barry Levinson

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