Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Mitch Markowitz (written by)

Release Date:

15 January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Tagline:

Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ!

Plot:

An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Vietnam | Vietnamese | Teaching | Reference To Ethel Merman

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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)
Danny Aiello III	...	MP #1
John Marshall Jones	...	MP #2 (as J.J.)
James McIntire	...	Sergeant #1 at Jimmy Wah's
Peter Mackenzie	...	Sergeant #2 at Jimmy Wah's
No Tran	...	Vietnamese Student
Hoa Nguyen	...	Vietnamese Student
Uikey Kuay	...	Vietnamese Student
Suvit Abakaz	...	Vietnamese Student
Panas Wiwatpanachat	...	Vietnamese Student
Lerdcharn Namkiri	...	Vietnamese Student
Hanh Hi Nguyen	...	Vietnamese Student
Tuan Lai	...	Vietnamese Student
Boonchai Jakraworawut	...	Vietnamese Student
Joe B. Veokeki	...	Vietnamese Student
Wichien Chaopramong	...	Vietnamese Student
Kien Chufak	...	Vietnamese Student
Prasert Tangpantarat	...	Vietnamese Student
Tim O'Hare	...	Convoy Soldier
John Goyer	...	Convoy Soldier
Louis Hood	...	Convoy Soldier
Christopher Mangan	...	Convoy Soldier
Kenneth Pitochelli	...	Convoy Soldier
Jonathan MacLeod	...	Convoy Soldier (as Jonathan Mac Leod)
Gregg T. Knight	...	Convoy Soldier
Ralph Tabakin	...	Chaplain Noel
Sangad Sangkao	...	Viet Cong Leader in Jungle
Vanlap Sangko	...	Viet Cong Leader in Jungle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Johnson	...	Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (voice) (uncredited) (archive sound)

Directed by
Barry Levinson

Writing credits
Mitch Markowitz		(written by)

Produced by
Harry Benn	....	co-producer
Larry Brezner	....	producer
Mark Johnson	....	producer
Ben Moses	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alex North

Cinematography by
Peter Sova		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stu Linder

Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo

Production Design by
Roy Walker

Art Direction by
Steve Spence

Set Decoration by
Tessa Davies

Costume Design by
Keith Denny

Makeup Department
Eric Allwright	....	makeup artist
Mike Lockey	....	hair stylist (as Michael Lockey)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M. Mathis Johnson	....	first assistant director
Sompol Sungkawess	....	additional assistant director (as Sompol Sungkawes)
Gerry Toomey	....	second assistant director
Bill Westley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Len Furey	....	construction manager
Michael G. Ploog	....	illustrator
John Roberts	....	supervising painter
Terry Wells	....	property master
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr.	....	property maker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Pieter Hubbard	....	sound editor
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Hudson)
Bruce Lacy	....	sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Bill Phillips	....	supervising sound editor
John Phillips	....	assistant sound editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hal Sanders	....	sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Clive Winter	....	sound mixer
Sefi Carmel	....	sound re-recording mixer (Turkish version) (uncredited)
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Fred Cramer	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Clive Curtis	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork	....	aerial photographer
Kenneth Atherfold	....	key grip
Dennis Brock	....	gaffer
Freddie Cooper	....	camera operator
Colin Corby	....	camera operator
Philip Jones	....	key grip
Douglas Sandhage	....	still photographer
Danny Shelmerdine	....	first assistant camera
Gary Spratling	....	second assistant camera
James Sprattley	....	first assistant camera
Roland Neveu	....	special still photographer (uncredited)
Ron Veto	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Ron Veto	....	dolly grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Billy Dowd	....	casting assistant (as William Dowd)
Rassami Paoluengtong	....	casting: Thailand
Marie Rowe	....	casting: Thailand

Editorial Department
Raja Gosnell	....	additional editor
Neil Kirk	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Henry Brant	....	orchestrator
James Flamberg	....	music editor
Allan Mason	....	music consultant
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Ray Jones	....	transportation coordinator (as Raymond Jones)

Other crew
Larrie Anderson	....	production auditor (as Larrie C. Anderson)
Rhody Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Ceri Evans	....	script supervisor (as Ceri Evans Cooper)
Lawan Jew	....	location manager
Kristine Johnson	....	project development executive
Sae Tang 'Keng' Kanokporn	....	production coordinator (as Kanokporn Sae Tang)
Chitra Klunprayoon	....	assistant: Mr. Levinson
Linda Kwaska	....	assistant: Mr. Brezner (as Linda Kwasha)
Susan Moore	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Santa Pestonji	....	production executive
Marsha Robertson	....	unit publicist
Joyce Turner	....	production coordinator
Gil Whelan	....	location manager (as Gilbert Whelan)
Marsha Garces Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Williams (as Marcia Garces)
Matt Casella	....	talent scout (uncredited)
Lisa S. Girolami	....	associate production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures
• Silver Screen Partners III

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Touchstone Home Video (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Touchstone Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Touchstone Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• A&M Records  soundtrack released by
• Buena Vista Visual Effects  titles and opticals (as Buena Vista Visual Effects Group)
• Peggy Siegal Company  publicity

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #28046) | Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 (Q) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Robin Williams ad-libbed all of Adrian Cronauer's broadcasts.

Goofs:

Factual errors: US Air Force enlisted men do NOT wear a US cypher on their overseas caps. Williams is shown in every scene in which he wears 1505's (Air Force tan uniform) in an overseas cap which has the USAF enlisted US on it.

Quotes:

Adrian Cronauer: The Mississippi River broke through a protective dike today. What is a protective dike? Is it a large woman that says "Don't go near there! But Betty- Don't go near there! Don't go down by the river!"... No, we can't say "dyke" on the air, we can't even say "lesbian" anymore, it's "women in comfortable shoes. Thank You."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saved by the Bell: Save the Max (#2.3)" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Five O'Clock World

A great morale booster!

Vietnam without a doubt was a dark period in our history.Any comedy film surrounding Vietnam would indeed have to be done delicately.This movie pulls it off.What amazes me most about the film is the flawless, improvisational radio dialog from Robin Williams.This,as most of you may know,was completely unscripted to allow Williams an opportunity to work his magic.Also,it had to be timely,for the movie is,of course,set in 1965.The fact that he was able to do this is nothing short of amazing.The supporting cast was also incredible,with great performances by Forrest Whitaker,Bruno Kirby,and the late J.T.Walsh as "Sergeant Major Dickerson",the man you love to hate.Although some of the horror that was Vietnam is here,it's only giving you a taste of it,as it concentrates more on the Williams character's quest to make our beloved soldiers forget their horror,at least for a while.Highly recommended.