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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

15 121 min  -  Comedy | Drama | War  -   15 January 1988 (USA)
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An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.

Director:

Barry Levinson
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Good Morning, Vietnam -- An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. Good Morning, Vietnam -- Clip: Turn It Off Good Morning, Vietnam -- Clip: Bob Dylan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams ...
Forest Whitaker ...
Tung Thanh Tran Tung Thanh Tran ...
Tuan
Chintara Sukapatana Chintara Sukapatana ...
Trinh
Bruno Kirby ...
Robert Wuhl ...
Marty Lee Dreiwitz
J.T. Walsh ...
Noble Willingham Noble Willingham ...
Gen. Taylor
Richard Edson ...
Pvt. Abersold
Juney Smith ...
Phil McPherson
Richard Portnow ...
Dan 'The Man' Levitan
Floyd Vivino Floyd Vivino ...
Eddie Kirk
Cu Ba Nguyen 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)
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Radio | Vietnam | Vietnamese | Disc Jockey | Backmasking Spoof  | See more »

Taglines:

The wrong man. In the wrong place. At the right time. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Buenos días, Vietnam See more »

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$194,308 (USA) (27 December 1987) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$123,922,370 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Director Trademark: [Barry Levinson] Ralph Tabakin (Chaplain Noel) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner to Liberty Heights. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Armed Forces Radio provided music discs to its affiliates, including AFVN, on its own label 12" LP records. No commercial discs are permitted in AFRS facilities, and no 45 rpm records were ever played on an Armed Forces radio station. See more »

Quotes

Lt. Steven Hauk: Furthermore, you are to stick to playing normal modes of music, not weird stuff. Those who we'd find acceptable here would include Lawrence Welk, Jim Nabors, Mantovani...
Adrian Cronauer: ...Percy Faith...
Lt. Steven Hauk: Percy Faith... good!... Andy Williams, Perry Como, and certain ballads by Mr. Frank Sinatra.
Adrian Cronauer: Would Bob Dylan be outta line?
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Connections

Referenced in "A Perfect State: Episode #1.3" (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Kit Kat Polka"
Written by Lawrence Welk
Performed by Lawrence Welk & Myron Floren
Courtesy of Ranwood Records See more »