I love Robin Williams - and I feel that this IS Robin Williams - casting couldnt have been better - if you love Williams - quite simply you will love this. As a Vietnam DJ attacks issues - talks for the squaddies - and plays some wicked tunes!
Description:Robin Williams stars in this special edition with hilarious raw outtakes of Williams' monologues and production diary.
Set in 1965; Produced and released in 1987. In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, which is based on a true story, Cronauer (Robin ... Full DescriptionWilliams) is a nonconformist with a wicked sense of humor who is transferreRobin Williams stars in this special edition with hilarious raw outtakes of Williams' monologues and production diary.
Set in 1965; Produced and released in 1987. In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, which is based on a true story, Cronauer (Robin ... Full DescriptionWilliams) is a nonconformist with a wicked sense of humor who is transferred from Crete to Saigon. Outrageous and over the top, Cronauer speaks in accents, creates characters, pokes fun at everyone--including the President--and spins banned rock and roll tunes. While his antics amuse the masses, they also put him in hot water with his superior officers, particularly Lt. Steven Hauk (Bruno Kirby), who would prefer that the radio show be censored, sanitized, and completely noncontroversial. Cronauer takes his show outside the radio station when he starts to teach Vietnamese locals English in an effort to meet pretty, demure Trinh (Chintara Sukapatana). He befriends Trinh's brother, Tuan (Tung Thanh Tran), who becomes an unlikely comrade in uncertain times. Directed by Barry Levinson (DINER, AVALON), the film features a tour-de-force performance from Williams, who improvised much of the comedy used in the radio shows, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
"It hardly delivers on the promise of giving us the pure, undiluted Williams -- Williams at his best. What's more, it's not even close to being his best movie. It's not even close to being good.
- Hal Hinson, Washington Post"
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"Oscar Nominations:
Best Actor - Robin Wiliams
Watched February 28th - TCM - Rewatch
"I'm saying I'm through, Ed, I'm tired of people telling me what I can't say - 'this news isn't official', 'that comment is too sarcastic' - I can't even make fun of Richard Nixon and there's a man who's screaming out to be made fun of."
- Adrian Cronauer
The second part of my double feature to wrap up the month was Good Morning Vietnam, in which Robin Williams again plays an irreverent character, this time "
"Good Morning, Vietnam is set in 1965, and centers around the activities and challenges of a US military radio DJ. He improvises much of of his broadcasts, and seems to get in trouble with his superiors at every turn. This movie deals with corruption and suppression of the truth, but focuses mainly on the decisions and conscience of Adrian Cronauer, the main character.
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