Good Morning, Vietnam

Theatrical Release Date: 1987 12 23 (USA)

UPC: 786936820973

Studio: Touchstone/Disney

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen, War Violence]

Summary: The film begins in 1965, when disc jockey Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is assigned to take over the AFR's Saigon radio broadcasts. In contrast to the dull, by-rote announcers that have preceded him, Cronauer is a bundle of dynamite, heralding each broadcast with a loud "Goooooood morning, Vietnaaaaam," playing whatever records tickle his fancy (even those not officially sanctioned by his hidebound superiors), and indulging in wild flights of improvisational fancy. Cronauer's immediate superior Lt. Hauk (Bruno Kirby), whose own notions of humor are puerile and pathetic, jealously attempts to dethrone Vietnam's favorite rock jock. Fortunately, Cronauer's popularity is such that he enjoys the full protection of the higher-ups. But when Cronauer, after experiencing the horrors of war first-hand, insists upon telling his listeners the truth instead of the official government line, he is instantly replaced by the unfunny Hauk and must struggle to get back on the air. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Production diary
Raw monologues
Original theatrical trailer
Original theatrical teaser trailer

Good Morning, Vietnam

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/17/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 121 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: French

Mike DiBella

Humor and war often make strange bedfellows but sometimes humor can have a therapeutic effect for postwar sentiments of anger, frustration and loss, especially in the case of the bitterly divisive Vietnam conflict. In the tradition of Hogan's Heroes and M.A.S.H. came Barry Levinson's Good Morning Vietnam, a pithy blend of satirical comedy and tragedy. Robin Williams gives a career-best caliber performance as the charismatic disc jockey, Adrian Cronaeur. Backed by an eclectic cast inclunding Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl and character actors extraordinaire Noble Willingham and the late J.T. Walsh, Williams spins a dazzling, if not headspinning comedic web. This film is an important and derisive look back on the catastrophic military and political debacle that was Vietnam. Williams' wildly improvisational performance warranted an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. His scathing but hilarious carryings-on at the expense of the U.S. military is tempered by some dramatic and touching interactions with Vietnamese natives. Williams is engaging, bitingly sarcastic and heartwarmingly human all at once. Although awkwardly sequenced at times, Levinson's picture was a stupendous critical and financial success. ~ Mike DiBella, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Richard Edson  Actor 
Sangad Sangkao  Actor 
James McIntire  Actor 
Marie Rowe  Actor 
Danny Aiello  Actor 
Don Stanton  Actor 
J.J.  Actor 
Ralph Tabakin  Actor 
Greg Knight  Actor 
Peter MacKenzie  Actor 
Louis Di Giaimo  Actor 
Larry Brezner  Producer 
Mark Johnson  Producer 
Barry Levinson  Director 
Mitch Markowitz  Screenwriter 
Alex North  Composer (Music Score) 
Robin Williams  Actor 
Forest Whitaker  Actor 
Tung Thanh Tran  Actor 
Chintara Sukapatana  Actor 
Bruno Kirby  Actor 
J.T. Walsh  Actor 
Robert Wuhl  Actor 
Noble Willingham  Actor 
Juney Smith  Actor 
Richard Portnow  Actor 
Floyd Vivino  Actor 
Cu Ba Nguyen  Actor 

Country: USA