Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Regisseur:

Barry Levinson

Drehbuchautor:

Mitch Markowitz (written by)

Premierendatum:

15. Januar 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Kriegsfilm

Werbezeile:

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:

Vietnamese Soldiers | Based On Distorted Reality | Vietnamese | Beer | U.S. Marine Corps

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A great morale booster!

Besetzung

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)

Alternativ:

Good Morning, Vietnam (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

121 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

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

Altersfreigabe:

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

Drehorte:

Bangkok, Thailand

Firma:

Silver Screen Partners III

Dies und das:

Contrary to the character in the movie, the real Adrian Cronauer did not use comedy in his radio broadcast, nor was he kicked out of the military. He left Vietnam because his tour of duty was over.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: Jeeps used in the Vietnam war did not have ignition keys.

Dialogzitate:

Lieutenant Steven Hauk: I think some apologies are in order.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Don't Worry Baby

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.