GOOD MORNING VIETNAM-SPECIAL EDITION (DVD) DVD

Good Morning, Vietnam
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, All Movie Guide

Cast Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer Forest Whitaker as Edward Garlick Tung Thanh Tran as Tuan Chintara Sukapatana as Trinh Bruno Kirby as Lt. Steven Hauk J.T. Walsh as Sgt. Major Dickerson Robert Wuhl as Marty Lee Dreiwitz Noble Willingham as Gen. Taylor Juney Smith as Phil McPherson Richard Portnow as Dan The Man Levitan Floyd Vivino as Eddie Kirk Cu Ba Nguyen as Jimmy Wah, saloon owner

Crew Steve Spence - Art Director Steven Saxton - Associate Producer Louis Di Giaimo - Casting Ben Moses - Co-producer Harry Benn - Co-producer Keith Denny - Costume Designer Bill Westley - First Assistant Director Barry Levinson - Director Stu Linder - Editor Raja Gosnell - Editor Alex North - Composer (Music Score) Eric Allwright - Makeup Freddie Cooper - Camera Operator Roy Walker - Production Designer Peter Sova - Cinematographer Mark Johnson - Producer Larry Brezner - Producer Tessa Davies - Set Designer Fred Cramer - Special Effects Clive Winter - Sound/Sound Designer Clive Curtis - Stunts Mitch Markowitz - Screenwriter

Good Morning, Vietnam
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, All Movie Guide
 

Robin Williams: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Actor (nominated) Robin Williams: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Production Diary: How the Movie Came to Be, Actor Improv, Music of the Movie, Origin of the Good Morning Vietnam Sign-On, Shooting in Thailand, Overview of the Film a Year Later Raw Monologues Original theatrical trailer Original theatrical teaser trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 121 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Good Morning, Vietnam 1. Opening Titles/Welcome to Saigon [8:56] 2. Unauthorized Programming [14:24] 3. English Class [9:28] 4. Brawl at Jimmy Wah's [7:11] 5. A Date With Trinh [12:17] 6. Unofficial News [14:37] 7. Polkas or No Polkas [11:19] 8. Reluctantly Reinstated [12:16] 9. Friends and Enemies [18:03] 10. Goodbye, Vietnam/End Credits [12:04]