Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war-comedy-drama movie. It was written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. It is set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War.
It stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service. Co-stars include Forest Whitaker and Robert Wuhl. The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer. Most of Williams' radio broadcasts were improvised. Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Cast
Robin Williams as Airman Second Class Adrian Cronauer
Forest Whitaker as Private First Class Edward Montesquieu "Eddie" Garlick
Tung Thanh Tran as Phan Duc To (Phan Dục Tô), aka Tuan
Chintara Sukapatana as Trinh (Trịnh) Bruno Kirby as Second Lieutenant Steven Hauk Robert Wuhl as Staff Sergeant Marty Lee Dreiwitz J. T. Walsh as Sergeant Major Phillip Dickerson Noble Willingham as Brigadier General Taylor Richard Edson as Private Abersold Richard Portnow as Sergeant Dan 'The Man' Levitan Floyd Vivino as Private Eddie Kirk Juney Smith as Sergeant Phil McPherson Dan Stanton as Censor #1 Don Stanton as Censor #2