Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 comedy/drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Saigon (AFRS), who proves hugely popular with the troops serving in South Vietnam, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency".

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1987 - Comedy - Drama - Saigon - Vietnam War - Adrian Cronauer - Disc jockey - Armed Forces Radio

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Cronauer is played by Robin Williams. It also stars Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Walsh and Noble Willingham. The movie was written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.

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Robin Williams - Forest Whitaker - Tung Thanh Tran - Chintara Sukapatana - Bruno Kirby - Robert Wuhl - J.T. Walsh - Noble Willingham - Mitch Markowitz - Barry Levinson

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It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams).

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Academy Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role

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Most of Robin Williams' humorous radio broadcasts were improvised. The movie was shot in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Radio - Improvised - Bangkok - Thailand

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