Garlick introduces Cronauer to the troops who persuade him to do an impromptu "broadcast" before they go off to fight. Shortly afterward, Garlick is driving Cronauer and Tuan to their English class when their jeep is stopped on a congested street by a convoy of soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division heading for Nha Trang. At the radio station, General Taylor orders Hauk to reinstate Cronauer Garlick delivers the news to Cronauer that he is back on the air, but Cronauer, still dejected, refuses to resume his broadcasts. Later, Dickerson and Hauk convince General Taylor to suspend Cronauer, and Hauk takes over Cronauer's broadcast, but his poor attempts at humor and selections of polka music lead to a flood of hate mail and phone calls demanding that Cronauer be reinstated.ĭemoralized, Cronauer spends his time drinking and pursuing Trinh, only to be repeatedly rebuffed. Dickerson is outraged and orders the broadcast cut off. The cause of the explosion is determined to be a bomb when Cronauer attempts to broadcast news of the explosion, Dickerson pronounces it as unofficial news, but Cronauer locks himself in the studio and reports it anyway. A minute later, the building explodes, killing two soldiers and leaving Cronauer shaken. While relaxing in Jimmy Wah's one afternoon, Cronauer is rushed outside by Tuan, saying that Trinh wants to see him. Two racist soldiers, angered at Tuan's presence, initiate a confrontation that escalates into a brawl.ĭickerson reprimands Cronauer for the incident, though his shows continue as normal, gaining popularity from many listeners while Dickerson and Hauk continue to dislike them. Once class is dismissed, he tries to talk to Trinh but is stopped by her brother Tuan realizing the futility of pursuing her, Cronauer instead befriends Tuan and takes him to Jimmy Wah's, a local GI bar. However, Brigadier General Taylor and the other DJs immediately take to Cronauer and his irreverent brand of comedy.Ĭronauer follows Trinh, a Vietnamese girl, to an English class after bribing the instructor to let him take over, Cronauer instructs the students in American slang and profanity.
Hauk adheres to strict Army guidelines in terms of humor and music programming while Dickerson, humorless and by-the-book, is generally abusive to all enlisted men. His show consists of reading strictly censored news and irreverent humor segments mixed with rock and roll music, which is frowned upon by his superiors, Second Lieutenant Steven Hauk and Sergeant Major Phillip Dickerson. He is met at the airport by Private Edward Garlick who drives him to the radio station, where his attitude and demeanor contrast sharply with those of many staff members. In 1965, Airman Second Class Adrian Cronauer arrives in Saigon to work as a DJ for Armed Forces Radio Service. The film is number 100 on the list of the " American Film Institute's 100 Funniest American Movies". The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures (under its Touchstone Pictures banner) to critical and commercial success for his work in the film, Williams won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Most of Williams' performances that portrayed Cronauer's radio broadcasts were improvisations.
The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency". Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.
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