"Who starred in the film ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987)?"
Good Morning, Vietnam Good Morning, Vietnam Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American comedy-drama war film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. 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". The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer. Most of Williams' performances that portrayed Cronauer's radio broadcasts were improvisations. The film was a critical and commercial success; for his work in
Good Morning, Vietnam director "was afraid that if Robin and I met, that Robin would somehow start to do an unconscious imitation of me, which would change his characterization." Williams and Cronauer eventually met at the film's New York premiere. "Good Morning, Vietnam" was one of the most successful films of the year, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 1987. The film received outstanding reviews from film critics. Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of the review show "Siskel and Ebert" awarded the film "Two Thumbs Up", with Ebert giving the film a four out of four star review in the "Chicago Sun-Times". Richard