Plot
An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.

Release Year: 1987

Rating: 7.2/10 (43,078 voted)

Director: Barry Levinson

Stars: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran

Storyline
A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.

Cast:
Robin Williams - Adrian Cronauer
Forest Whitaker - Edward Garlick
Tung Thanh Tran - Tuan
Chintara Sukapatana - Trinh
Bruno Kirby - Lt. Steven Hauk
Robert Wuhl - Marty Lee Dreiwitz
J.T. Walsh - Sgt. Major Dickerson
Noble Willingham - Gen. Taylor
Richard Edson - Pvt. Abersold
Juney Smith - Phil McPherson
Richard Portnow - Dan 'The Man' Levitan
Floyd Vivino - Eddie Kirk
Cu Ba Nguyen - Jimmy Wah
Dan Stanton - Censor #1 (as Dan R. Stanton)
Don Stanton - Censor #2 (as Don E. Stanton)

Taglines: The wrong man. In the wrong place. At the right time.

Release Date: 15 January 1988

Filming Locations: Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office Details

Budget: $13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $194,308 (USA) (27 December 1987) (4 Screens)

Gross: $123,922,370 (USA)

Runtime: 121 min

Trivia:
The soldiers in the transport trucks that Adrian Cronauer entertains are from the U.S. Army's famed 1st Infantry Division. You can tell by their distinctive "Big Red One" shoulder patches.

Goofs:
Continuity: When Cronauer first goes to see the Vietnamese village with Tuan, he is wearing a white shirt, but a plaid shirt in the close up when they enter the village.

Quotes:
Staff Sgt. Dreiwitz: [to French-Vietnamese bar girl] Hi, I'm William Holden...

A great morale booster!

Rating: 8/10

Vietnam without a doubt was a dark period in our history.Any comedy film surrounding Vietnam would indeed have to be done delicately.This movie pulls it off.What amazes me most about the film is the flawless, improvisational radio dialog from Robin Williams.This,as most of you may know,was completely unscripted to allow Williams an opportunity to work his magic.Also,it had to be timely,for the movie is,of course,set in 1965.The fact that he was able to do this is nothing short of amazing.The supporting cast was also incredible,with great performances by Forrest Whitaker,Bruno Kirby,and the late J.T.Walsh as "Sergeant Major Dickerson",the man you love to hate.Although some of the horror that was Vietnam is here,it's only giving you a taste of it,as it concentrates more on the Williams character's quest to make our beloved soldiers forget their horror,at least for a while.Highly recommended.

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