FRIDAY MOVIE SUGGESTION NIGHT: "GOOD MORNING VIETNAM"!
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For this weeks "Friday Movie Suggestion Night", I picked a beloved story of Saigon DJ Adrian Cronauer in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM for a couple of reasons. In an unprecedented move, comedian Robin Williams operated with no script and thus, had 100 percent creative control by director Barry Levinson. In the darkest of hell, here is a wild and crazy Armed Forces Radio Network personality whose job is to build morale at the very height of the Vietnam War in 1965. The movie is not a sanitized version of comedy, and in fact, as the movie moves forward, we begin to see the character Williams creates (when he is not behind a microphone) as a deep, meaningful person. Conflict is always present. However the the scenes effectively capture the attitude and mood during the war, and the dialogue and writing is accurate and involving. Barry Levinson has directed a marvelous comedy, one that is not all about making us laugh, but also makes us think. The Cast includes: Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer; Forest Whitaker is PFC Edward Montesque Garlick; Tung Thannk Tran is Tuan; Chintara Sukapatana is Trinh; Bruno Kirby is Lt. Steven Hauk; J.T. Walsh is Sgt. Maj. Phillip Dickerson; and Richard Portnow is "Dan the Man" Levitan. Directed by Barry Levinson and Written by Mark Markowitz, Robin Williams was Nominated for the 1988 Academy Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role. This film comes along at a time where we could all use a bit of comedy and perspective to regroup.
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posted by Michael Manning @ 11:54 AM
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I remember that movie! It WAS a good one!
Have a super weekend!
Lee Ann: You too! :D
One of my favorites!
One of my favorite Robin William's movies.
That was a beautiful tribute to your cousin in the previous post. She sounds quite the character.
This is my Mom's favorite movie
Ole Blue the Heretic: Mine too! It's always enjoyable.
Seamus: She certainly was and I thank you for such a nice compliment.
Patti_Cake: Imagine: No script for Robin!
I never saw this movie! I recognize some of the cast members though :)
I saw this movie, believe or not! It was shown here in the tropics on wide screen back in the day when we had at least 2-3 cinemas in our town.
Robin Williams is unique and a grand character all on his own. Kudos for posting this movie as the Friday night suggestion movie.
Have a great weekend,
Enid
What a brilliant movie ... thanks for reminding me of it. I might just have to borrow it from somewhere this weekend.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Take care, Meow
Tanyetta: it is hilarious and I hope you have a chance to see it! :)
Enid: NIce to hear from you. Hope you're enjoying the summer!
Meow! Robin Williams fast dialogue will have you on the floor, he's so funny!
i remember being so floored by his riffs.. then the fast turn to a solid dramatic performance.
the entire cast was good... nice selection.
Good Suggestion! I watched Man of the Year and found myself longing for the Robin of past years.
I Think I'll add it to my Blockbuster queue.
quin: He is a real genius and with a heart as we've seen with adopting the Reeves' son.
andyg: This one would definitely be it!!
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