| Good Morning, Vietnam 
				(1987), 
				Director: Barry Levinson, rated R for violence, 
				language 
				Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ! 
				
		  Starring: 
Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, Tung Thanh, Chintara 
Sukapatana, J. T. Walsh 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"Five months in Vietnam and 
				my best friend is a V.C.! This will not look good on a résumé!" 
				- Adrian Cronauer Why watch this?
				Robin Williams steals the show, and I think that was the 
				idea. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Adrian Cronauer, an Armed Forces Radio Service DJ, is assigned 
				to Saigon during the Vietnam War in 1965. His irreverent style 
				and choice of music make him incredibly popular with the troops, 
				but they infuriate his stuffy superiors. The film explores the 
				contrast between Cronauer's attempts to bring levity and rock 
				and roll to the soldiers, and the growing realities and 
				complexities of the war surrounding them. Dad's Preview: 
				Robin Williams, early on, was a quick-witted, almost manic, 
				comedian. Here, he is an Army DJ in Vietnam, spinning tunes, and 
				witty humor, for the troops. Could the film-makers harness his 
				high energy, yet control it enough, to succeed on film? This 
				vehicle let him be spontaneous, and funny, but it also exposed 
				us to the real actor behind the mania. His complicated 
				relationship with two Vietnamese siblings gives the film a real 
				beating heart. 
				 Touchstone 
				Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III; Buena Vista Pictures Dist.
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