Good Morning, Vietnam Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1987
121 min
3,564 Views


Sir, I-I really don't think that you|want to use any of those records, sir.

- We have a selection right here|that's prepared specifically--|- Hey, hey!

I've been looking forward to meeting|you. Listen, could you do me a favour?

- Can you say something funny|right this minute?|- I doubt it.

I'm with you, man.|I'm on your frequency.|Hey, let me ask you a question.

What is the appeal of Joey Bishop?

I mean, the man's not funny.|I know funny, and he's not funny.

Don't get me wrong. He seems like|a nice guy, but my father's a nice guy|and he's not funny either.

Joey Bishop. I wish someone|would explain this one to me.

Hey, incidentally,|you're on the air in about ten seconds.|Nine, eight, seven, six--

Hey, this has been "Fiction and Fact"|from Marty Lee's almanac.|And now, direct from Crete...

welcome the silky-smooth sound|of Airman Adrian Cronauer.

Good morning, Vietnam!

Hey, this is not a test.|This is rock and roll.

Time to rock it|from the delta to the DMZ!

Is that me, or does that sound like|an Elvis Presley movie?

Oh, viva, Da Nang

Why don't they get a rope and hang me

Hey, is it a little too early|for being that loud? Hey, too late.

It's 0600. What's the "O" stand for?|Oh, my God, it's early.

Speaking of early, how about|that Cro-Magnon, Marty Dreiwitz?

Thank you, Marty, for "silky-smooth|sound." Make me sound like Peggy Lee.

"Good morning, Vietnam"?|What the heck is that supposed to mean?

I don't know, Lieutenant. I-I guess|it means, good morning, uh, Vietnam.

And who gave anyone permission|to programme modern music?

Freddy and the Dreamers!

Wrong speed.|We've got it on the wrong speed.

For those of you recovering from a|hangover, that's gonna sound just right.

Let's put her right back down.|Let's try it a little faster,|see if that picks it up a little bit.

Let's get it up on 78.

Those pilots are going,|"I really like the music. I really like|the music. I really like the music."

Oh, it's still a bad song. Hey,|wait a minute. Let's try something.

Let's play this backwards|and see if it gets any better.

Freddy is a devil.|Freddy is a devil.

Picture a man going on a journey|beyond sight and sound.

He's left Crete. He's entered|the demilitarized zone.

All right. Hey, what is this|"demilitarized zone"? What do|they mean, "police action"?

"You know, she looks pretty to me. "

than a strong cup of cappuccino.

What is a demilitarized zone? Sounds|like something out of The Wizard of Oz.

Oh, no, don't go in there.

Ho Chi Minh

Oh, look, you've landed in Saigon.

You're among|the little people now.

The ARVN Army

Oh, no! Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail.|Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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Mitch Markowitz

Mitch Markowitz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the film Good Morning, Vietnam. He also wrote the movie Crazy People. His television credits include M*A*S*H, Van Dyke and Company, Best of the West, Report To Murphy, What's Happening?, Buffalo Bill, Monk, and Too Close For Comfort, among others. more…

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