#Adrian Cronauer

[retropopcult]

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

#Forest Whitaker #Robin Williams #Private Garlick #Adrian Cronauer #Armed Forces Radio #war #DJ #close call #gif #1980s #movie

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, Barry Levinson)

26/03/2024

Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, J. T. Walsh and Bruno Kirby. It deals with the stay in Saigon, during the Vietnam War, of the air force disc jockey Adrian Cronauer, who was entrusted with the management of the radio, which gave him great popularity but also many detractors among his superiors.

Saigon, 1965: Adrian Cronauer is a United States Air Force airman who arrives in Vietnam after having worked as a disc jockey in Crete, enjoying great success, with the task of reviving the local radio of the army (AFRS). At the airport the first meeting is with Edward Garlick, who takes him to the radio station: during the journey Cronauer shows his liveliness by trying to approach Vietnamese girls, but the young soldier dissuades him, but is struck by the man's personality. Cronauer's irreverence contrasts, with the personalities of his two immediate superiors, Sergeant Major Phillip Dickerson and Lieutenant Steven Hauk, while the general in charge of the radio station, Taylor, is favorably impressed.

From the first broadcast Cronauer, who opens with a stentorian "Good Morning, Vietnam!", upsets the station's programs and rules: he abolished official press releases and traditional music, broadcasts only rock music between a sarcastic quip and a joke irreverent.

Adrian continues with his "animalous" conduct, and in a short time he becomes the favorite of the soldiers, who go crazy for his style, his imitations, his mockery. One day Cronauer notices a young Vietnamese woman, Trinh, with whom he falls in love at first sight. In order to be close to her he takes the position of English teacher in a Vietnamese school (mostly teaching slang and swear words), where he has the opportunity to come into contact with the local population, becoming famous here too for his style and liking him. In order to get to know the young Trinh better, Cronauer becomes friends with the young Tuan, the girl's brother: he also takes him to drink in Jimmy's bar, frequented mostly by soldiers.

#good morning vietnam #film #1987 #barry levinson #robin williams #forest whitaker #J. T. Walsh #bruno kirby #ho chi minh city #vietnam war #aviation #Adrian Cronauer #1965 #Aircraftman #united states air force #south vietnam #disc jockey #crete #radio broadcasting #airport #Sergeant #Lieutenant #General officer #rock music #vietnam #english language #school #slang #profanity #Bar

[theoscarsproject]

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987). In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.

Robin Williams is great, as always, but this isn't a film that's aged particularly well. It's heart feels manufactured, and despite being set in the radio newsroom of Vietnam, it somehow manages to feel apolitical? A feat in and of itself. A killer soundtrack though, and Forest Whitaker was a delightful surprise. 7/10.

#good morning vietnam #1987 #Oscars 60 #Nom: Actor #barry levinson #mitch markowitz #adrian cronauer #robin williams #forest whitaker #tom t tran #chintara sukapatana #american #america #vietnam #1960s #war #vietnam war #7/10

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Adrian Cronauer Dialogue Collection - Robin Williams (from Good Morning Vietnam)

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#good morning vietnam #robin williams #Adrian cronauer #soundtracks #soundtrack

[jeusussavearmyveteran1205]

Adrian Cronauer was the first Vietnam DJ to coin the phrase "Good Morning Vietnam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. He was the inspiration for the movie "Good Morning Vietnam".

[swede1952]

Good morning. 🍂🍂🍂

17 August 2023

I can't think of anything to write about, so I'll start with the weather. Yesterday was a cool day the high was only 93 degrees Fahrenheit (~ 34 degrees Celius). But today we'll be back in the triple digits. In the words of Adrian Cronauer, at least the movie version, it's hot.

Do you know that the United States involvement in the Vietnam War ended almost 50 years ago. For most people now, it's something for the history books, like the Korean war was for me. But in the case of Vietnam, I was there and it's not history, it's another lifetime ago maybe two. Now days the United States and Vietnam have mostly resolved whatever differences there were and Vietnam is a popular tourist destination. ☮️

“Our lives are a story shaped by circumstance, twisted by Fate, and ultimately judged by how we reacted.” - Mary Marchese, What Really Happened to Steve Nathan

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #morning #foliage #weather #Vietnam

[agendaculturaldelima]

 #ProyeccionDeVida

🌎 Cine Club del Banco de la Nación, presenta:

🎬 “BUENOS DÍAS, VIETNAM” [Good Morning, Vietnam]

🔎 Género: Comedia / Drama / Bélico / Radio / Ejército

⌛️ Duración: 121 minutos

✍️ Guión: Mitch Markowitz

📷 Fotografía: Peter Sova

🎼 Música: Alex North

💥 Argumento: Año 1965 en Vietnam; un militar pinchadiscos de la radio, Adrian Cronauer, es enviado a Saigón para trabajar en la emisora del ejército norteamericano. En contraste con sus aburridos antecesores, Cronauer es pura dinamita: sus comentarios irreverentes, tacos, improperios y sus críticas al vicepresidente le hacen ganarse el aprecio de las tropas. Sin embargo, su superior, el teniente Hauk, no es de la misma opinión.

👥 Reparto: Robin Williams (Adrian Cronauer), Forest Whitaker (Edward Garlick), Tung Thanh Tran (Tuan), Bruno Kirby (Lt. Steven Hauk), Cu Ba Nguyen (Jimmy Wah), Chintara Sukapatana (Trinh), J. T. Walsh (Sgt. Major Dickerson), Noble Willingham (Gen. Taylor), Don Stanton (Censor #2) y Richard Edson (Pvt. Abersold)

📢 Dirección: Barry Levinson

© Productoras: Touchstone Pictures & Silver Screen Partners III

🌎 País: Estados Unidos

📅 Año: 1987

📽 Proyección:

📆 Miércoles 10 de Abril

🕡 6:30pm. 

🎥 Auditorio Artes de la Nación (av. Javier Prado Este 2499, 5º piso - San Borja)

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Ingreso libre, previa reserva: https://info.bn.com.pe/CineclubBN_Miercoles

[seph7]

Thursday, August 15, 2013

In Character: J.T. Walsh

When most people think of J.T. Walsh, they recall the numerous menacing sons of bitches he played. The murders, the thieves, the liars and the assholes – no one could play mean quite like Walsh. But upon digging deeper, it’s clear that Walsh was capable of so much more than depicting scumbags. He had compassion, charm, wit and panache. He was an actor’s actor, a working man, an invaluable day player who we lost far too soon to a heart attack in 1998.

Perhaps Walsh’s good friend and collaborator, Billy Bob Thornton said it best: “A real actor doesn’t try to make yourself look good all the time. Because the job of an actor is to portray the character that’s written, and portray it with all your might. J.T. did that everytime he did anything. If J.T. was in a movie that just plain sucked, he never did. He was always perfect.”Five Essential Roles

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Sgt. Major Dickerson

“You stay out of my way, there’ll be no problem. But toy with me, and I’ll make you wish you’d died as a child.”

That says everything you need to know about Sgt. Major Dickerson, the cankerous commander of Robin Williams’ ceaselessly sarcastic Adrian Cronauer. Dickerson is a straight shooter – a military commander ensuring that his duties in the Vietnam War are handled as professionally as possible. But Cronauer isn’t a professional. He makes room for choice and laughter, things that don’t exist in Dickerson’s world. Needless to say, the two never get along, which lends itself to some of the most scathing fire and brimstone Walsh ever delivered. Good Morning, Vietnam is designed for us to root for its protagonist, but I promise that you’ll love to hate Sgt. Major Dickerson.

A Few Good Men (1992)

Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson

Taking a minor step away from the brutish men Walsh often played, Lt. Col. Markinson is one of the few men suggested in the title of Rob Reiner’s excellent film. As the only apparent Marine on Guantanamo Bay with intelligence and a healthy conscience, Markinson feels compelled to speak out against his commanding officer’s recent misdeeds. But in order to do this, he must hide in plain sight. He must dress as a civilian, hiding in the back of cars, chain smoking cigarettes in crappy hotels. Markinson is a welcome breath of hope late in A Few Good Men. If only he’d held out a little longer.

Breakdown (1997)

Warren “Red” Barr

When we meet Red Barr, he has kindly pulled his 18-wheeler over to offer Jeff (Kurt Russell) and his wife, Amy (Kathleen Quinlan) a hand with their broken down Jeep. No one can get the car to work, so Red offers to drive them to the closest telephone. Jeff and Amy quickly resolve that Jeff will stay with the car while Amy goes with Red, shortly to return with help.

The second time we meet Red, Jeff and a police officer are frantically questioning him as to where Amy is. She never came back, and Red was the last person to see her. Red denies ever having met Jeff and Amy, and, much to Jeff’s horror, the officer allows Red to go on his way.

No need to divulged more but just know, as mentioned, Walsh is no novice to playing men of loose morals, and damn if Red Barr isn’t the meatiest among them. Close to being the best performance of Walsh’s career.

Pleasantville (1998)

Big Bob

Pleasantville is a simple town. Simple rules, simple people; everyone gets along because they know no other way. OrneryPleasantville Mayor, Big Bob, is one chief facilitator of such calm order, so when a few new kids come strolling into town and mixing things up, Big Bob ain’t at all pleased.

Pleasantville is a none-too-subtle allegory for American Civil Rights. On its most basic level, the film is about a bunch of white people letting color into their lives. It’s a charming movie full of heroes, but with every film of its kind, there needs to be at least one strong oppressor for balance. And who better to be in charge of moral oppression than a J.T. Walsh character? His final, heated moment as Big Bob is the highlight of the film. From black and white to Technicolor, all in one passionate rant.

The Negotiator (1998)

Inspector Niebaum

When I initially drafted the list of Walsh’s best performances, I didn’t consider his turn in The Negotiator as an option. Thankfully, I went back and rewatched this perfectly decent action thriller, and found myself utterly taken away by Walsh’s deceit.

In the film, Lt. Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is accused of killing his partner, so he holds a few people hostage, including Walsh’s Neibaum, to clear his name. Now, because this is a Samuel L. Jackson-playing-the-good-guy movie, we know Roman is innocent. Roman’s chief suspect in the crime is Internal Affairs Inspector Niebaum (or someone working for Niebaum) so, as a by-product of our innocence for Roman, we assume Niebaum is guilty. And the beauty of Walsh’s work here is that he doesn’t try to convince Roman (or the audience) otherwise. In short, we never know how to feel about Niebaum. He could be to blame, he could be a patsy, or he could just be having a very bad day. It was always hard to tell with Walsh.

The Best of the Best

Sling Blade (1996)

Creepy Inmate (Charles Bushman)

In Sling Blade’s opening scene, we watch as an ice cold inmate in a mental institution slowly drags his chair across the room, placing it next to Billy Bob Thornton. From there, J.T. Walsh sits down and delivers a monologue of sheer dread. He recalls a time when he picked up a woman off the street for sex, only to soon discover she was a he. Walsh delivers this haunting exchange in one single shot, and usually with a smile on his face.

Then the film does something very interesting. It cuts to two young female reporters, arriving at the institution to interview an inmate known as Karl. When the film cuts back to Walsh and Thornton, Walsh is now describing how and why he abducted and killed a woman some years ago. Cut back to the girls preparing for the interview. Back to Walsh, and so on.

This is classic movie juxtaposition: anyone who knows anything about movies knows that the two girls are there to interview either Thornton or Walsh’s character. They are there to speak to Karl, yet, if you haven’t seen the film, you actually have no idea which of the men Karl is. The warden of the institution slowly makes his way into the room where Walsh and Thornton are speaking. The warden instructs Karl that he has a visitor, and we wait in baited breath to see which man stands up. Thornton stands, and we let out a sigh of relief.

Just imagine if Karl was the other guy.

Other Notable Roles

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

House of Games (1987)

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Misery (1990)

The Grifters (1990)

Backdraft (1991)

Hoffa (1992)

Red Rock West (1993)

The Last Seduction (1994)

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

Blue Chips (1994)

The Client (1994)

Nixon (1995)

Outbreak (1995)

Persons Unknown (1996)

Executive Decision (1996)

#j.t. walsh #jt walsh #underrated actors

[dstrachan]

'VIEWS FROM THE EDGE' - w/c 18th December 2023

The Tibbs ‘Ain’t It Funny’

Jennifer Lopez ‘Ain’t It Funny’

Robin Williams ‘Adrian Cronauer (Pt. 1)’ / Martha & the Vandellas ‘Nowhere To Run’ from Good Morning Vietnam OST

Imagine Dragons ‘Younger’

Black ‘Wonderful Life’

Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers ‘No Discrimination’

Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Beethoven Fifth Symphony No. 5 In C Minor Op. 67, I. Allegro Con Brio’

Splintered Halo ‘Hansel & Gretel’

Maria Callas / Giuseppe Verdi ‘Aida, Act 1 Celeste Aida (Radamès)’

Healthy Junkies ‘Resistance’

Oovermatic ft Lulu ‘Clouds With Sunshine’

Faysha ‘Dreaming On Clouds’

Arab Strap ‘Dream Sequence’

Dream Wife ‘Social Lubrication’

Mango In Euphoria ‘Can’t Be Cured’

The Cure ‘Lovesong’

L Perry ‘Never Felt Like This B4 (Delwyn Brooks remix)’

Boris Diugosch feat. Roisin ‘Never Enough’

Erin Bennett ‘Never Give Up The Fight’

Trading Voices ‘Never Coming Down’

Neocracy ‘Torment’

Neocracy ‘Respect’

David Ackles ‘Another Friday Night’

Pink Floyd ‘Breast Milky / Mother Fore’

Eric Troff ‘The Bright Christmas Lights’

Robert Quigley ‘Nothing Beats The Christmas Feeling’

Stephen Chivers ‘A Cold Christmas Eve’

#views from the edge #mad wasp radio #td1 radio #community radio

[lamazmorradelandroide]

“¿Qué haces cuando un soldado de Shadaloo te tira una granada? La coges del suelo, le quitas la anilla, y se la devuelves.” - Adrian Cronauer, Street Fighter: La última batalla (1994)

#street fighter #ultimate battle #jean claude van damme #raúl juliá #kylie minogue #steven e. de souza

[sunflowersareonfire]

*In the voice of Adrian Cronauer (as played by Robin Williams)*: Gooood mmoorrrrning, Tummmblrrrr. I hope all of my lovely mutuals and followers are having a wonderful morning so far. Whether that’s cold, crisp, windy, dreary, or rainy - whatever works for you. For all of you wonderful people out there I just want to say that I hope you find some time in your busy schedule to shake what your momma gave you, just as the truck in front me on the way to work suggested.

#lol #shake what your momma gave you #shake that ass #also share to spread the gospel of love #or share if you found time in your busy schedule #or share if you don’t have time and are passing the torch to an alternative #let’s get jiggy with it

[rlsantucijr]

"It's not written in the Constitution or anything else…. Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress." -- Adrian Cronauer #DailyQuote

#quoteoftheday

[rasslingrob]

Sixty-Eight) Good Morning, Vietnam Good Morning, Vietnam is easily one of my all-time favorite films in the filmography of Robin Williams. He was outstanding in the role of Adrian Cronauer, and well-deserved his Best Actor @theacademy nomination. Robin Williams had quite the knack for the over the top, manic comedy roles. But, he was also an amazing actor in dramatic situations as well, as he proved in this film. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpspTo0OjkU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lunesalsol]

#1987 #barry levinson #robin williams #mitch markowitz #war #drama #journaling

[magyarvandorblog]

„Kelj fel, jó ember”

„Jó reggelt, Vietnám” – mondhatnám Adrian Cronauer bársonyos hangján, de az Úr kegyelmezzen mindannyiunknak, ha netalán tán ilyenre vetemednék.

Ehelyett inkább, a cselekmény szövését kronologikus sorrendben folytatva, hagy kezdjem azzal, hogy a „partraszállás” másnapján egy svéd néni keltett hajnali fél kilenckor.

Na jó, nem pont így volt, de gondoltam kellően megalapozza a hangulatot a dolgok közepébe vágó - in medias res - kezdés, meg amúgy is, olvastam valahol, hogy a tények talaján egyszerűen túl a kevés a csillámpor, úgyhogy nem árt néha kiszínezni egy-két sztorit.

Szóval, a korareggel az úgynevezett course confirmationnal indult. Ennek az eljárásnak az a lényege, hogy zoom-on keresztül felhív valaki és egyezteti veled, milyen kurzusokat veszel fel, valamint megnézitek, hogy ezek időben nem ütköznek-e egymással. Esetemben a „process” körülbelül 3 percig tartott, mely során a már említett hölggyel közösen „leokéztuk”, hogy nincs számottevő ütközés – 3 lehet max – az órák között, ergo nem kellett zsonglőrködnöm más tárgyak választásával, elfogadtatásával, tanárokkal való kommunikációval és az ezzel járó bürokratikus macerát is megúsztam. Ennek okán nagy örömmel, továbbá magasugrókat és focikapusokat megszégyenítő atletikussággal ugrottam fejest ágyam hívogató mélységébe.

Restségem átka a későbbiekben azon teendők képében köszönt vissza, melyeket ez idő alatt elvégezhettem volna, feltéve, hogy nem hajtok fejet a lustaság áhítatos ura előtt:

buszbérlet váltása

diákigazolvány átvétele az egyetemen

„albérleti díj” kifizetése

egyetemi sportegyesületi tagság intézése

és még sokan „mások” …

Egyébiránt, itt ragadnám meg az alkalmat, hogy egy kiváló ötletet, hovatovább zseniális praktikát osszak meg azokkal, akiket nem hagy nyugodni a magamfajta álomszuszékok fesztelen szendergése, de nem tudják, mit tehetnének ellene. Ugyan, brit tudósok még nem foglalták tanulmányba, de garantáltan hatásos a következő, családi recepten alapuló, többszörösen kipróbált módszer. Feladatunk mindössze annyi, hogy a kiválasztott célszemély közelében kellően magas hangerőn helyezzünk el egy audiovizuális eszközt - modoros megfogalmazása ez a „maroktelcsinek” -, mely hang lejátszására képes, majd indítsuk el rajta a Skorpió együttestől a „Kelj fel jó ember” című emblematikus dalszerzeményt. Büszkén hangoztatnám, hogy tőlem ered ez az alaposan kifundált fortély, de mint azt sokan gondolhatjátok, én csupán az elszenvedője voltam eme pompás dallamvilágnak, a valódi ötletgazda személye nem más, mint sógorom.

Egy szó, mint száz, az imént vázolt cselvetés és hathatós családi „segítségnyújtás” hiányában, de végül csak-csak erőt vettem magamon és produktivitási szintemen jókorát emelve számba vettem az előttem tornyosuló és megoldásra váró feladatok hosszú sorát. Az ókori görögök által eposz formájában írott enumerációt, vagy „seregszemlét” követően arra jutottam, hogy ami nem tűr halasztást és egyben elsődleges prioritással is bír, az bizony nem más, mint egy nagyobb párna és egy ethernet-kábel beszerzése. Tudom szokatlan párosítás, de ahogy a mondás is tartja, a szükség nagy úr.

Történt ugyanis, hogy előző esti megérkezésemet követően - szobám elfoglalásával szinkronban - egy, az íróasztalomon gondosan elhelyezett „röpcédulára” lettem figyelmes, mely azt hivatott közölni, hogy bár az apartman rendelkezik internethozzáféréssel, ám ehhez nem áll módjában a főbérlőnek ethernet-kábel-t vagy wi-fi router-t biztosítani, ezen eszközök beszerzését a lakók saját felelősségi körébe „utalja”, feltételezve, hogy senki sem akarna a világ(háló)tól elszakított digitális busmanként tengeni a „lét elviselhetetlen könnyűségében”.

Ezen problémakör – megannyi hasonló blogot olvasva – nem ismeretlen a hozzám hasonlóan külföldi mobilitásban érdekelt nebulók körében. „Statisztikáim” szerint 100-ból 95 „exchange student” azzal kezdi külföldi karrierjét, hogy megpróbál valamilyen úton-módon internetet varázsolni magának.

Mit volt, mit tenni a lustaság = fél egészség hozzáállással szakítva elindultam beszerző körutamra. Kifelé menet a boltból - egy kispárnával és a két méteres ethernet-kábellel felszerelkezve a hátimban - úgy voltam vele, ide nekem az oroszlánt is, semmilyen kihívás nem állhat az utamban. Legalábbis ekkor még ezt gondoltam …

A vásárlást követően a délután már estébe hajlott mikor találkoztam Corvinus-os sorstársammal (Annával), valamint francia lakótársával, Simonnal, továbbá egy perui sráccal. Így, négyen nyakunkba vettük a várost és egy nagyobb séta keretében lőttünk néhány fotót a tópart mentén.

Hazaérkezvén a „zsákmányokkal” a szocializáció táncrendjének következő lépéseként még leugrottam a helyi kommuna gyűjtőpontjának nevezett közösségi térbe, az úgynevezett a Sockertoppen-be, ahol alapvetően billiárdozni, csocsózni, léghokizni, meg pingpongozni lehet.

Szobám magányában, a nap tanulságaként – a szentségelés határán - a következőket állapíthattam meg: a mai, újabb laptokon már nem alakítanak ki bemenetet ethernet-kábelnek. Így tehát ahhoz, hogy csatlakoztatni tudd személyi számítógépedet ehhez a kígyóként tekergőző, szigetelt huzalokból álló vastag köteghez, szükséged van egy külön erre a célra kialakított „átalakítóra”. Ez esetemben egy újabb MediaMarkt-os randevú képét vetítette előre …

Mennyi fáradalom, s mind hiába!

A keretes szerkezet jegyében, búcsúzásképp ma csak annyit üzennék a dalból vett bölcsességet fennhangon kántálva, hogy:

„… kelj fel, kelj fel, jóember!

Az élet hidd el, szebb nyitott szemmel!”

#Youtube

[johnhuffpodcast]

Episode #114: "Gooooood Morning, Cyberspace!"

On Episode #114, your humble host waxes semi-eloquent about Good Morning Vietnam, Adrian Cronauer, passionate mavericks, Howard Stern, Cyrano de Bergerac, childhood hobbies as clues, and the new album by Queensrÿche.

Oh, and his spouse or significant other’s moment of humiliation. 

Follow the show at www.john-huff.com. 

Support on Patreon at www.patreon.com/johnhuffpodcast. 

* Door Close sound effect by Caroline Ford, courtesy of soundbible.com. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

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