Good Morning, Vietnam

Jeeps used in the Vietnam war did not have ignition keys.

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.

In the bathroom, Cronauer misbuttons his shirt, but in the next shot it is fine.

When Adrian first meets the Lt.

, the Lt.

's rank insignia on his right lapel is horizontal, but in one shot it is turned vertically.

Records disappear from the turntables in shots immediately following ones where Adrian has cued a record for airplay.

Armed Forces Radio provided music discs to its affiliates, including AFVN, on its own label 12" LP records.

No commercial discs are permitted in AFRS facilities, and no 45 rpm records were ever played on an Armed Forces radio station.

Adrian Cronauer is seen singing the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".

The movie is set in 1965, but this song was not released until late 1966.

When Hauk utters, "Who gave anyone permission to program modern music?", the clock above him reads "6:01"; Cronauer's initial rant goes on another three-and-a-half minutes, and when Hauk is shown again saying, "That is *not* what we program here!", the clock above him still reads "6:01".

When Adrian is in the restaurant, he puts in his mouth green lettuce.

As the shot moves to the left, white noodles are hanging out of his mouth.

Moments after the establishing shot showing 1965, we see a large traffic intersection.

One of the cars in this intersection is a Holden Kingswood, not produced until 1968.

Early on in the movie, Adrian Cronauer pretends to play a record backwards, mimicking it saying, "Freddie is the devil.

Freddie is the devil".

The film takes place in 1965, and backward messages on records were a generally unknown phenomenon until the Beatles famously made use of this technique a year later with the release of their single Rain, which features the first backwards lyric; "When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads.

" Furthermore, backward "devil" messages on records did not become an issue until a few more years down the road in the 1970s.

Though the film is supposed to be set in Vietnam, in an opening shot of a main road, the Thai Parliament Houses are clearly visible on the horizon.

Right before the restaurant explosion, you see a couple enter through the front door, but if you keep looking, you can clearly see both running right before the door closes.

In the opening scene when Garlic is driving Cronauer through the city, they pass through a major intersection.

A 1971 Holden motor car is clearly visible 6 years prior to its release.

US Air Force enlisted men do NOT wear a US cypher on their overseas caps.

Williams is shown in every scene in which he wears 1505's (Air Force tan uniform) in an overseas cap which has the USAF enlisted US on it.

The movie was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand, where the traffic is set on the left.

In a scene of traffic in a crossing, cars are seen entering a two-lane street in clearly the wrong lane, as you see directing arrows on the tarmac facing the other way.

Cronauer closes his final show (in 1965) with Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," which wasn't recorded until 1967.

(Director 'Barry Levinson' was aware of this but the song was perfect for the montage scene he used it on, he decided to ignore this anachronism.

) In a scene where Adrian is being chewed out by an officer, a golf bag leaning against a wall has Ping cavity-back irons in it, which weren't available in the 1960s.

When Cronauer and Trinh are in the market on their first date, the clothing items her family hold up are on plastic/PVC hangers which were not available in the 1960s.

The first time Adrian Cronauer is on the air, he is wearing headphones with a side cord.

During the scene, the cord switches from side to side.

After the first meeting with the radio staff, Cronauer and Garlick drive their jeep to Jimmy Wah's.

In the traffic, there is a yellow 1966 Dodge Polara following them that would not have been available in 1965 Vietnam.

And when they get to Jimmy Wah's, the Dodge is already there parked ahead of them.

During Cronauer's first time in the control booth, he is shown putting records on the turntables 3 times.

There are only 2 turntables.

Cronauer is wearing 2" USAF stripes on his fatigue uniform that are for the blue or 1505 shirt, when they should be 4" stripes for the fatigue uniform.

Also, he would never have been allowed aboard a MATS or MATS-contracted transport aircraft unless he was wearing the correct uniform - certainly not a flight cap (worn improperly) with pajamas! When Adrian has the three shrimp heads on his fingers pretending to be the Supremes, he refers to the group as "Diana Ross & the Supremes.

" The film takes place in 1965.

The group would not be known as Diana Ross & the Supremes until July of 1967.

At the end of the movie when he's ready to board the plane out of Vietnam, you see it's piston engine starting up.

The plane he's seen taking off in is a jet airplane.

The ribbons on SMaj Dickerson's uniform shirt are out of order.

Also his ribbons indicate he was awarded the Purple Heart twice yet none of his campaign ribbons show any Battle Stars.

The studio gramophones are Garrard 401s, with S.

Series II pickup arms.

These would never have been used in an AFRTS Radio Station.

They would have used U.

-made gramophones.

Proof that this film was made partly in England.

Just before the Holden Kingswood passes through the intersection an Australian Chrysler Valiant moves through.

The Chrysler was produced after 1970.

And Levinson gives us the brightest film in his career.Williams is the radio presenter that gives the energy to the soldiers to fight.

In Good Morning Viet Nam Robin Williams takes his stand up act to SEA as an irreverent DJ. A mild mawkish comedy under the mundane style of Barry Levinson who seems content to just turn the zany comic loose it never attains much of an energy level outside Williams inconsistent rants.

A good film with the inimitable Robin Williams who makes the film pleasant and enjoyable despite the Vietnam War.

Let me begin with the fact that I believe that this is a good movie. The soundtrack is fitting, the cinematography is generally well done, and the script, for the most part, is believable and well thought out.

Despite being a fan of Robin Williams' unique brand of scattershot, stream-of-consciousness comedy, I had never seen "Good Morning, Vietnam" all the way through. While I am glad to have finally checked that off my watch list, I do have to say that it underwhelmed me a bit, especially when it comes to any historical or cultural significance outside of its leading man.

Whether it's a biography or just a comedy, this film was really really good. The director knew when to make people laugh and when to make the movie more serious.

In the first place, Good Morning, Vietnam is a serious film about the war and deals with serious problems such as morale and the dangerousness of the conflict, it follows the arrival of Adrian Cronauer played by Robin Williams, a radio host, in Saigon in 1965. Assigned to the local radio of the American armed forces, he disembarks from Crete at the request of General Taylor, interpreted by Noble Willingham.

Director Barry Levinson takes a more comedic take on the Vietnam war like other great war comedies such as MASH. Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is the new DJ in a stiff Armed Forces Radio.

'Good Morning Vietnam', starring the late American comedian and movie mega-star, Robin Williams, is probably the most telling and memorable anti-war film made about the Vietnam war.I have mixed feelings about Williams as a comedian – I suppose I struggle a little with him in much the same way as Americans struggle with many British comics.