Ebert's speech at 3:27 sounds like something that would be said to describe Robin William's the person, and not just the character he plays. He put up a wall with his words. "Don't look inside, I'm gonna keep you laughing the whole time".
In 2007, 20 years later I happened to see Robin Williams at the B.A.R.T. station in Oakland, Calif.. Robin was standing alone looking miserable. If I had known what he was going through I would have offered more help.
Kirby was excellent ("I know in my heart that I'm funny, sir"). So was Noble Willingham. And Forrest Tucker in a different role than any previous one. It was Williams' show, but other actors got some great lines. Except for Robert Wuhl, great character actors top to bottom.
@@75aces97 I don't believe "Sarge" from F Troop was in Good Morning Vietnam as that is Forrest Tucker. Forrest Whittaker, however, played Garlick who is probably AC's best friend during the movie and Whittaker is a quality actor as well.
Great movie thanks to Williams essentially doing his always funny stand-up type stuff, but sitting behind a radio mic. Some serious stuff in there, too: his little friend is with the Vietcong, the explosion at Jimmy's bar, the Army censoring the news, and the ironic use of "What a Wonderful World" over war footage. Awesome!
In the 90s I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Adrian Cronhaur. I was making a commercial and he happened to be visiting a recording engineer buddy from Vietnam. He was a lot more subdued than Robin Williams. All he'd say is the his shows were no where near as over the top but he and his pals still had a lot of fun on air. He seemed to be a genuinely decent fellow!
Still holds up. Robin Williams was one of those comics that you can laugh at his jokes a second or third time hearing them. Truly a tragic end and to this day I fail to understand how he burnt out the way he did.
Great film! I'm a huge Barry Levinson fan. His fabulous film Tin Men (which came out earlier that year in 1987) is one of the most criminally underrated gems in film history! I really hope it gets a blu ray release eventually.
That's true. I saw that when it came out and watched again about 5 years ago. Levinson has made some of the best films that people have just forgotten about (Tin Men, Avalon, Liberty Heights).
Good Morning Vietnam was entertaining on its own merit, and Robin Williams gave an awesome performance, one of his best. However, there were a number of historical inaccuracies. Adrian Cronauer himself said that if he'd done some of the things depicted in the film, "I'd still be in Leavenworth".
In an ironic twist, CTV in Canada carried the movie during the time of the Gulf War, and censored the part where the US soldiers put people against the wall and shot them.
This whole thing never happened on either end. Very few brass acted this crazy in Vietnam and Adrian didn't do any of these things at all. The brass was afraid of getting killed, by their own troops,.
What I find annoying is that Ebert nearly always lets Siskel give his spiel uninterrupted, but rarely gives Ebert the same courtesy - constantly interjects and interrupts.
Robin is doing something similar to what Phil Hendrie is doing, only Phil has profected the art. No one is doing anything similar to either btw. Most radio and podcast hosts have dark tetrad traits and don’t have tbe patience or intelligence to do a show like Phil does
Fascinating to see these two supposedly movie review gods do such a colossally poor review of this film. They completely leave out the conflict that ultimately dooms the lead character. And neither of them mention the Lt. And I realize this was the 80's but it's cringeworthy that Siskel found it necessary to point out that one of the supporting characters was black. The observation about Cronauer not developing and being unemotional while true in an intentional way about comics and comedy fails to point out the very serious impact of the character being completely naive which ultimately undermines the safety of the soldiers and leads to the character's downfall from the lack of growth. And I realize this really was a break-through showcase for Williams' talent but the two reviewers seemed to get lost in gushing over Williams finally having a platform.
I hated that fucking movie with a passion. Still do. It's like watching a guy on a marathon coke binge that just won't come down, long after the party's over and everyone's ready to go home.
@@skeletorment - Well, excuse me for your rather pathetic assumptions about the movie, "Good Morning Vietnam," and whatever else that you have been living through anyway!
@tylerjames6842 - Your comment is pathetic and even stupid! After all, you must be a total sap for the right-wing McCarthyite establishment in America anyway!
I never ever understood Robin William’s popularity. I don’t think he was brilliant, I think he was unbalanced. I worked with him at Paramount Pictures in the early 80s. I went out of my way to avoid him when I saw him approaching. He always thought he needed to entertain me instead of turning it off and just being a normal guy. It was always manic.
Good morning to you too. Yes, Vietnam sucked. Know what else is annoying? Not putting quotation marks around a movie title which can completely change the meaning of a sentence.
Siskel loved him, Ebert couldn't help himself. They turned pretty fast to the next topic, after such praises, but I can forgive that, maybe it's just how they worked.
Welcome back from the planet Mars. You've obviously been away for quite some time. I hope you get used to the oxygen level on THIS planet. It's surely different where YOU come from
Loved "Good Morning Vietnam". I miss Robin Williams a lot!
Ebert's speech at 3:27 sounds like something that would be said to describe Robin William's the person, and not just the character he plays. He put up a wall with his words. "Don't look inside, I'm gonna keep you laughing the whole time".
Very prophetic.
Absolutely.
Great point. Just goes to show what brilliant reviewers these two were.
Sad. Sand ant true. Well said. To a lesser extent a lot of us do that...although we're not nearly as funny.
@@rcoveyduc Tragically prophetic
In 2007, 20 years later I happened to see Robin Williams at the B.A.R.T. station in Oakland, Calif.. Robin was standing alone looking miserable. If I had known what he was going through I would have offered more help.
Return back to 1987, that we can all agree to.
Played this again the day Robin died and wept heavily.
Oddly Adrian Cronauer outlives Robin Williams by 4 years. Bless then both.
RIP Robin Williams wish he hadnt been so troubled and unhappy RIP Adrian Cronauer
RIP Bruno Kirby
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Haven't seen it in years. Have to watch it again.
Roger ebert gene siskel Robin Williams RIP gentleman
JT Walsh and Bruno Kirby are both gone, too. 😞
@@reneedennis2011 yep
JT Walsh and Bruno Kirby were each exceptional in the film. In particular Bruno!
Kirby was excellent ("I know in my heart that I'm funny, sir"). So was Noble Willingham. And Forrest Tucker in a different role than any previous one. It was Williams' show, but other actors got some great lines. Except for Robert Wuhl, great character actors top to bottom.
@@75aces97 I don't believe "Sarge" from F Troop was in Good Morning Vietnam as that is Forrest Tucker. Forrest Whittaker, however, played Garlick who is probably AC's best friend during the movie and Whittaker is a quality actor as well.
@@billyboblillybob344 😄
Oh, yes, that would have been something if Sgt O'Rourke was in it. Yes, I meant Forrest Whitaker.
Great movie thanks to Williams essentially doing his always funny stand-up type stuff, but sitting behind a radio mic. Some serious stuff in there, too: his little friend is with the Vietcong, the explosion at Jimmy's bar, the Army censoring the news, and the ironic use of "What a Wonderful World" over war footage. Awesome!
In the 90s I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Adrian Cronhaur. I was making a commercial and he happened to be visiting a recording engineer buddy from Vietnam. He was a lot more subdued than Robin Williams. All he'd say is the his shows were no where near as over the top but he and his pals still had a lot of fun on air. He seemed to be a genuinely decent fellow!
Robin's best work!
Still holds up. Robin Williams was one of those comics that you can laugh at his jokes a second or third time hearing them. Truly a tragic end and to this day I fail to understand how he burnt out the way he did.
Watch the documentary The Tragic Side of Conedy.
Great film! I'm a huge Barry Levinson fan. His fabulous film Tin Men (which came out earlier that year in 1987) is one of the most criminally underrated gems in film history! I really hope it gets a blu ray release eventually.
That's true. I saw that when it came out and watched again about 5 years ago. Levinson has made some of the best films that people have just forgotten about (Tin Men, Avalon, Liberty Heights).
2:13 Forest Whitaker, a jolly black soldier
I thought the scene where the soldiers were stuck in traffic was absolutely brilliant and was not long at all.
Yeah I wanted that scene to go on a little longer.
I agree. It's one of the best scenes in the movie
Good Morning Vietnam was entertaining on its own merit, and Robin Williams gave an awesome performance, one of his best. However, there were a number of historical inaccuracies. Adrian Cronauer himself said that if he'd done some of the things depicted in the film, "I'd still be in Leavenworth".
They actually dragged that gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning Vietnam even more than I am.
In an ironic twist, CTV in Canada carried the movie during the time of the Gulf War, and censored the part where the US soldiers put people against the wall and shot them.
Really, I never heard that before.
2:49 Sergeant Major
I thought Bruno Kirby was the funniest thing in the movie.
This whole thing never happened on either end. Very few brass acted this crazy in Vietnam and Adrian didn't do any of these things at all. The brass was afraid of getting killed, by their own troops,.
Adrian would say he was in Vietnam and was on the radio, but other than that the rest is fiction.
What I find annoying is that Ebert nearly always lets Siskel give his spiel uninterrupted, but rarely gives Ebert the same courtesy - constantly interjects and interrupts.
LMAO Robin Williams (Toykyo Rose)
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I liked the gay flamboyant bar owner character.
Ahhh...like aahhh shiny suuuuit!!!
It was very weird that he had a big crush on Walter Brennan.
good moring is williams at his best he should have won best actor not dougless
Robin is doing something similar to what Phil Hendrie is doing, only Phil has profected the art. No one is doing anything similar to either btw. Most radio and podcast hosts have dark tetrad traits and don’t have tbe patience or intelligence to do a show like Phil does
Ebert didn't like him that much, not as much as he said. As usual, missing the point.
Ebert was master at making mistakes when writing film reviews!
Fascinating to see these two supposedly movie review gods do such a colossally poor review of this film. They completely leave out the conflict that ultimately dooms the lead character. And neither of them mention the Lt. And I realize this was the 80's but it's cringeworthy that Siskel found it necessary to point out that one of the supporting characters was black. The observation about Cronauer not developing and being unemotional while true in an intentional way about comics and comedy fails to point out the very serious impact of the character being completely naive which ultimately undermines the safety of the soldiers and leads to the character's downfall from the lack of growth. And I realize this really was a break-through showcase for Williams' talent but the two reviewers seemed to get lost in gushing over Williams finally having a platform.
I hated that fucking movie with a passion. Still do. It's like watching a guy on a marathon coke binge that just won't come down, long after the party's over and everyone's ready to go home.
that was his whole act.
@skeletorment - Well how unfortunate of people like you who think they know what makes a good movie and what doesn't! Get a damn grip, will ya?
@@robertpolanco1973 So, I guess I'm not allowed to dislike things in your version of the world? Man, I would hate to have your life... And then some.
@@skeletorment - Well, excuse me for your rather pathetic assumptions about the movie, "Good Morning Vietnam," and whatever else that you have been living through anyway!
this movie was just a vehicle for robin williams to do his act. and all the time he was just a sap for the viet cong.
@tylerjames6842 - Your comment is pathetic and even stupid! After all, you must be a total sap for the right-wing McCarthyite establishment in America anyway!
I never ever understood Robin William’s popularity. I don’t think he was brilliant, I think he was unbalanced. I worked with him at Paramount Pictures in the early 80s. I went out of my way to avoid him when I saw him approaching. He always thought he needed to entertain me instead of turning it off and just being a normal guy. It was always manic.
the love child of jerry lewis.
Good Morning, Vietnam really sucked. It was very annoying.
Good morning to you too. Yes, Vietnam sucked. Know what else is annoying? Not putting quotation marks around a movie title which can completely change the meaning of a sentence.
They keep saying how funny Robin Williams is but I think what they mean to say is that he is annoying.
Siskel loved him, Ebert couldn't help himself. They turned pretty fast to the next topic, after such praises, but I can forgive that, maybe it's just how they worked.
@shatchett0 - Like compared to whom? I NEVER found Robin Williams to be "annoying" anyway! You really need to get a grip as well!
Robin Williams is not funny, ever.
Yes you are.
Welcome back from the planet Mars. You've obviously been away for quite some time. I hope you get used to the oxygen level on THIS planet. It's surely different where YOU come from
You're a sad person.
I've always felt Robin Williams was great as a dramatic actor. I know I'm in the minority, but I just never got his humor.
Much like Alan Alda in "Mash". Never laughed out loud to either one.