What was Robin Williams' job in the film Good Morning Vietnam
"Good Morning, Vietnam Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American comedy-drama war film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his ""irreverent tendency"". The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer. Most of Williams' performances that portrayed Cronauer's radio broadcasts were improvisations. The film was a critical and commercial success; for his work in"
"onscreen, but it had a great core"". He continued with other smaller roles in less successful films, such as ""The Survivors"" (1983) and ""Club Paradise"" (1986), though he said these roles did not help advance his film career. His first major break came from his starring role in director Barry Levinson's ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987), which earned Williams a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is set in 1965 during the Vietnam War, with Williams playing the role of Adrian Cronauer, a radio shock jock who keeps the troops entertained with comedy and sarcasm. Williams was"
"Director, then stayed with the production team for more music-variety specials. Under director Marty Pasetta and the production team that produced the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards specials, Moses worked as stage manager and/or AD on those and many other live musical-variety specials for CBS, ABC and NBC. In between specials, from 1977-1981, Moses was the associate director of the ABC hit game show ""Family Feud"" starring Richard Dawson. In 1983, Robin Williams became attached to Moses' treatment for ""Good Morning, Vietnam"", and for the next five years the project was in development at Paramount Pictures. During this"
"film was merely ""a Robin Williams concert movie welded clumsily onto the plot from an old Danny Kaye picture."" Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 90% based on reviews from 41 critics, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: ""A well-calibrated blend of manic comedy and poignant drama, Good Morning, Vietnam offers a captivating look at a wide range of Robin Williams' cinematic gifts."" On Metacritic is has a score of 67% based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of A-. Alex"
"ceremony. Actor Robin Williams was initially named a co-host, but he was forced to withdraw from emceeing duties due to his commitment toward his role in the upcoming film ""Good Morning, Vietnam"". One of the biggest priorities for Goldwyn was to shorten the length of the show to at least three hours or less. In view of his goal, he told reporters regarding winner's acceptance speeches, ""We are actually going to give them 45 seconds. The light (next to the camera) will start blinking at 45 seconds and go red at 55 seconds. After one minute we will either cut"
"in the Vietnam War. Woods won a Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actor for the role in 1983, also earning nominations in 1986, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, and 2012, multiple ""Soap Opera Digest"" Award nominations, and four MVP trophies from ""Soap Opera Update"". Vietnam War-veteran Bo arrives in the fictional city of Llanview, Pennsylvania, in November 1979, following his brother Clint (Clint Ritchie) from their native Texas. Clint had secured the chief editing position at Llanview's flagship newspaper, ""The Banner"", replacing the ailing husband and editor for ""Banner"" publisher Victoria Lord Riley (Erika Slezak), Joe Riley (Lee Patterson). Somewhat unlucky"
"the Academy Awards, winning once for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as psychologist Sean Maguire in ""Good Will Hunting"". He also received two Primetime Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Grammy Awards. On August 11, 2014, Williams committed suicide in his Paradise Cay, California, home at the age of 63. His wife attributed his suicide to his struggle with Lewy body disease. Robin McLaurin Williams was born at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on July 21, 1951. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a senior executive in Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury"
"director ""was afraid that if Robin and I met, that Robin would somehow start to do an unconscious imitation of me, which would change his characterization."" Williams and Cronauer eventually met at the film's New York premiere. ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" was one of the most successful films of the year, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 1987. The film received outstanding reviews from film critics. Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of the review show ""Siskel and Ebert"" awarded the film ""Two Thumbs Up"", with Ebert giving the film a four out of four star review in the ""Chicago Sun-Times"". Richard"
"Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film, directed by Gus Van Sant, and starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. Written by Affleck and Damon, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a client of a therapist and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor. Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend, his girlfriend, and himself, facing the significant task of confronting his past and thinking"
"watching this, they're cracking up because they know how true it is.'"" ""Bop Gun"" was originally meant to serve as the second season finale, but NBC decided to make it the season premiere with the hopes of getting increased ratings from a guest appearance by Robin Williams. Williams portrayed Robert Ellison, the husband of a slain woman tourist. Several news sources indicated Williams took on the role as a favor to ""Homicide"" executive producer Barry Levinson, who directed Williams in the films ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987) and ""Toys"" (1992). But Fontana said Williams agreed to take the part based on"
"famous by Robin Williams in the movie ""Good Morning, Vietnam"". Since then, WPGH is now the call letters of the Fox TV station in Pittsburgh. The push to get an FM station began in the fall of 1977 when Pitt requested a space on the commercial FM broadcast band. Because the Federal Communications Commission was concerned that the move of WPTS to FM might set an unfavorable precedent for other non-commercial stations seeking to make a similar move, Pitt had to reassure the FCC that WPTS-FM was a unique case. As a result, WPTS-FM was granted a class D license"
"starring film role in ""Popeye"" (1980), Williams starred in numerous films that achieved critical and financial success, including ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987), ""Dead Poets Society"" (1989), ""Aladdin"" (1992), ""The Birdcage"" (1996), and ""Good Will Hunting"" (1997). He also starred in widely acclaimed films, such as ""The World According to Garp"" (1982), ""Moscow on the Hudson"" (1984), ""Awakenings"" (1990), ""The Fisher King"" (1991), ""One Hour Photo"" (2002), and ""World's Greatest Dad"" (2009), as well as box office hits, such as ""Hook"" (1991), ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), ""Jumanji"" (1995), and the ""Night at the Museum"" trilogy (2006–2014). Williams was nominated four times for"
"at the University of Texas at Austin. The difficulties of working while wearing an ao dai link the dress to frailty and innocence, she wrote. Vietnamese writers who favor the use of the ao dai as a school uniform cite the inconvenience of wearing it as an advantage, a way of teaching students feminine behavior such as modesty, caution, and a refined manner. The ao dai is featured in an array of Vietnam-themed or related movies. In ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987), Robin Williams's character is wowed by ao dai-clad women when he first arrives in Saigon. The 1992 films ""Indochine"""
"coming to Lima, his tour of duty in Vietnam and being a disk jockey on an Armed Forces radio station in Saigon later served as the inspiration for the 1987 Touchstone Pictures-released film ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" in which Cronauer was portrayed by Robin Williams. WLIO WLIO is a dual NBC/Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Lima, Ohio, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and VHF channel 8 from a transmitter at its studios on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown. Owned by Block Communications, WLIO shares its studios with three low-powered sister stations: Class A dual ABC/CBS"
"Gun"" marked several changes in the series, including a less bleak visual style and a greater focus on one plot, rather than multiple subplots. It was also the first episode to focus primarily on a homicide victim, rather than on the detectives. Simon felt the dialogue was realistic, especially that of the dark humor employed by detectives as a coping mechanism for dealing with the horrors of the job. Williams previously worked with ""Homicide"" executive producer Barry Levinson on the films ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987) and ""Toys"" (1992). This led to speculation that Williams took the role on ""Bop Gun"""
"janitor could show such facility with matrices applied this way. Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film, directed by Gus Van Sant, and starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. Written by Affleck and Damon, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a client of a therapist and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor. Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend, his girlfriend, and himself,"
"John Williams (actor) John Williams (15 April 1903 – 5 May 1983) was an English stage, film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's ""Dial M For Murder"", as the chauffeur in ""Sabrina"", and as portraying the second ""Mr. French"" on TV's ""Family Affair"". Born in Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1903, Williams was educated at Lancing College. He began his acting career on the English stage in 1916, appearing in ""Peter Pan,"" ""The Ruined Lady"", and ""The Fake."" In 1924 he moved to New York, where he was"
"induction center. They include draft dodger Dave Brisbee (Wasson), who is delivered in handcuffs by FBI agents. The other inductees include Tyrone Washington (Shaw), Billy Ray Pike (Stevens), Vinnie Fazio (Lembeck) and Alvin Foster (Canning). (Like ""Joker"" in ""Full Metal Jacket"", Foster also keeps a journal and his entries provide the running narrative for the film.) The five boys go through basic training together. The training is dehumanizing and brutal, designed to make them think and act in unison. They are then shipped to Vietnam; as their ship docks, the shelling begins. Vietnam is a bewildering chaos: bureaucratic incompetence, callous"
"What Dreams May Come (film) What Dreams May Come is a 1998 American fantasy drama film, starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, and was directed by Vincent Ward. It won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The title is from a line in ""Hamlet""s ""To be, or not to be"" soliloquy. While vacationing in Switzerland, pediatrician Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams)"
"less than an hour. But of course, like most things, there's far more to it than meets the eye."" Robin Williams prepared for the role by training for two and-a-half days in a Southern California photo development lab. In an interview, Romanek said that he was inspired to create this movie by the films of 'lonely men' from the 1970s, notably ""Taxi Driver"" (1976). In the DVD commentary, Romanek says that Jack Nicholson was first approached to play the lead character. Nicholson turned the role down. ""One Hour Photo"" opened to generally positive reviews, earning an 81% rating on the"
"allowed to play the role without a script, improvising most of his lines. Over the microphone, he created voice impressions of people, including Walter Cronkite, Gomer Pyle, Elvis Presley, Mr. Ed, and Richard Nixon. ""We just let the cameras roll,"" said producer Mark Johnson, and Williams ""managed to create something new for every single take."" Many of his later roles were in comedies tinged with pathos. His roles in comedy and dramatic films garnered Williams an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his role as a psychologist in ""Good Will Hunting"" (1997)), as well as two previous Academy Award"
"Ben Moses Ben Moses (born 1948) is an American documentarian, television producer, director, writer, and filmmaker best known for ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" and the documentary ""A Whisper to a Roar"". Moses has been the executive in charge of television production and programming for General Electric, the executive producer of the ABC-TV affiliate in Washington, DC, and was a producer for Young & Rubicam Advertising in New York. Moses was born and raised in southern Illinois, and it was his interest in amateur radio that introduced him to the world beyond his small hometown. He received his first ""ham"" radio license"
"position, anywhere. It shows the sophisticated spy ring of the VC and NVA that provided information about their adversaries. Like ""A Yank in Viet-Nam"", it gave a positive view of South Vietnam and their anti-communist allies. The US Army had objections to James Lee Barrett's initial script. The first was that the Army wanted to show that South Vietnamese soldiers were involved in defending the base camp. That was rectified. The Army also objected to the portrayal of the raid where they kidnap a NVA general because in the original script this involved crossing the border into North Vietnam. Robin"
"10 years of searching Southeast Asia and turning up several leads, Rhodes believes that Frank is still alive and being kept in Laos as a prisoner of war. After petitioning the United States government for help, but receiving none, Colonel Rhodes brings together a disparate group of Vietnam War veterans, including some who were a part of Frank's platoon: Wilkes (Fred Ward), a ""tunnel rat"" who suffers from PTSD; ""Blaster"", a demolitions expert (Reb Brown); and ""Sailor"", a crazed, yet loyal machine gunner (Randall Cobb). Additionally, two helicopter pilot acquaintances of Rhodes, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Johnson (Harold Sylvester) and"
"Vietnam vet (Bruce Dern), who plan to blow up the Goodyear blimp over the Super Bowl. It was shot on location at the actual ""Super Bowl X"" in January 1976 in Miami, with the use of a real Goodyear Blimp. The film tested very highly, and Paramount and Frankenheimer had high expectations for it but it was not a hit. Frankenheimer is quoted in Champlin's biography as saying that his alcohol problem caused him to do work that was below his own standards on ""Prophecy"" (1979), an ecological monster movie about a mutant grizzly bear terrorizing a forest in Maine."
"Robert Ellison, the husband of a slain woman tourist. Levinson previously directed Williams in the films ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987) and ""Toys"" (1992). Although Williams was primarily known for his comedic work, the ""Homicide"" producers and Williams himself consciously decided to remain true to the original script, rejecting the idea of adding humor or jokes to the episode. ""Bop Gun"" also featured a 13-year-old Jake Gyllenhaal, son of the episode's director Stephen, in one of his earliest acting performances; he played Matt, the young son of Robert Ellison. Wilford Brimley portrayed the bed-ridden and suicidal Harry Prentice in ""See No"
"Damian Jones Damian Jones (born 30 September 1964) is a BAFTA-winning British film producer. He has produced over 30 feature films including: "", The Lady In The Van, Dad's Army, Belle, The Iron Lady, Adulthood, Kidulthood, The History Boys, Welcome to Sarajevo, Gridlock'd, Millions, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"" and ""Powder Room."" Jones’ latest feature, ""Goodbye Christopher Robin,"" in collaboration with Fox Searchlight tells the story of the relationship between AA Milne and his son Christopher Robin. Directed by Simon Curtis, the film stars Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie. Principal photography began in September 2016. He is the"
"the psychological thriller ""One Hour Photo"", Williams played an emotionally disturbed photo development technician who becomes obsessed with a family for whom he has developed pictures for a long time. The last Williams movie released during his lifetime was ""The Angriest Man in Brooklyn"", a film addressing the value of life. In it, Williams played Henry Altmann, a terminally ill man who reassesses his life and works to redeem himself. Among the actors who helped him during his acting career, he credited Robert De Niro, from whom he learned the power of silence and economy of dialog when acting, to"
"cast as Eastern European characters. Elya Baskin Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin (, ; born 11 August 1950), known as Elya Baskin, is a Soviet-born American actor. He first gained attention for his role in ""Moscow on the Hudson"" (1984), as Robin Williams' character's best friend. Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Riga, Soviet Latvia, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin. He attended Moscow's prestigious Theatre and Variety Arts College and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre. He immigrated to the United States in 1976. He has built a considerable career in TV"
"Won"", ""Colorado C.I."", ""Centennial"", ""The Night Rider"", ""Mrs. Columbo"" and ""The Rockford Files"". Williams retired from acting in 1982 to open a Santa Monica, California communications company that leases time on six two-way radio repeater stations. Williams was also a longtime Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and worked at the Malibu, California, substation. He turned down the offer of a role in ""Falcon Crest"" because it involved too much location shooting. In 1993, Williams made a cameo in """" as a director of ""The Green Hornet"". In 2010, the filmmakers of the 2011 ""Green Hornet"""
"later tortured, gang-raped, and killed. In Vietnam, a U.S. target drone recognizes Air Force colonel and F-105 pilot Robin Zacharias as a prisoner of war in a secret camp administered by the NVA. Since Zacharias possesses highly classified technical knowledge and has been declared killed in action, Admiral Dutch Maxwell arranges a secret rescue mission for him as well as other American POWs held in the camp. Unbeknownst to them, Soviet colonel Nikolay ""Kolya"" Grishanov has been interrogating the prisoners; he later lobbies his government to transport Zacharias and his fellow prisoners into the Soviet Union, citing their intelligence value."
"Entertainment gave the script a green light. As Lionsgate was recruiting actors, Robin Williams expressed interest in playing the lead role of Alan Hakman. Having loved the script, Williams told Naim that what really “struck” him was the “sense of mortality, something [he] hadn't explored as an actor before”. Within weeks, the rest of the cast and crew was hired. The 95 minutes movie was shot on 35mm film in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and was described by Naim as a very harmonious, very organized 35-day shoot “with no problems whatsoever”. Won Nominations Director ... aka The final Cut -"
"that era. It was not until some years later that he was able to elicit interest in the proposal which became the film ""Good Morning, Vietnam"". The movie was based on his experiences as a Saigon-based DJ during the Vietnam War, where he served from 1965 to 1966. His program was known as the ""Dawn Buster"". According to Cronauer, other than the film's portrayal of him being a radio host, very little of the film reflects his experiences, except the bombing of a restaurant which Cronauer witnessed from nearby. A subsequent special program on National Public Radio about the role"