Good Morning, Vietnam

"This is not going to look good on a resume!". Another episode of The Simpsons features The Planet of the Apes: The Musical with the big number, Dr. Zaius. You're the enemy.". He then remembers the film's ending and breaks down like Taylor. "Enemy? Who is the enemy? You think we're little Vietnamese. He replies that "The only danger is if they send us to that terrible Planet of the Apes". My friend is the goddamned enemy.". In The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer" Homer is chosen to be an astronaut and in a press interview, is asked about the dangers of space.

I fought to get you into that bar, and you blew it up. There have been modifications from the original French novel:. I have to leave the country because of my association with you. The movie was remade in 2001 - see Planet of the Apes. "They know about the bombing, Sparky. and two television series:. Cronauer confronts his hidden friend verbally. Planet of the Apes was followed by four sequels:.

Cronauer chases him at top speed, but the well-prepared spy disappears into a courtyard. This is similar to the relation of yahoos and Houyhnhnms in Gulliver's Travels. Cronauer has to make sure of what Dickerson told him, calling out "Phan Duc To", and his Vietnamese friend runs. The humans cannot talk and are made to work by the apes. They go to a really run-down neighborhood of filthy back alleys, the underbelly of a third world city. Human arrogance and self-assurance is also attacked by the Babel-like nuclear war, where humans are brought low (and rendered dumb) by their own science. If you want to continue to have a brother, take me to him now!". The ape's religious texts have a strong resemblance to the prose used in the King James Version of the Bible.

They are going to kill him. In particular, the apes' prejudice against humans, based on religion, can be seen as an attack both on creationism (Taylor's trial bearing some resemblance to the real-life Scopes Monkey Trial) and the idea of an "evolutionary ladder" with humans at the top. He explains carefully, "The police know about your brother. The film uses the depiction of ape society to attack notions of human superiority. She says she doesn't know. In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Cronauer finds his friend's sister and asks where he is. It was nominated for Best Costume Design (Morton Haack) and Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical).

("Why are you doing this?" "Isn't it strange how a Vietnamese boy is able to get in and out of VC territory? Didn't you wonder how he got you out of that bar moments before it blew up, or are you normally not that inquisitive?" "You're crazy, he's not a terrorist." "These are photographs of terrorists, executed by South Vietnamese police. Your friend is next: Phan Duc To."). It won an honorary Academy Award for John Chambers for his outstanding make-up achievement. Cronauer still doesn't get it. Schaffner. You're on a DC-9 at 1600 hours tomorrow."). It was directed by Franklin J. Back in Saigon, Cronauer is confronted by Dickerson one final time ("Boy, I got your pansy ass in a sling, now. The movie was adapted by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling from the novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle.

("Hello, sailor!"). He realizes that he's really back on Earth (albeit in the future) and that mankind has finally decimated civilization by a nuclear war. Cronauer acts like a girl trying to hitch a ride. But soon after his escape, Taylor discovers the Statue of Liberty half buried in the sand of a beach. The car won't start, so they head back on foot and flag down a helicopter. But even his experience doesn't give Taylor the "why" on how apes became intelligent, talking creatures and humans the slaves (a question we eventually would find the answer to throughout the film series). He finds them in the jungle, where they've been walking in circles, as a youthful commando squad lurks nearby. Zaius lets them go without further confrontation as he thinks it best for everyone if Taylor just disappears.

When he hears, "An Lac", he breaks into a run, steals a car and races off. Zaius and a band of gorillas manage to find them and after a brief battle, Taylor and Nova are allowed to escape on horseback. They question the one of the guards at the entrance to the compound. They flee to the "Forbidden Zone", where they discover a cave with artifacts of human technology. Cronauer's Vietnamese friend asks one of the disk jockeys where he went. But Taylor and Nova manages to escape with the aid of Cornelius and Zira. It's definitely not safe, so Dickerson recommends giving a 24-hour pass to Cronauer and Garlic. Their jeep is bombed, and the two wander in the jungle for hours while their friends in the city wonder what happened to them. Zaius, soon discovers Taylor's ability to talk and puts him on trial.

Dickerson suggests Cronauer interview some men in the field, taking the precaution to question military intelligence about the safety of the area he's going to. The political leader, Dr. We're out of here!". Taylor's voice eventually heals sufficiently that he can talk to Cornelius and Zira, who take a liking to him. It ends when a corporal comes out and shouts, "Say goodbye to the radio star. Zaius sees some letters on the dirt and realizes Taylor possesses verbal intelligence. He asks several of the men to introduce themselves and wishes them luck in the field. Dr.

One soldier calls from the back of a truck, "How do we know it's him?" Another asks him to say "Good morning, Vietnam". Cronauer tries to beg off ("C'mon, guys, it's too hot for radio @#$%.") Finally, he gives in and puts on a brief show, replete with Mick Jagger imitations. In one scene, Taylor attempts to write on the dirt to call Cornelius and Zira's attention, but he become frustrated when they do not notice them. "Hey, guys, guess who I got here?" "Don't do this." "I've got the one and only Adrian Cronauer." "You're a dead man, Garlic.". Cornelius and Zira are scientists who take an interest in Taylor because of his lip movements that resemble talking. Garlic has an inspiration. This latter fact is illustrated when Taylor eventually finds Landon, who has been lobotomized after revealing his talking ability. I'm out of here.") Garlic tracks him down in a restaurant and confronts him ("What the @#$! A lot of guys went to the mat for you." "Eddie, that's two rude words in one year.") Driving back to their compound, they're caught in traffic behind a GI truck convoy. The apes are divided: the warriors are gorilla-like, the politicians orangutan-like and the scientists chimpanzee-like.

Eddie Garlic tries to get Cronauer to do his show again, but Cronauer refuses ("I'm going to phone it in. Taylor discovers that the apes, who can talk, are in control and use humans, who cannot talk, as slaves or for scientific experimentation. My country maybe no future.". The captives are taken back to an ape city where Taylor is thrown into a cage with another captive, the beautiful Nova. He tries to see the girl, but she tells him, "Vietnamese lady not friends. One of the astronauts is shot and killed during the chase while Taylor and Landon are captured; Taylor is shot in the throat, an injury that prevents him from initially talking to the apes. He soothes a crying baby with his amazing comedic ability, wearing a kettle top as a hat and singing nonsense. After wandering around in mountainous terrain, they descend to a valley where they stumble across a group of people being chased by gorillas on horseback.

They drive out to the village where his friend lives. They manage to escape in an inflatable boat and reach shore. "I drink, so I can be this funny." "He say, 'You not funny at all.'". They awaken to find a fourth astronaut has died in space and their ship has started to sink. He puts shrimp on the tips of his fingers, and sings, "Set me free, why don't you, babe?" The waiter comes up and asks him why he drinks so much, and his Vietnamese friend translates. Astronauts Taylor, Landon and Dodge are in deep hibernation when their spaceship crash lands in a lake on a planet in 3978 A.D. Feeling dejected after recent events, Cronauer takes to hanging out in a local restaurant and drinking.
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Reinstate the man.") Meanwhile, Dickerson plots his revenge. The film is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. ("This is a tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing. Planet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself 2,000+ years in the future stranded on an earth-like planet, in which humans are enslaved by apes. Over Dickerson's misgivings, the General puts Cronauer back on the air. The technology and general settings of the apes' towns are more primitive compared to the original descriptions by Pierre Boulle. I don't know what that means, but it sounds pretty negative to me, sir." "I think the men are trying to tell us something.". The humans wear primitive clothing although they were naked in the novel.

Garlic reads one: "Hock sucks the sweat from a dead man's balls. The Planet of the Apes is indeed Earth, although in the original novel it is a different planet that is very similar. Phone calls and letters pour into the station, demanding that Houck be taken off the air and Cronauer put back. Ulysse has to learn it to get acquainted, while in the movie, Taylor has a throat wound which prevents him from speaking at first. For now, suspend him.") Dickerson suggests that Lieutenant Houck take over the Cronauer show, and his staff begs him not to: "Sir, you're not funny." "Then why were you laughing when you were typing my jokes?" "I was thinking of something else." Houck adopts a terrible French accent, makes some awfully lame puns, and plays polkas. The apes speak perfect English, while they spoke a wholly different alien language in the book. The general refuses to discipline Cronauer ("He made a mistake. The hero is not a French called Ulysse Mérou anymore, but an American called Taylor.

Cronauer is suspended from broadcasting. Return to the Planet of the Apes (animated) (1975). A bomb unofficially went off in Jimmy Wah's, and 4 G.I.'s unofficially died." Dickerson tries to get in and stop him, but Cronauer had locked himself in the studio, so Dickerson orders the engineer to turn off the transmitter. Planet of the Apes (1974). "In news, officially nothing happened today. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). Confronted in the hallway with a handful of unofficial news, he adopts an apologetic tone: "Sorry, I was dizzy, the air conditioning, thanks for straightening me out." Then he starts his show. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).

Returning to the studio, Cronauer furiously rips printouts from the news teletypes. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971). Cronauer helps the local ambulance crew as rain falls on a corpse. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). One afternoon, while Cronauer is drinking in the club, his Vietnamese friend suddenly arrives ("What are you doing here? My sister wants to meet you.") Moments after the pair leave the club, an explosion knocks them to the ground. Woodrow Parfrey as Dr. Maximus. "Who brought in the gook?" A fight ensues, and Cronauer is called on the carpet by Sergeant Major Dickerson ("A goddamned bar brawl: talk!" "These two behemoths were abusing a Vietnamese national...") Dickerson threatens Cronauer with an dangerous transfer ("Can you envision some fairly unpleasant alternatives?" "Not without slides."). Lou Wagner as Lucius.

At the club where the radio crew like to hang out, he brings his Vietnamese friend in, but two marines come over to start trouble after Cronauer bribes the bar girls to stop paying attention to the jar heads. Robert Gunner as Landon. Okay, I bribed my way into the class, but I'm going to stay.") and goes out with him for local food ("fish balls and lizard testicles"). Linda Harrison as Nova. The girl's brother stops him as he tries to follow her out of the class ("You forget the girl...You Americans are all alike, you find a girl with the shape breasts you like, put her in a fancy car, and take her to bed." "What's wrong with that?" "It's more devout here.") Cronauer switches from madcap humor to disarming honesty ("You got me, Sparky. Honorious. ("Slip me some skin" apparently does not mean a leper handing you a hunk of his face, and so on.). James Daly as Dr.

("What subject is this?" "Is it English?" "That's right! Thanks for playing!") Soon he has the entire class convulsed in laughter as he teaches them the way people talk on the streets of New York City. James Whitmore as President of the Assembly. He spots a pretty Vietnamese girl and follows her to an English class, where he bribes the teacher to let him take over the class so he can meet the girl. Zaius. But the General supports him ("I heard his show in Crete, and I busted a gut laughing."). Maurice Evans as Dr. Houck is jealous of his comedic ability, and Dickerson hates him because he gets away with being rebellious and disrespectful. Kim Hunter as Zira.

Cronauer continues to live life at a frenetic pace, making a hash of army regulations about what he can and cannot say or play over the air while amassing a huge following among the men in the field. Roddy McDowall as Cornelius. Then he sits casually back, and modestly asks the other guys, "Too much?". Charlton Heston as George Taylor. At precisely 0600 hours, Cronauer switches his mic on, pauses as if totally lost, then half shouts and half croons, "Good morning, Viet Nammmmmmm!!" He follows this with a rapid fire, apparently ad-libbed stream of topical wisecracks ("This is not a test, this is rock and roll!"), pretends to play a record backwards ("Oof, neef, Freddy is the devil") and introduces the first song of his show: Nowhere to run to. At 0559 hours, Marty Dreiwitz challenges Cronauer: "Can you say something funny right now?" "I doubt it." Dreiwitz cackles with laughter and says, "By the way, you're on in ten seconds, nine, eight...".

show ("I'm not even in my body yet, I may have to hurt you.") Garlic laughs this off and escorts Cronauer to the cramped studio, rapidly introducing him to the General ("Garlic, have you put on weight? Why the shadow of your ass must weigh twenty pounds.") and the eerie twin news censors ("Hiya."). Garlic wakes Cronauer the next morning, and the jet-lagged disk jockey struggles to gain sufficient consciousness for his 6:00 A.M. The conversation goes steadily downhill from there, as Dickerson starts dicking Cronauer around about his clothes: "This is not standard issue, Airman!" Cronauer infuriates Dickerson with thinly veiled mock respect and razor-sharp humor, calling him Sir ("I work for a living! What does three up and three down mean to you?" "End of an inning?"). Upon arrival in Army Lieutenant Steven Houck's office, Cronauer immediately encounters a nemesis in Sergeant Major Dickerson. "Where is this man's paperwork?" he thunders, and Houck obsequiously hands over Cronauer's orders to Dickerson.

Wearing "Cretan camouflage", radio announcer Adrian Cronauer emerges from the air-conditioned US Air Force airliner taking him to his new assignment in sweltering Saigon, where fellow enlisted man Eddie Garlic prepares to drive him to the radio station. Garlic, hugely overweight, turns the ignition key even though the engine is already on. The movie was shot in Bangkok, Thailand. Most of Robin Williams' humorous radio broadcasts were improvised. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams).

The movie was written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Walsh and Noble Willingham. It also stars Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Cronauer is played by Robin Williams.

Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 comedy/drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Saigon (AFRS), who proves hugely popular with the troops serving in South Vietnam, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency".