Good Morning, Vietnam Page #12

Synopsis: A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1987
121 min
3,975 Views


Okay, everybody, let's play ball!

Go into conference.|That point. That fence.

- Okay, here we go.|- Go, batter. Go, batter.

Whoa! Headin' north!

Let's go! Was it a double|or a daiquiri?

Wait a minute.|All right!

Thank you!

Whoa. A little conference here, Wilk.|A little conference. Time out, everyone.

This not like a real baseball. It's much|smaller and harder than-- than this one.

You got me there, Wilk, because--|I'm sorry. We have no budget, you see.

And I gotta get on a plane,|and we have to do with what we can.|Give me your hand.

- Thank you.|- Thank you.|- Thank you all the same.

- Thank you all the same, and--|You wanna take the ball?|- No.

Okay. We gotta play, Wilk.|You're pitchin'. There's only--

I want to turn in the ball to the--|see, the original place.

- Okay. Let's take one more ball here.|This one's a better one.|- No, no.

- Not that one?|- No need.|- We haven't got a real baseball, Wilk.

- Bear with me, okay?|- Okay.|- We haven't got the money, pal.

- Anyway--|- Okay? Is that one okay?|- I accept that this is|a very good substitute.

- Okay. Let's just play|with the substitute then, okay?|- Okay.

- Okay.|- This is a deal.|- It's a deal?|- This is a deal.

Okay, take the ball with you,|then, Wilk. I'll give you money|if you take the ball.

- No.|- No?|- I'm sorry.|- Okay.

- I'm-I'm-- I've no money. Sorry.|- Is there a psychiatrist here?

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah! Go!|Run, run, run! Okay.

He's not out till you have|both hands on the ball!

Keep your eye on the fruit.|That's it. Eye on the fruit.

Okay, on the fruit,|on the fruit.

- Go, go! Run, Minh! Run!|- Come on, Minh!|- Run, Minh!

Keep go-- Keep going!

where I belong

and the night are long

- Well, they walk and I walk

- They twist and I'll twist|- Hey, Wilk. Wilk, you got a base hit.

They fly and I'll fly

a-havin'fun

In that warm California sun

out on the coast

are really the most

and I'll walk

and I'll twist

and I'll shimmy

and I'll fly

havin'fun

In that warm California sun

Yeah, me too.|Hey, hey. Oh, hey.

When you look like Goliath,|so might you...

- You take care. Take care.|- beware of-of some-some David.

We had a great day.

Thank you.

Well, Mr Cronauer,|we, we thank-thank you for your|fine teaching about softball...

and we have learned a lot from you|and we wish you good luck and success.

- Thank you, Wilkie.|- Thank you.|- Thank you.

- Thank you.|- Thank you.

- You guys ready to go?|- Can you give me a minute?

Man, he's gonna say goodbye to|the whole goddam country now.

I want to say goodbye|before you go.

To tell you...

thank you for being so kind.

So many things not happen|the way you want it.

You so good person...

but I could not with you.

We are so different.

I say "tomato."|You say "xioh phoung."

See you.

- Staggers the imagination.|- Makes me unique, doesn't it?

- What a plus.|- Flip them the bird!

Left, right!

Three, four!

Left, left!|Left, right, left!

Left, left!|Left, right, left!

Left, left!|Left, right, left!

It was a pleasure making|your acquaintance, sir. Thanks.

- Cut that out, Garlick.|We're the same rank.|- What will I do without you, sir?

- Well, you carry on, Montesque.|- Carry on, Montesque.

Carry on. I like that. It makes me feel,|uh, British or something.

I've got something here|for you.

I want you to play this. It says|goodbye to everybody stayin' behind.

- I'll take care of it pronto, sir.|- You could get in trouble for that.

I requisitioned for a name change.|Trouble is actually my new middle name.

Well, I'll give you the old chuck|on the shoulder now.

It's a stupid thing to do,|isn't it?

You take care.

Ed, your fly's open.

Made you look.

Good morning, Vietnam!

This is Eddie Garlick|coming to you live from AFRS...

Armed Forces Radio Saigon.

It's 1 629 hours here in Saigon,|and Airman Adrian Cronauer|is going home today.

But he left a farewell message|for all you guys out there|still sweating it out in the fields.

So without further ado,|here's a farewell extravaganza.

Goodbye, Vietnam!

here. I got the lucky ticket home, baby.

Keep them wagons rollin', Rawhide

The final Adrian Cronauer broadcast.

by our friends at the Pentagon.

Korea? That's right. The US Army.

not being done by the Army.

you're here! Good to see you.

you don't say anything controversial. "

a marijuana problem here in Vietnam?

Everybody has it. "

Leo! Leo.

I just want you to know one thing.

civilian clothes, don't forget pumps. "

Oh, these are special.

'There's no place like home...

and you can be there. "

I hope we all could.

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Mitch Markowitz

Mitch Markowitz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the film Good Morning, Vietnam. He also wrote the movie Crazy People. His television credits include M*A*S*H, Van Dyke and Company, Best of the West, Report To Murphy, What's Happening?, Buffalo Bill, Monk, and Too Close For Comfort, among others. more…

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