Good Morning, Vietnam
Taste attributes: comedydramawarmusic/dancebiographyunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
"Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ!"
Boxlist takeA grounded war film that is moving, morally murky and uncomplicated. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh, who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Silver Screen Partners III
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
