How Good Morning Vietnam Made Robin Williams a Movie Star

[@jasenwright1178]

I was an extra in the 'troops on the trucks' scene. It was shot in Phuket and it was very hot. There was supposed to be a 'roadblock' and we had to sit waiting for the scene! Robin arrives on a Jeep and 'just adlibs before and after the the cameras start rolling! We didn't know when the shot was being taken and when the shot was over--it was just the same ! Brilliant guy! Friendly to all us guys as 'extras'. Sad he has passed! Great guy!

[@kennyandsaradechmerowski455]

Awesome story and a great movie.

[@jtoland2333]

That's such an important scene. You guys did a great job!

[@monicabrowne1074]

This was a wonderful short biography on Robin Williams for "Good Morning Vietnan". It was beautiful and poignant tribute. I am a huge fan. I wished it was longer biography that illustrated his whole career. The presenter was so accurate in regards to Robin 's character as a comedian, an actor and as an individual. I loved it. 😀

[@karlchandran4631]

A short yet introspective explanation of Robin Williams dramatic acting approach and ability. I have always believed that *He* was deeply complicated, which made his stand-up routines and performances so amazing to watch. I enjoyed the video!

[@Jingy2003]

One of my all-time favorite movies.

[@jordanmullenhopkins]

This man is the only celebrity who’s death actually affected me. Make them laugh Robin. Your spark will never be lost and never forgotten

[@ianlawton660]

and me i miss him like a brother

[@charlesdeangelo9927]

AND WE MISS YOU ROBIN !!!

[@kevinstephenson3880]

Brilliant actor! A truly funny, funny man. He made us laugh and cry. I so enjoyed his movies. If you know someone who is thinking of taking their own life, talk to them, encourage them to reach out and talk to professionals. They are not alone. Miss you Robin! There will never be another.

[@reecen819]

Born in 1999. Watched Good Will Hunting last year. My favourite film. Sad I didn’t get to appreciate Robin Williams when he was here

[@phil2003ashleigh]

He was the best. A beautiful human being. Can’t help think however that the Academy gobshites gave him the Oscar for GWH, dead poets and Vietnam absolute masterful performances. God bless you Robin. Rest in peace at last x

[@stevewisniewski5860]

A brilliant entertainer. Thank you. Thank you for your humor your smiles your laughter your family your gifts and your friends. Thank you

[@Tommy1977777]

Semper Fi, Mr Williams. As a combat Veteran who has never been allowed to see your USO shows (apparently, for insurance reasons, famous folks werent allowed near the dangerous areas) i still want to thank you. i know that somewhere, God is laughing his ass off.

[@robertrouse470]

Edward Hines He better be or I don't want to meet him!

[@chipbush0111]

Robin Williams IS a national treasure.

[@williamthibeau1122]

Was

[@wagner9050]

May GOD Bless the soul of Robin Williams!!!❤

[@davidhill2444]

What a beautiful man. He is deeply missed.

[@jonkline709]

Robin helped me when he talk about. Standing on tall buildings and the voice in your head really says “ go ahead and jump” that’s what my voices were saying , I was really fk up at the Time About 55, 6 kids. That’s the day I started to deal with my issues. That you Mr Williams for your share

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

geeez… just take your upvote, Mister. +1 This was a beautiful tribute. *rubs away a tear*

[@eadecamp]

A good war movie shows the humanity on both sides, which GMV did very well.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Great analysis Robin Williams has been great since he was on Happy Days.

[@mjparadero7046]

RIP Robin, he was the greatest 😍😍😍😍

[@jenniferhunt8821]

Robin Williams was a star way before Good morning Vietnam. Those of us who know. Really knows he was a Genius the movie just made him more known with a target on his back in goooliewood.

[@MrPorsche85]

Loved the scenes with Robin and the tight assed First Sargent! So true to life.

[@pauledwards7182]

MrPorsche85 Sargent Major(SMG) Dickerson. Not trying to correct you, just being a battle-buddy.

[@markzuelch7452]

The loss of this genius still hurts. RIP❤

[@Name-ps9fx]

Two sides...the manic and the introspective...the story of his life as well. RIP Robin...RIP

[@dakritic]

We miss you Robin.

[@heavypen]

Good Morning Vietnam - my wife and I use some of those adlib lines to wake each other up in the morning, or to make each other simile.

[@davidfrederick1971]

Robin once said "I thought if I stopped being funny no one would like me anymore". One line in the GMV (improv) dialogue he says "why wont you take a rope an hang meeee". Many now find this earily foreshadowing his fate.

[@Greybeardmedic]

Dear Mr. Robin Williams, we truly miss you.

[@haroldrichardson3742]

I loved that mans mind and I miss him.

[@rachelgarber1423]

He was so brilliant miss you Robin

[@williamdmason9375]

There never be another Robin Williams and now the feature film Aladdin at the Cinema and being the genie is Will Smith .When RW did the animated version as the genie he made the character something out of this world he's perfect for the role it actually was made for him , every film he made is made with his genius on display.....like no other and I hope the Almighty greets him as a friend.....his wit and humour is something only people can dream of possessing and he made it look elementary ......

[@mikeholton9876]

the real Adrian Cronour is/was from just up the road from me in Rocky Mount Va. a radio personality before the war in our area , he did the Old Dominion Proud IMHO, RIP Adrian.

[@donaldkrone4717]

He was incredibly good in this movie. A man of bottomless talent. But the World According to Garp was a good movie, even if it was a box office flop, and Dead Poet's Society was another awesome movie from 1989 that he was awesome in. Maybe not as manic as in this movie, but he still displayed a wide range of emotions and left you moved.

[@terriecotham1567]

Well said

[@andygossard4293]

Garp was just a little before it's time, before RW was a movie star, but the movie had everything, even trannies and feminazis.

[@carolecarr5210]

He deserved the Oscar for that performance.

[@SharkBite55]

I miss you Robin.

[@roseshirk2810]

Good review enjoyed it

[@TonJravolta007]

I will always love Robin Williams. I miss him dearly.

[@StudleyDuderight]

Thanks for ending the video on such a bad note. Really hit me in the gut since that scene reminds me I'll be mourning my wife for the next 30-50 year

[@augustriver8967]

I really miss him

[@c123bthunderpig]

The scene where he is talking to the GI' s in the truck is unique because the extras playing the soldiers were natives and didn't speak English so they didn't understand what he was saying. It was his presentation that made them laugh.

[@just-dl]

Ironic but not surprising that Robin portrayed guys like this. I’ve had many friends like this. Some, I’ve been able to be there for. Sadly, not all. RIP, Robin. It wasn’t fame and wealth that attracted people. It was you.

[@ilokivi]

A less famous example of the range of Robin Williams' serious work is Awakenings. Viewed this in 1991 while in Finland on exchange with a good friend made there. Less hilarious, but the patients and nurses help to draw out the doctor's introverted personality so that he can express himself.

[@ashontahuddleston6663]

The thing I miss the most from Robin Williams is that he had the gift of making the most serious situation a comical one. It was rare to have it and he was truly "unique."

[@davidfrederick1971]

According to the real Adrain Cronauer (and its on youtube to watch/hear)...The restaurant bombing was true. When he and others who escaped it returned to the radio station to report it. They were stopped by military brass that it did not happen until the military had to acknowledged it (which they didnt). With the exception of him locking the DJ room door and saying it on the air, his arguing the bombing did take place is accurate.

[@irreduciblerascal]

I will label this video a marvelous tribute to Mr. Williams.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Robin Williams was definitely a comedic genius. It's sad knowing that Robin was nearly 40 years old when he starred in this movie.

[@roosveltrios9629]

Este hombre fue el genio de la sonrisa, el gnomo que transmitio alegria, el hombre que fue un descanso para los desafios diarios de la vida que solo nos tienen encerrados en pensamientos y preocupaciones, el hombre que supo meterse en la piel de cada uno y aliviar la carga de lucha de cada uno de nosotros. QEPD por siempre hermano de la sonrisa.!!!

[@Locadel2003]

One of the few dramatic war movies that are actually funny sometimes

[@GMbusa1]

We miss you Robin

[@davidwilson4735]

I think his role in the Fisher king summed up his life with dealing with the darkness in his life rip Mr. Williams

[@2tfts]

I only wish the people who were so happy to make so much money off of Robin Williams had been able to see the real pain of the man who was just playing his life in order to please them. I only wish he had confidence to believe that WE appreciated his comedic and dramatic talent. We lost, money grabbers won.

[@dingusbingus7463]

He lives on through his movies

[@nunosoares2329]

A devastating loss to comedy. Rest in peace Robin. Thanks for all the laughs :-)

[@pauloconnor7951]

Come back soon Robin !!!

[@dalhya1]

Good morning Vietnam!me encantó!

[@chuckselvage3157]

His best movie.

[@colinyork5064]

We miss him.

[@chrisweidner4768]

"Good Morning America." Is essential.

[@muddjim55]

He would have been president, if they hadn't killed him , in my opinion. Check out Dana Durnford and Kevin Blanch. Thank you. For posting this nice tribute to Wonderful influential men , and women, please know Fukishima is still burning. The ocean is dead. Hare Krsna . Please pray. Jia Keshava das.

[@kylecook7187]

Robin Williams was THE comic actor.

[@matthewronsson]

There were no "Army PJ's" in Vietnam. PJ's are Chair Force, not Army

[@calebstevens7487]

I forgot “Moscow on the Hudson” flopped

[@ThomasMaul-nh9pv]

I miss him

[@trumpetmano]

He was a movie star long before Good Morning Vietnam.

[@DonDonP1]

Cool! The widescreen remastering of the pre-2009 episodes of "The Simpsons" were also digitally restored and remastered from 35mm negatives.

[@ThomasMaul-nh9pv]

Thank you

[@tonyweaver2353]

He was a superman at masking the interior, hence his death. Be mindful of really funny people, they do hurt the most inside.

[@bigjimbo4796]

He was going to be one anyway

[@thomasstromberg6796]

❤❤❤❤

[@alcornoquealvarez8717]

I knew him from Popeye,y Loredo love this guy

[@alcornoquealvarez8717]

My lord*

[@ThomasMaul-nh9pv]

Bravooooo

[@squamish4244]

Goddamn he's young.

[@brushstroke3733]

Sounds like the character fit his actual personality.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

Gonna have to call you out, Adrian (Robin’s character) was in the Air Force, not Army.

[@rhuephus]

but the radio station was run by the Army for Armed Services Radio. And there was somewhere when he DID wear an Air Force uniform. So call yourself out for NOT paying attention to the details -- bone head

[@brendanmatelan2129]

@@rhuephus your point being?

[@sharonlynn1315]

Robin Williams was a star well before this .But I loved the movie

[@arielg7000]

so fuuny man

[@IAmABoss2]

What came first, this or Dead Poets Society?

[@scouttroop291]

u got ask look to be 40 in this younger in that is that happons sound like game AI

[@susanb2015]

This movie came first.

[@Locadel2003]

Good morning, Vietnam is from 1987 Dead poets society is from 1989

[@jymfysher7704]

I think the one that must have bothered ROBIN was MRS DOUGHTFIRE .Even though it did good at the box office and WILLIAMS got a chance to make us laugh in drag,the whole premise of the movie was more horror than comedy.I know many may gasp at that statement but consider the story in reality.A man who dearly loved his children is thrown out and divorced by his wife.He returns disguised as a female housekeeper and you know the rest.What children and wife would fail to know their own father and ex husband no matter how good the disguise ?! And what father in disguise would not be hurt when his own loving children fail to recognize him with close interaction as in the movie ?! With half of familys in North America being divorced many should understand my point.Of course this was a devised plot to give ROBIN the chance to showcase his skills,as he did well,but the undertones of the film that it seems many never gave much thought to were upsetting.

[@earlenriquez810]

Did robin became the joker at some point in the decade? No offense

[@DrLeroyGreen]

I thought that Moscow on the Hudson was a fantastic film. How many Americans knew that the Soviets had to wait in line for TP before that flic?

[@jurgschupbach3059]

Meiteli lo uufturnä nei wiä härzig

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