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Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Walsh,
Someone explain to me why it is that a guy, as funny as Robin Williams is, makes so few funny movies? It’s just one of those mysteries of the universe that we will never have the answer to; sort of like what kind of intelligent life exists on other planets, or how Barry Manilow has made so much money when no one will admit to liking him. Being just a simple movie critic, I don’t have any deep answers for you, but I can say that this is a funny, well-written project that manages to slip in a poignant anti-war message, too.
Robin Williams is Adrian Cronauer, an armed forces radio DJ, with a great sense of humor and an equally great distaste for brass and bureaucracy. When Airman Cronauer finds himself stationed in Vietnam, at the height of the conflict, it doesn’t take long for his funny on-air antics to make him hugely popular with the G.I.s, and hugely unpopular with his supervisors, Lt. Hauk (Bruno Kirby) and Sgt.-Major Dickerson (J.T. Walsh). Look for Forest Whitaker in an early supporting role
This is a pretty funny movie, but manages to avoid becoming silly, and has a good story to back up the jokes, as well. If you haven’t seen it, and like the idea of Robin Williams with a microphone, and an attitude, its worth catching…just like a Barry Manilow concert. Ok, ok, it’s true. I like Barry Manilow.
