The wrong man. In the wrong place. At the right time.
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.
ComedyDramaWardying and deathvietnam warrock 'n' rollvietnamvietcongright and justiceexplosivewar crimesradio stationradio presentercynicentertainer
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Classical in form and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Robin WilliamsAdrian Cronauer
- Forest WhitakerEdward Garlick
- Tom T. TranTuan
- Chintara SukapatanaTrinh
- Bruno KirbyLt. Steven Hauk
- Robert WuhlMarty Lee Dreiwitz
- J.T. WalshSgt. Major Dickerson
- Noble WillinghamGen. Taylor
- Richard EdsonPvt. Abersold
- Juney SmithPhil McPherson
Crew
- Barry LevinsonDirector
- Mitch MarkowitzWriter
- Peter SovaDirector of Photography
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
- Stu LinderEditor
- Mark JohnsonProducer
- Larry BreznerProducer
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