MEDIA COOL
Robin Williams plays Adrian Cronauer in this true-life tale of an irreverent, hilarious rock ’n’ roll deejay who entertained the troops during the early days of the Vietnam “conflict.” The script isn’t incredibly brilliant, but when Williams has the camera or is interacting with others— which is 99 percent of the time—this is a charming and very, very funny movie.
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This month’s Media Cools were written by Bill Holdship, Michael Lipton, J. Kordosh, Richard Riegel and Vicki Arkoff.
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (Touchstone Pictures)
Robin Williams plays Adrian Cronauer in this true-life tale of an irreverent, hilarious rock ’n’ roll deejay who entertained the troops during the early days of the Vietnam “conflict.” The script isn’t incredibly brilliant, but when Williams has the camera or is interacting with others— which is 99 percent of the time—this is a charming and very, very funny movie. It’s apparent that Williams was allowed to just let loose and improvise throughout, and he proves again that the title of “funniest man in America” is probably a toss-up between him and Steve Martin. The scene in which he meets troops on their way to the front is genuinely touching. And any film that uses “California Sun” by the Rivieras the way this one does automatically rates four stars in my book. Definitely a rock ’n’ roll experience.
B.H.
COUSIN BRUCIE! MY LIFE IN ROCK ’N’ ROLL RADIO by Cousin Bruce Morrow and Laura Baudo (Beech Tree Books)