Rest in Peace, Robin Williams!

Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war-comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.

Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency". The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer.

Most of Williams' radio broadcasts were improvised. Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film is number 100 on "AFI's 100 Years…100 Laughs".

In 1965, Airman Second Class Adrian Cronauer (Williams) arrives in Saigon from Crete to work as a DJ for Armed Forces Radio Service. Cronauer is greeted by Private First Class Edward Montesquieu Garlick (Whitaker). Cronauer's irreverence contrasts sharply with many staff members and soon rouses the ire of two of his superiors, Second Lieutenant Steven Hauk (Kirby) and Sergeant Major Phillip Dickerson (Walsh). Hauk adheres to strict Army guidelines in terms of humor and music programming, while Dickerson is annoyed by Cronauer's behavior in general. However, Brigadier General Taylor (Willingham) and the other DJs quickly grow to like the new man and his brand of comedy. Cronauer's show consists of unpredictable humor segments mixed with news updates (vetted by the station censors) and rock and roll records that are frowned upon by his superiors.

Cronauer meets Trinh (Sukapatana), a Vietnamese girl, and follows her to an English class. Bribing the teacher to let him take over the job, Cronauer starts instructing the students in the use of American slang. Once class is dismissed, he tries to talk to Trinh but is stopped by her brother Tuan. Instead, Cronauer befriends Tuan and takes him to Jimmy Wah's, the local GI bar, to have drinks with Garlick and the station staff. At a later date, two other soldiers, angered at Tuan's presence, initiate a confrontation that escalates into a brawl.

Dickerson reprimands Cronauer for this incident, but his broadcasts continue as before. While relaxing in Jimmy Wah's one afternoon, he is pulled outside by Tuan moments before the building explodes, killing two soldiers and leaving Cronauer badly shaken. The cause of the explosion is determined to be a bomb; the news is censored, but Cronauer locks himself in the studio and reports it anyway. Dickerson cuts off the broadcast and Cronauer is suspended. Hauk takes over his shows, but his poor attempts at comedy and insistence on playing polka music lead to a flood of letters and phone calls from servicemen who demand that Cronauer be put back on the air.

In the meantime, Cronauer spends his time drinking and pursuing Trinh, only to be rebuffed at every attempt. At the radio station, Taylor intervenes on Cronauer's behalf, ordering Hauk to reinstate him, but Cronauer refuses to go back to work. Garlick's and Cronauer's vehicle becomes stopped in a congested street amidst a convoy of soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division, who persuade him to do an impromptu "broadcast" for them before they go off to Nha Trang to fight. This incident reminds him why his job is important, and he soon returns to the air.

Dickerson devises a ploy to get rid of Cronauer by sending him and Garlick to interview soldiers in the field, knowing that the only road into the area, a highway to An Lộc, is controlled by the Viet Cong. Their Jeep is blown off the road by a mine and they are forced to hide in the jungle from the VC patrols. In Saigon, Tuan, who learns of their trip after Cronauer fails to show up for English class, steals a van and drives off after them. He finds them, but the van breaks down and they must flag down a Marine helicopter to take them back to the city.

At the station, Dickerson confronts Cronauer, declaring he is now off the air for good. His friend Tuan is revealed as a VC operative who was responsible for the bombing of Jimmy Wah's. Dickerson has arranged for an honorable discharge, provided Cronauer leaves "quietly." General Taylor arrives and informs Cronauer that, regrettably, he cannot help him since his friendship with Tuan would place the reputation of the US Army at risk. After Taylor leaves, Cronauer asks Dickerson why he engineered his dismissal. Dickerson openly admits his personal dislike for Cronauer, his sense of humor, and his style of broadcasting. After Cronauer leaves, Taylor (who apparently overheard the confrontation), casually informs an astonished Dickerson that he is being transferred to Guam, presumably as a punishment for his vendetta against Cronauer.

The next day, on his way to the airport (with Garlick, and under MP escort), Cronauer sets up a quick softball game with the students from his English class. As he boards the plane, he gives Garlick a taped farewell message; Garlick – taking Cronauer's place as DJ – plays the tape on the air the next morning. It begins with a yell of "Gooooooooooooooooodbye, Vietnam!" and runs through a few of Cronauer's impressions before ending with his wish that everyone will get home safely.

Jorge Amado

 

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (Itabuna, 10-8-1912 — Salvador, 6-8-2001) foi um dos mais famosos e traduzidos escritores brasileiros de todos os tempos. Integrou os quadros da intelectualidade comunista brasileira desde o final da primeira metade do século XX - ideologia presente em várias obras, como a retratação dos moradores do trapiche baiano em Capitães da Areia, de 1937.

Jorge é o autor mais adaptado do cinema, do teatro e da televisão. Verdadeiros sucessos como Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos, Tenda dos Milagres, Tieta do Agreste, Gabriela, Cravo e Canela e Teresa Batista Cansada de Guerra foram suas criações. A obra literária de Jorge Amado – 49 livros, ao todo – também já foi tema de escolas de samba por todo o país. Seus livros foram traduzidos em 55 países, em 49 idiomas bem como em braille e em fitas gravadas para cegos.

Em 1994, a sua obra foi reconhecida com o Prêmio Camões.

Foi para o Rio de Janeiro para estudar na Faculdade de Direito da então Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, atual Faculdade Nacional de Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Durante a década de 1930, a faculdade era um polo de discussões políticas e de arte, tendo ali travado seus primeiros contatos com o movimento comunista. Tornou-se jornalista e envolveu-se com o comunismo, como muitos de sua geração. Em 1945 foi eleito deputado federal pelo Partido Comunista Brasileiro (PCB), o que lhe rendeu fortes pressões políticas.

Como deputado, foi o autor da emenda que garantiu a liberdade religiosa devido a ter visto o sofrimento dos que seguiam cultos africanos serem saqueados por fanáticos com uma cruz à frente – buscou assinaturas até conseguir a aprovação da sua emenda e, desde então, a liberdade religiosa tornou-se lei.

A sua obra é uma das mais significativas da moderna ficção brasileira, sendo voltada essencialmente às raízes nacionais. São temas constantes nela os problemas e injustiças sociais, o folclore, a política, as crenças, as tradições e a sensualidade do povo brasileiro.

Foi casado com a também escritora Zélia Gattai, que o sucedeu em 2002 na cadeira 23 da Academia Brasileira de Letras.

Viveu exilado na Argentina e no Uruguai (1941 a 1942), em Paris (1948 a 1950) e em Praga (1951 a 1952). Como um escritor profissional, viveu quase que exclusivamente dos direitos autorais de seus livros.

Mesmo dizendo-se materialista, Amado era um praticante da Umbanda e do Candomblé – religião esta última na qual exercia o posto de honra de Obá de Xangô no Axé Opô Afonjá, do qual muito se orgulhava. Amigos que Amado prezava no Candomblé eram as mães-de-santo Mãe Aninha, Mãe Senhora, Mãe Menininha do Gantois, Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, Olga de Alaketu, Mãe Mirinha do Portão, Mãe Cleusa Millet, Mãe Carmen e o pai-de-santo Luís da Muriçoca.