In this episode of our Patreon-exclusive monthly bonus series we are tying into our April conversations about Robin Williams-starring comedies of the 80s with a discussion on arguably the most iconic role of his from that time, the 1987 Good Morning Vietnam. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about this movie finding success on the back of its balance between Robin Williams’s controlled insanity, which he turns on for his radio show performances, and his intrinsic soulfulness in crafting deeply felt characters. We talk about the friction between laughing at office politics of a radio show while a war rages outside, the recognition of America’s dissonant view of itself as world police, and how the movie goes on to infer that recognizable artists hold power of influence. We also talk about Barry Levinson right before he earned his Oscar for Rain Man, the many secondary characters giving Good Morning Vietnam its colour and much more!

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