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DVD Special Features Interactive Menus Scene Access Language in Dolby Surround Stereo: English/French/Italian Subtitles: Portuguese/English Close Captioned From Good Morning Vietnam is a more than usually human take on America?s most controversial war, an often poignant and always entertaining fictionalisation of the Vietnam years of DJ Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams). Cronauer is employed as the voice of the US Armed Forces radio in South East Asia, but it soon emerges that his idea of entertaining the troops and the Army?s are poles apart. This isn?t a biopic–director Barry Levinson doesn?t give any detail of Cronauer?s life before Vietnam–instead it?s about Cronauer discovering a better understanding of the war, the people and himself. Interspersed with the radio sequences is a gentle plot which follows Cronauer as he teaches English to some Vietnamese kids, falls for a local girl and narrowly misses being killed in a terrorist attack. However, it is the sheer frenetic genius of Williams? largely improvised radio monologues that account for the film?s box office success. On the DVD: Good Morning Vietnam gets the special edition DVD with digitally remastered audio and picture. Extras include a couple of previews–both the theatrical and a teaser trailer–as well as a production diary which contains interviews with director Levinson, crew and the real Cronauer. But the best feature by far is the “Raw Monologues”: introduced by Levinson, this featurette shows the process that Robin Williams went through to improvise the radio slots and is a valuable insight into the comedic talents of the film?s star.–Kristen Bowditch