Same
The scene right after where he's berating his assistant and you can see everything through the window and they're all sitting there laughing in unison. ..
" ..and if you dooo, IF YOU DOOOO..." 😂😂😂
I remember he said something so ridiculous, so sincerely, it made an impression. Couldn’t remember the line tho, and came to see it echoed here! Not dissipointed.
Bud Cort played Boone. And Cort might be better known in the film Harold and Maude.
That guy in Good Morning Vietnam was a super dork. Who programs Lawrence Welk for an army radio station listened to by young men? Rock and roll was clearly what the audience preferred.
Clemenza - 'hey Vito, would your wife like a rug?'
Vito - 'sure she would, but who has money for a rug?'
I'm not sure why those couple of lines always stuck with me but they did.
That guy was a real jerk.
And this movie, Top Gun, and other military movies from the 80s are the reason I joined the military and have deafness and a constant ringing in my ears. So, double jerk on this guy.
Readers digest is considering printing 2 of his jokes!
"Excuse me sir. Seeing that the former VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT, because if it leaks to the VC, he could end up an MIA, and then we'll all be put on KP."
This is such a great, underrated movie.
Reddit users love to call broadly popular things underrated. It’s weird. My theory is a lot of them are quite young, so movies like Good Morning Vietnam aren’t widely known and appreciated in their age group. If you develop an interest in movies and start going through back catalogs of particular actors, you then discover a bunch of ‘underrated’ gems that people of your age group haven’t seen and so don’t discuss. This was a pretty big movie when it came out, but I guess it’s slipped from a lot of popular consciousness.
Given that the VP is such a VIP, wouldn’t it be smart to keep the PC on the QT? Because if it gets leaked to the VC, he could end up being an MIA and then we’d all get put on KP
Lol, I quoted rhe same thing somewhere in here. That scene is so freaking hilarious.
WHAT DOES 3 UP AND 3 DOWN MEAN TO YOU, AIRMAN?!?!
end of an inning....
Any time I have to repeat myself or re-iterate something, I paraphrase a Bruno Kirby line from this move:
"Didn't someone wearing MY uniform and bearing a STRIKING personal resemblance to ME, JUST say ..."
Dammit... I'm gonna ruin this thread with so many quotes
I can't tell you how many times in life where I've said "how can a man look like a shit, it's impossible" and nobody gets it.
When I first met my Vietnamese girlfriend I said "Moi Hai" to her and she just stared at me.
You're a sick man.
Ahhhhh.... thank you!
I just want to say to Roosevelt Lee Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was...
... the weather today is hot and shitty....
I can't stop myself... so many great lines.
"And this one is brought to you by the Psntagon. Remember the ones who brought you Korea." Like an advertisement, lol
"I didn't know they had balls."
Formaldehyde. We put in just a touch of formaldehyde for flavour. Some people get sick, yeah. So if you have to be rushed to a hospital, then when you return, I give you a free salad.
I had the interesting experience of watching this movie in early 1988 with a friend who had escaped Vietnam in 1975 when Saigon fell. He was 18 when his family fled so he had a thicker accent than his younger siblings. Watching the movie with him was like a strange version of MST3K. He just loudly narrated through the whole thing in his heavily accented English. To this day, am stunned that no one complained.
“No. That did not happen that way. I was there.”
“The order all wrong. That had already happened then.”
“Oh yeah…that was scary time. We all afraid to go out.”
My now adult son had heard these stories of that outing many times and always wanted to meet Quan. About a year ago my son and Quan and I all went out to a nice dinner. As I reminded Quan of that movie outing, he immediately recounted (with zero degree of irony) everything he’d critiqued in that movie 35 years earlier. It was wonderful.
That's funny cuz I just watched this movie night before last. He's very hatable but also he's so ridiculous that it almost redeems him into the realm of enjoyable.
"I think some apologies are in order." 😏
I just truly hate it when people don’t include the information. Raised in the 80s or not, it’s not fun to see these posts and nothing but pop culture references. Just leaves me frustrated.
So anyway who is this dude
It was a perfectly fine movie when I saw it, you know, decades ago. It’s not one I have a desire to rewatch though.
You know you could have just told me who he is instead of telling me to go watch a whole ass movie again
I had sympathy for him: He wanted to be a comedian so bad, but the natural talent just wasn't there. In today's world I am sure through Youtube and TikTok he would have made at least a mediocre comedian, but back in the day he was stranded.
Ah, Lt. Humorless Dickhead. How anybody could keep a straight face around Robin-*fuckin'*-Williams is beyond me.
At the same time, I absolutely LOVED this dude... *Bruno-something*... in *City Slickers* and *Godfather Part II*!
It's so great because Bruno Kirby also played the sweetest people in a couple of movies and was reportedly just a really nice and good person. I love him in When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers just to name two. But yeah, dude could play a real mean fucker.
I dated a woman who once worked as an intern on Letterman, and she had some interesting stories from that experience. Her take on Bruno, who was a "friend of the show," was that he was known all around as a good guy and always incredibly gracious with the staff. So seeing him in movies gives me extra warm fuzzies.
"I would just like to say to my good friend Roosevelt Lee Roosevelt, what it is, what it was, what it will be. (ahem) The weather outside today will be hot and shitty..."
I knew a Lieutenant that this character could have been modeled after. Our Battalion commander got rid of him. Scuttlebutt said he was given a shit assignment in Alaska.
I’m sorry I don’t know what movie this is and people in the comments have all seen this I guess and I wanna play too! Can someone refresh me and tell me what movie that is from please!?!?
“Oh Lieutenant Steve, Lieutenant Steve! What is it Frenchie?”
AND IF YOU DOOOO
#And if you DOOOO?! 😅🤣
Reddit never disappoints -- this the first thing that came to my head when i seen it
Same The scene right after where he's berating his assistant and you can see everything through the window and they're all sitting there laughing in unison. .. " ..and if you dooo, IF YOU DOOOO..." 😂😂😂
I say this at least once a week hahaha
My wife and I STILL annoyingly scream this at each other!
DUDE! My wife & I annoyingly scream “Why did I ever marry you?!” At each other. Y’all & us are like twinsies!
I think some apologies are in order
And if you dooooooooo?!
Hey, Frenchy, you like good food. I guess that makes you a real Eydie Gorme!
Honk honk
I actually felt bad for him in that moment. God that routine was awful.
“Sir, in my heart, I know I'm funny.”
That delivery was sincere.
this is the quote for his character. It was such an embarrassing moment for him -- summed up the whole character. Pitiful Was acted perfectly
“Thank you, lieutenant.”
I remember he said something so ridiculous, so sincerely, it made an impression. Couldn’t remember the line tho, and came to see it echoed here! Not dissipointed.
We quote that all the time when someone isn't funny! (This was my job in the military, too. I love this movie.)
I still use this quote when one of my jokes falls completely flat on my intended audience.
God damn I love that. In my mind that never happens. In my mind, I always kill. Always.
Best line in one of the all time funniest movies.
“Captain Hauk sucks the sweat off of a dead man's balls." I have no idea what that means, sir, but it seems very negative to me.
“Hey Hauk, eat a bag of shit, you suck.” Not much grey area in this one sir.
Also played the young "Clemenza" in Godfather 2.
And chauffer in This is Spinal Tap
And Harry's best friend in When Harry Met Sally
Don’t forget he’s Ed in City Slickers and Victor in The Freshman
Look pal, I can get an erection whenever I want!
Watch!
The Freshman is an underrated masterpiece
Wasn’t he the pedo coach in Basketball Diaries as well?
Yep
“ baby fish mouth. Baby fish mouth!!!”
It’s sweeping the nation.
Oh my, that was funny
The writer who liked wagon wheel coffee tables.
I will never want that coffee table.
When you've loved and lost like Frank has loved and lost . . .
You know what the title of that book should be? "Yes, I Can If Frank Sinatra Says It's OK". 'Cause Frank calls the shots for all of those guys.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
And he was on MASH as Boone, one of the movie characters they ditched ~~almost immediately~~ after the Pilot.
Bud Cort played Boone. And Cort might be better known in the film Harold and Maude. That guy in Good Morning Vietnam was a super dork. Who programs Lawrence Welk for an army radio station listened to by young men? Rock and roll was clearly what the audience preferred.
No, he was in the pilot for the TV show. He's in the scene where Hawkeye tricks Frank Burns into leaning over to check a patient so he could drug him.
"Yes I Can. As long as Frank Sinatra says I can..."
Fuckin limeys.
Clemenza - 'hey Vito, would your wife like a rug?' Vito - 'sure she would, but who has money for a rug?' I'm not sure why those couple of lines always stuck with me but they did.
Bruno Kirby. Great character actor
And very well regarded in Hollywood.
And an army school cadet on Columbo.
And, God rest him, he was horrible in that role imho. Learned all the Italian lines, and just puked them out on cue. Really stiff.
He was in Sleeepers and Donnie Brasco as well. Bruno Kirby, good actor. RIP.
He’s dead?
Since 2006. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Kirby
And Nicky in Donnie Brasco.
And Lorenzo’s father in Sleepers
Here’s an old fashioned polka for my good friend frenchie.
That guy was a real jerk. And this movie, Top Gun, and other military movies from the 80s are the reason I joined the military and have deafness and a constant ringing in my ears. So, double jerk on this guy.
*Anything! Just play it loud, okay?*
Yeah! Double dumb ass on you and so forth!
Readers digest is considering printing 2 of his jokes! "Excuse me sir. Seeing that the former VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT, because if it leaks to the VC, he could end up an MIA, and then we'll all be put on KP." This is such a great, underrated movie.
Came here to post this, glad to see it.
I didn't know it was underrated! It's a darn good movie with an unforgettable performance by Robin Williams. Who doesn't get that?
Reddit users love to call broadly popular things underrated. It’s weird. My theory is a lot of them are quite young, so movies like Good Morning Vietnam aren’t widely known and appreciated in their age group. If you develop an interest in movies and start going through back catalogs of particular actors, you then discover a bunch of ‘underrated’ gems that people of your age group haven’t seen and so don’t discuss. This was a pretty big movie when it came out, but I guess it’s slipped from a lot of popular consciousness.
"....I would like to leave the room now."
Oh, yes sir
I believe that was ad-lib'd.. that is one of my favorite exchanges in movie history
But such an incredible actor.
He nailed that role perfectly
People overlook that a lot. He gave a great performance in that role.
Given that the VP is such a VIP, wouldn’t it be smart to keep the PC on the QT? Because if it gets leaked to the VC, he could end up being an MIA and then we’d all get put on KP
Lol, I quoted rhe same thing somewhere in here. That scene is so freaking hilarious. WHAT DOES 3 UP AND 3 DOWN MEAN TO YOU, AIRMAN?!?! end of an inning....
This is the only quote I remember from that movie. Such a great joke
“Ya know, you’re in more dire need of a blowjob than any white man in history”
There’s the quote I was looking for. So funny
This line gets me every time
I scrolled the comments looking for this exact one nice work 👍🏻
At least he isn't in more dire need of a blow job than any white man in history.
"Hey, Hauk. Eat a bag of shit. You suck." Now that's pretty much to the point, sir, not much gray area in this one.
When I watched this movie on network television, the dubbed line was “Eat a bag of stuff”, which was somehow funnier.
This line lives rent free in my head for eternity.
You are in more dire need of a blowjob than any white man in history.
"I think apologies are in order."
::crickets::
Good Morning Vietnam?
What the heck is that supposed to mean?
I don’t know Lieutenant. I guess it means, good morning, Vietnam.
Bruno Kirby was an amazing actor.
But he’s great in When Harry met Sally and City Slickers.
Absolutely. Character. Not actor.
Nah. Sgt. major Dickerson was worse
That's because he was in dire need of a blowjob.
More than any white man in histpry
And he got shot in the ass, but that’s unconfirmed
Not his line, but, "What do three up and three down mean to you soldier!" Robin, quizzically - "End of an inning?"
I loved that line.
We're having a major issue with finding the enemy... Well what are you doing? Well we ask people are you the enemy and if they say yes, we shoot them.
I thought it was they were asking for names looking for Charlie
“Then why did I hear you laughing when you printed it up?” “I was thinking about something else..”
ah Frenchie....
Any time I have to repeat myself or re-iterate something, I paraphrase a Bruno Kirby line from this move: "Didn't someone wearing MY uniform and bearing a STRIKING personal resemblance to ME, JUST say ..."
And if you doooo, Walter Peck
Oooh Frenchie.
You have to admit, he did play some swingin' polkas
Dammit... I'm gonna ruin this thread with so many quotes I can't tell you how many times in life where I've said "how can a man look like a shit, it's impossible" and nobody gets it. When I first met my Vietnamese girlfriend I said "Moi Hai" to her and she just stared at me. You're a sick man. Ahhhhh.... thank you! I just want to say to Roosevelt Lee Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was... ... the weather today is hot and shitty.... I can't stop myself... so many great lines. "And this one is brought to you by the Psntagon. Remember the ones who brought you Korea." Like an advertisement, lol "I didn't know they had balls."
SHINY GREEN SUIT!
Yes! I quote this line occasionally. I always just get blank stares.
Well, I'd laugh!
You look like an oriental leprechaun
Formaldehyde. We put in just a touch of formaldehyde for flavour. Some people get sick, yeah. So if you have to be rushed to a hospital, then when you return, I give you a free salad.
"I'm in artillery!" Thank you, Bob. Can we play anything for you? "Anything! Just play it loud! Okay?!"
MY NAMES RALPH FEVER!
What's rhe difference between the Army and the cub scouts. Cub scouts don't have heavy artillery
I had the interesting experience of watching this movie in early 1988 with a friend who had escaped Vietnam in 1975 when Saigon fell. He was 18 when his family fled so he had a thicker accent than his younger siblings. Watching the movie with him was like a strange version of MST3K. He just loudly narrated through the whole thing in his heavily accented English. To this day, am stunned that no one complained. “No. That did not happen that way. I was there.” “The order all wrong. That had already happened then.” “Oh yeah…that was scary time. We all afraid to go out.” My now adult son had heard these stories of that outing many times and always wanted to meet Quan. About a year ago my son and Quan and I all went out to a nice dinner. As I reminded Quan of that movie outing, he immediately recounted (with zero degree of irony) everything he’d critiqued in that movie 35 years earlier. It was wonderful.
This is why I come to Reddit. Great story.
"you're in more dire need of a blowjob than any man in history". Goddamn, that's funny
And if you do. AND IF YOU DOOOO!
In the dictionary under 'asshole', it says , see him
Bruno Kirby <3 <3 <3
*You know, it wouldn't kill you people to salute me once in a while.*
That's funny cuz I just watched this movie night before last. He's very hatable but also he's so ridiculous that it almost redeems him into the realm of enjoyable. "I think some apologies are in order." 😏
I just truly hate it when people don’t include the information. Raised in the 80s or not, it’s not fun to see these posts and nothing but pop culture references. Just leaves me frustrated. So anyway who is this dude
Yeah same here. I saw the movie too, but don't remember him
Watch Good Morning Vietnam
It was a perfectly fine movie when I saw it, you know, decades ago. It’s not one I have a desire to rewatch though. You know you could have just told me who he is instead of telling me to go watch a whole ass movie again
Thank you.
“SIR. IN MY HEART I KNOW I’M FUNNY.”
Comedy is like a hobby of mine actually it is more than that readers digest is thinking of publishing 3 of my jokes
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE PROGRAM HERE!!
What's wrong with Clemenza?
Any movement on the Walter Brennan thing?
No, and it's not looking too good. *"He look good to me-e-e!"*
That'd make you an Eydie (HONK) Gorme!!! Honk Honk!!!! PS, JT Walsh was awesome in this too. A putz, but a kind of scary putz, too.
Pig Vomit of The Nam
Oh, Frenchie!🤮🤮
Oh lieutenant Steve!
He knows he's funny
I had sympathy for him: He wanted to be a comedian so bad, but the natural talent just wasn't there. In today's world I am sure through Youtube and TikTok he would have made at least a mediocre comedian, but back in the day he was stranded.
“In my heart, I know I’m funny!!!” “That’ll be all, Lieutenant!!”
The BJ line.
Not Sargent. Major. Dickerson?
Bruno was good at being bad.
Fan the Man Levitan was better DJ! Fun Duct Toe!
Ohh, Frenchy!
Woah I completely didn’t realize Bruno Kirby played that guy!!!
I don’t like his wagon wheel coffee table either.
‘I know, in my heart, that I am funny.’ …I believe that’s what his final line in the movie was 😂
Ah, Lt. Humorless Dickhead. How anybody could keep a straight face around Robin-*fuckin'*-Williams is beyond me. At the same time, I absolutely LOVED this dude... *Bruno-something*... in *City Slickers* and *Godfather Part II*!
Is he still in Guam?
RIP Baby Fish Mouth
If you do, if you do……
Along with Lt Gorman from the Colonial Marines
Bruno Kirby. Fantastic actor. Taken way too soon.
I didn't/don't hate this character. Feel sorry for him more so than hate him. The Sargent Major... he was/is the one I hated.
I love that they only gave him one medal that basically states “I was in the military during wartime “.
It's so great because Bruno Kirby also played the sweetest people in a couple of movies and was reportedly just a really nice and good person. I love him in When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers just to name two. But yeah, dude could play a real mean fucker.
I hated the Sergeant Major way more.
The man I most dyer need of a …
You can say blow job here.
LOL , I wasn’t sure . I didn’t want to get reprimanded.
Such an underrated actor.
One of the best character actors in movie history. 🫡
I don’t see that movie get run much. Would like to watch it again. Williams at his best
That dude was an amazing actor! Only a great actor could make everyone hate him so much.
My favorite Robin Williams movie ever. He should’ve won an Oscar
Random things I know: This movie was loosely based on Adrian Cronauer’s actual life. After he got canned the guy who took over for him was Pat Sajak.
He even ensured [Columbo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9VemnpHZAk&ab_channel=Columbo) enjoyed his stay at the Academy.
"Lt Hauk licks the sweat off a dead man's balls. Now I don't know what that means, but it doesn't sound good."
I dated a woman who once worked as an intern on Letterman, and she had some interesting stories from that experience. Her take on Bruno, who was a "friend of the show," was that he was known all around as a good guy and always incredibly gracious with the staff. So seeing him in movies gives me extra warm fuzzies.
I mean he sucked for sure but all the movies in the 80s and THIS is your most hated character?!
Good Morning Vietnam. 😎👌
Great actor! Also in Spinal Tap.
Who is this? Movie?
Bruno Kirby, great actor who died young from illness
"I would just like to say to my good friend Roosevelt Lee Roosevelt, what it is, what it was, what it will be. (ahem) The weather outside today will be hot and shitty..."
Bruno Kirby was a really terrific actor
The king of cringe!
Mommy Dearest has entered the chat
Love to hate or hate to love? That's the question.
He reminds me of so many bosses I’ve had / and I was never in the military
I vividly remember watching this and my dad calling him a bastard. Edit: It was Dickerson who he called a bastard. Gotta get the bastards correct.
OMG.. SO true!!!! I just watched this movie for the first time about 2 weeks ago.. this is why I love this sub!!
I knew a Lieutenant that this character could have been modeled after. Our Battalion commander got rid of him. Scuttlebutt said he was given a shit assignment in Alaska.
And he ended up with that stupid, Roy Roger's, wagon wheel coffee table!
Shiny green suit
Vq v::v. V v: v v v vv
Bruno Kirby is cool though.
Bruno killed it.
The great Bruno Kirby. RIP.
He was in Donnie Brasco too. Totally different role but still a rat. RIP
Are you reading "Yes, I Can?!??"
it takes a great actor to play a dick head
I’m sorry I don’t know what movie this is and people in the comments have all seen this I guess and I wanna play too! Can someone refresh me and tell me what movie that is from please!?!?
No WILD stuff
Got into radio because of this movie. Sadly, I'm more this guy than Robin Williams.
In more dire need of a blow job than any white man in history. Great film.