Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1988 English-language Biography Comedy movie written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson and produced by .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ol, .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist Ol Li, .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ul Li{margin-bottom:0}larry Brezner and Mark Johnson under the banner of Touchstone Pictures in collaboration with Silver Screen Partners III. 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. Good morning, vietnam features Robin Williams in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl and J.t. Walsh. The music was composed by Alex North. Cinematography was done by Peter Sova and editing by Stu Linder. The film has a running time of 121 minutes. It was released on 15th January 1988 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Good Morning, Vietnam was made on a budget of $13 million and at the box office it grossed only $4 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 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.