Inspired by the experiences of Adrian Cronauer, a former US Air Force sergeant and innovative AFRS radio DJ based in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Good Morning Vietnam might be Hollywood’s first Vietnam comedy, but at the same time is deadly serious anti-war film.
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel “The Short-Timers” written by Gustav Hasford, who served as a combat correspondent during the Vietnam War, Full Metal Jacket follows a platoon of fresh Marine Corps recruits undergoing training and then being shipped off to Vietnam.
A German torpedo hit the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915. Shortly after, a substantial second explosion shook the ship. Within 20 minutes, the vessel known as the "Greyhound of the Seas" had sunk to the ocean floor, resulting in the deaths of almost 1200 individuals. A new two-step investigation...