Good Morning, Vietnam Trivia

J.T. Walsh has an uncredited cameo in "Misery". He plays the state trooper talking to the reporters at the crash site where Paul Sheldon's car is discovered.

The real Adrian Cronauer is now a lawyer specializing in copyright and trademark law.

In order to give the trailers a more military feel, scenes of Cronauer on the air in military fatigues were shot specifically for the trailers.

This classic film grossed $123.922m in the US alone.

Actor Bruno Kirby (Lt. Hauk), is not often recognized in GMV because he lacks the mustache he sported in his next two hit films, 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers". He also tried his hand at directing on television in the mid-90s. Sadly, Kirby passed away from leukemia in 2006.

Director Barry Levinson went on to become executive producer of two 90's TV dramas, HBO's "Oz", and NBC's "Homicide: Life On The Street".

Additionally, Levinson participated in the post-"Jurassic Park" rush to bring more of Michael Crichton's novels to the movies, directing both "Disclosure"(1995) and "Sphere"(1998)

Pat Sajak was the D.J. who did the 'Good Morning Vietnam' show from 1967 to 1969.

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