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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Where Good Morning, Vietnam says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Set in Saigon, shot entirely in Thailand: the radio studio was a hotel room in Bangkok

Scenes and places

Radio Saigon, the booth with the loudest hello (1965)

Airman Adrian Cronauer arrives in Saigon and is taken to the radio station, where his style clashes with many staff members. His first show opens with "Good morning, Vietnam!", mixing censored news with irreverent humor and rock and roll that his superiors frown on.

Set in Armed Forces Radio station, Saigon — The military radio station in Saigon where Cronauer takes over the morning show.

A hotel room in Bangkok was rebuilt as the radio suite; the Saigon station itself has no named real-world address.

Filmed at Malaysia Hotel, 54 Soi Ngam Duphli, Rama IV Road, Bangkok — A second-floor hotel room was converted into the radio suite. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The English class where Cronauer teaches slang (1965)

Cronauer follows Trinh, a Vietnamese girl, to an English class. After bribing the teacher to let him take over, he teaches the students American slang and profanity.

Set in English class, Saigon — A classroom for Vietnamese students that Cronauer takes over after bribing the teacher.

A classroom somewhere in Saigon; the film gives no street, and no filming location is documented for it.

Jimmy Wah's, the G.I. bar (1965)

Cronauer befriends Tuan, the brother of Trinh, and takes him to Jimmy Wah's, a local G.I. bar. Two racist soldiers start a confrontation that escalates into a brawl, and Dickerson reprimands Cronauer for it.

Set in Jimmy Wah's bar, Saigon — A local G.I. bar where Cronauer takes Tuan and where a brawl breaks out.

A fictional Saigon bar; the one filming-location blog that names a Bangkok bar ties it to a different film.

The road to An Loc (1965)

Dickerson gets rid of Cronauer by approving his request to interview soldiers in the field and routing him through Viet Cong-controlled highway to An Lộc. Cronauer and Garlick's Jeep hits a mine, and they have to hide from patrols.

Set in An Lộc road — A Viet Cong-controlled highway toward An Lộc, north of Saigon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

An Lộc is a city north of Saigon; the story coordinate is the city, not the exact stretch of road.

Where Tuan hides (1965)

Cronauer confronts Trinh and convinces her to take him to where Tuan is hiding, then chases down Tuan as he flees.

Set in Tuan's hiding place — A village where Tuan hides; the film does not name it.

A set built in Phuket is mentioned, but no filming spot is listed.

Tan Son Nhut, the way home (1965)

Under military police escort, Cronauer is taken to Tan Son Nhut. On the way he sets up a quick softball game for the students in his English class and says goodbye to Trinh.

Set in Tan Son Nhut Air Base — The air base where Cronauer is flown out of Saigon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real air base is now Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City; the film was not shot there.

Characters

• Adrian Cronauer — An Armed Forces Radio DJ whose irreverent shows are hugely popular with the troops and infuriate his superiors.
• Tuan — The brother of Trinh, whom Cronauer befriends.
• Sergeant Major Dickerson — Cronauer's superior, who reprimands him over his broadcasts.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Saigon radio studio from Good Morning, Vietnam really built?
• Good Morning, Vietnam is set in Saigon. Where was it really filmed?