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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 15, 2019 16:57:06 GMT
Felt he did better in dramatic roles. That said, two things he did off-screen showed what a caring guy he was - During the filming of Schindler's List, he would help alleviate Spielberg from the dramatically draining experience by coming up with jokes and sketches. In 1995, after Christopher Reeve's accident, Williams visited him in the hospital. However, he was dressed from head to toe in scrubs, spoke with a Russian accent, and had a surgical mask on. He was acting as if he was a real doctor and did a bunch of wacky antics. |
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Post by politicidal on Jan 15, 2019 17:07:26 GMT
Those already sound like much better movies than Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams.
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Post by Marv on Jan 15, 2019 17:12:30 GMT
I always loved Williams. I grew up watching a ton of his family comedies tho so that helps.
Recently watched JRE with Bobcat Goldthwaite and he was talking about Williams because they were very good friends. He talked a lot about his dementia or whatever and how Williams brain just couldn’t comprehend normal things the way other people’s do. It was interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 17:22:55 GMT
Felt he did better in dramatic roles. That said, two things he did off-screen showed what a caring guy he was - During the filming of Schindler's List, he would help alleviate Spielberg from the dramatically draining experience by coming up with jokes and sketches. In 1995, after Christopher Reeve's accident, Williams visited him in the hospital. However, he was dressed from head to toe in scrubs, spoke with a Russian accent, and had a surgical mask on. He was acting as if he was a real doctor and did a bunch of wacky antics. I didn't know how close Williams and Reeves were before his accident. They were college roommates and life long friends. He paid for most of Reeves' medical bills after his accident. I heard about the Russian doctor story before. That was when he was questioning a terminal wean from the vent, and Williams gave him the ability to laugh. |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 15, 2019 17:33:29 GMT
Felt he did better in dramatic roles. That said, two things he did off-screen showed what a caring guy he was - During the filming of Schindler's List, he would help alleviate Spielberg from the dramatically draining experience by coming up with jokes and sketches. In 1995, after Christopher Reeve's accident, Williams visited him in the hospital. However, he was dressed from head to toe in scrubs, spoke with a Russian accent, and had a surgical mask on. He was acting as if he was a real doctor and did a bunch of wacky antics. I didn't know how close Williams and Reeves were before his accident. They were college roommates and life long friends. He paid for most of Reeves' medical bills after his accident. Depressing to know Reeve would be dead in 2004 and Williams a decade later by his own hand. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 17:46:06 GMT
I didn't know how close Williams and Reeves were before his accident. They were college roommates and life long friends. He paid for most of Reeves' medical bills after his accident. Depressing to know Reeve would be dead in 2004 and Williams a decade later by his own hand. Celebrity deaths don't normally impact me, but his suicide did. I grew up watching him starting with Mork and Mindy when I was just a little kid. He was like the uncle on my TV. parkinson's is a tough diagnosis, but when it came out he had Lewy Body Dementia, I understood why it happened. I don't advocate suicide, but I'm also not going to blame someone when they've found out in 5 years time they'll be in diapers and won't remember their own name. It's all the more horrific when you're a celebrity and people will exploit your tragedy to sell stories. He remains my favorite actor. AFAIC there will never be another Robin Williams. |
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Post by biker1 on Jan 15, 2019 17:49:56 GMT
5 minutes of flubber on TV last week was enough to remind me of that very opinion. Excruciating.
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Post by ReyKahuka on Jan 15, 2019 17:53:49 GMT
Depressing to know Reeve would be dead in 2004 and Williams a decade later by his own hand. Celebrity deaths don't normally impact me, but his suicide did. I grew up watching him starting with Mork and Mindy when I was just a little kid. He was like the uncle on my TV. parkinson's is a tough diagnosis, but when it came out he had Lewy Body Dementia, I understood why it happened. I don't advocate suicide, but I'm also not going to blame someone when they've found out in 5 years time they'll be in diapers and won't remember their own name. It's all the more horrific when you're a celebrity and people will exploit your tragedy to sell stories. He remains my favorite actor. AFAIC there will never be another Robin Williams. His was the one celebrity death that truly shocked me; probably because it was a suicide. There are plenty of actors who dabble in comedy and drama, but nobody excelled in both quite the way Robin Williams did. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 15, 2019 17:54:35 GMT
There are a few comedians who in my view were better at acting than at comedy. Williams was one, Jackie Gleason another.
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Post by wmcclain on Jan 15, 2019 17:56:27 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 15, 2019 18:09:52 GMT
He was on a Dick Cavett Show (recent re-run) just as Popeye was about to open and Mork and Mindy was a hit and he spoke seriously of the rigors of fame and demands that fans put on a celebrity. Knowing the end of the story, it was gut wrenching to watch. I liked his seriousness and his non-manic funny phases. The total crazy schtick, not so much !
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jan 16, 2019 1:25:47 GMT
He has both comedic and dramatic talent shown in Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 1:29:34 GMT
He has both comedic and dramatic talent shown in Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting. And he was great at stand-up and improv. Very few people could do all three. Some comedians can do comedy roles in films, few can do dramatic ones.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jan 16, 2019 1:30:36 GMT
He has both comedic and dramatic talent shown in Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting. And he was great at stand-up and improv. Very few people could do all three. Some comedians can do comedy roles in films, few can do dramatic ones. I know. What a poor soul and what happened to him. Pitiful. 
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jan 16, 2019 21:48:46 GMT
Felt he did better in dramatic roles. Agreed 100%. It wasn't until he started taking on serious acting roles that I started to appreciate him too.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jan 16, 2019 21:49:38 GMT
FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC MOVIE. ONE OF MY FAVES.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 16, 2019 22:34:18 GMT
I knew a background performer who was on set and said "he was always on."
Well he had some issues, but I did laugh at his Tonight Show appearances.
His William F Buckley impression was funny.
What an unfortunate end.
Reeve's accident was quite shocking. I read at the time he would have died instantly but someone at the event was a neurological expert and knew what to do to keep him alive....I am not sure I would want that.
He said what irritated him the most was people would meet him (when he was in the wheelchair) and HOLD OUT THEIR HAND.
And then his wife died after him-from hereditary lung cancer. Not a lucky family.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Jan 16, 2019 22:52:01 GMT
I didn't know how close Williams and Reeves were before his accident. They were college roommates and life long friends. He paid for most of Reeves' medical bills after his accident. Depressing to know Reeve would be dead in 2004 and Williams a decade later by his own hand. And then let's pile on the depression to throw Reeves wife in there as well.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Jan 16, 2019 22:58:54 GMT
Felt he did better in dramatic roles. That said, two things he did off-screen showed what a caring guy he was - During the filming of Schindler's List, he would help alleviate Spielberg from the dramatically draining experience by coming up with jokes and sketches. In 1995, after Christopher Reeve's accident, Williams visited him in the hospital. However, he was dressed from head to toe in scrubs, spoke with a Russian accent, and had a surgical mask on. He was acting as if he was a real doctor and did a bunch of wacky antics. Yup. I just couldn't get into his stand up. Oh I tried. Even had a live album that I found used, listened to it a few times and it never grew on me so I got rid of it. And while I found Mork to be fun, I never found it to be funny. The sitcom I have found myself laughing at the loudest is Married With Children. How can anyone not find the WTF look Al Bundy gives hilarious? 
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Post by paislene on Jan 16, 2019 23:00:20 GMT
One of America's greatest comedians , how can you not love the man ?
But to keep the zaniness turned on for the crowds , he used drugs ,
and for many years secretly struggled with serious substance abuse .
But his time-giving to compassionate causes and people is legendary .
Is it tragedy or fate then , that this humanitarian/comedian's life
should completely disintegrate over a couple of years and then end
suddenly ?
 
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