He was good in “Awakenings”....an excellent film based on a true story.
Personally I liked The Fisher King. Not everyone’s cup of tea but a brilliant performance by Williams
I took a date to see Deconstructing Harry and was treated to Woody Allen’s use of the c-word. The movie was awful and insulting. Afterward, I apologized to my date for my poor choice. Frankly, I don’t remember Williams in it at all.
Moscow on the Hudson is still an amazing movie and it was incredible to see “Mork from Ork” play such a serious role at the time.
Williams needed cocaine to get him thru many of.these roles.
Doubtfire was funny but much of his standup was crass...especially with whoopie and billy crystal.
His funniest stand-up act, which has some foul language, and can be found on YouTube is of a drunken Scotsman inventing golf.
I thought “What Dreams may come” was a brilliant movie.
Oddly enough, in the movie he went to hell seeking his wife who had committed suicide after his death.
Two more funny/silly movies with Robin were “Death to Smoochy” (with Edward Norton) and “Cadillac Man” (with Tim Robbins).
Although, for whatever reason, it was a box office bomb, Popeye is surprisingly good.
“9. RV (2006)
... The movie is far funnier than critics gave it credit for.”
Ugh, no it isn’t. I don’t think even Robin Williams himself would try to say this movie was good. It’s a rancid boil on the hind parts of comedy.
And any list of under-appreciated Williams films that doesn’t include “The Fisher King” near the top of the list is worthless.
My kids LOVE World’s Greatest Dad which is ironic because the scene where he discovered his dead son hung always made them cry. He had to dig deep to play that so convincingly and yet took the chance of his own family going through that.
I still remember “Moscow on the Hudson” and very fondly. As a compare/contrast between the late-era Soviet Union and chaotic NYC it does allow Robin Williams to be much less frenetic and more nuanced from his “Mork & Mindy” character. Particularly haunting to me is the eloquent sad face he displayed in his homesickness that I have seen again in so many of his more recent photos.
I pray that the generous God will forgive this tortured soul.
RV was just horrible.
My favorite Williams scene was in “Good Morning Vietnam”
He had just quit as the DJ, and was driving and came across some troops, obviously on their way to a fight, and they stopped him, and begged him to do his schtick, which he does...but at the end, he knows where they are going and tells them very poignantly “be careful up there”.
That showed how great he was at going from playing that wacky persona to becoming incredibly poignant. Nobody could pull that off quite like Robin could.
Despite his many, many flaws, I shall miss him.
Robin William’s death has brought upon much more sadness to this country than the fact that all the sacrifices that US soldiers have made is now a waste and millions of innocents are persecuted.
It’s tough to say anything connected to him is not getting as much attention as it deserves.
“What Dreams May Come” is missing on this. That was one of the most underrated of all. Probably because of the religious undertones.
I recommend 1 Hour Photo highly. Very underrated film. I wish there was a dvd release of the versionthey released for the Sundance Film Festival as it was a much better version than the version they released in theaters. The guy Romanek reedited the film in a dumbed down way for the theaters. They also cut out a great opening narration from Robin Williams explaning the red eye effect that really set the tone pf the mmovie. Also you dont know he gets arrested until the end of the movie not like the theatrical version where he gets arrested right at the beginning of the film, so there is no suspense with the final version.Also a much better soundtrack in the original version.
Has the world completely forgotten/disowned his “Being Human”? Among the best movies I’ve seen (save for the producer-imposed abruptly happy ending).
Everything he has done is now forever tainted by the legacy he’s left.
Williams actually taught himself to speak Russian in just a few months to do Moscow on the Hudson. It was an amazing performance.