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What is your favorite Robin Williams role?
Submitted 5 days ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to movies@lemm.ee
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Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 days ago
For the funny: Mrs. Doubtfire
For the serious: Patch Adams
Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Pretty hard to argue with that.
I used to dream of being a DJ because of him in Good Morning Vietnam. Put that shit on and I could probably still “sing” along. But I don’t think it tops those roles.
Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 5 days ago
I’d pick Mrs. Doubtfire for the serious as well. The “addicted to my children” speech is among the best Williams has ever done.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Always and forever Genie from Aladdin.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Should I call you ‘Al’? … or ‘Din’? … or how bout just ‘Laddy’!
definitely one of my favourite Williams characters
Balthazar@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Being a cartoon freed him from any physical constraints and allowed him to go wild.
Peacock@lemm.ee 5 days ago
One Hour Photo.
It’s not my favorite per se, but it was so unexpected given all the other roles we know him for.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 5 days ago
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
Bicentennial Man. What a great film
Steve@communick.news 5 days ago
It is my favorite movie.
I relate too much, to a robot trying to understand and become a human.Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Mork and Mindy is magnum opus.
maegul@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Good Will Hunting comes to mind as one that hasn’t already been mentioned.
As one of his non comedic roles, I’d say he kills it and kinda steals the show.
Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
The Fisher King.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
He fucking kills it in this as Parry. Severely underrated film. Jeff Bridges also kills it in this film. Actually, almost everyone in the film kills it.
Probably the most accessible Gilliam film.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I don’t really remember anything about this movie because it’s been more than thirty years since i saw it. But i remember i liked it.
Emperor@feddit.uk 5 days ago
I saw that in the cinema when it came out, blew me away. I kinda don’t want to watch it again in case it lets me down.
dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Ooof, good movie.
TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 5 days ago
The Genie, obviously.
midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
As if it even needs to be said.
greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Rainbow fucking Randolph
cowfodder@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I went into that movie having only seen the poster. What a fucking ride!
greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
It’s a…it’s a…. IT’S A ROCKETSHIP
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Probably Good Morning Vietnam.
Emperor@feddit.uk 5 days ago
I think that best channelled his cocaine energy.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Robin and Steve Martin once did ‘Waiting For Godot’ at Lincoln Center.
Apparently there’s no video avaialble
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 days ago
OK
thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Those who were there say they saw it. Those who weren’t there but know about it say they didn’t see it. Those who weren’t there and didn’t know about it don’t mention it. It’s really quite fascinating if you think it’s very interesting.
satanmat@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No one has said “Dead Poets Society “
!!???!!
He was so amazing and empathetic; just outstanding. Made me WANT for a teacher like him
dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Mrs. Doubtfire or it’s not your fault
Speculater@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I know
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Is there any film in which he wasn’t absolutely stellar?
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen comes to mind. Kind of one-note performance, really, but to be fair to him it’s not a deep character.
Linktank@lemmy.today 5 days ago
If you don’t like Toys your inner child was dead at the time you watched it.
Speculater@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I was literally coming into this thread to say that was my favorite role of his.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s whimsical, Leland.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Mork from Ork. Nanoo nanoo. It’s what I always think of when I think of him. That and What Dreams May Come, for sure.
bitchkat@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Mork of course.
Xanis@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Perhaps controversial as I never see it mentioned, though I love Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come. He plays wonderfully a slowly breaking man finding hope in and within darkness. It’s a movie of many messages and meanings, with a lot of symbolism.