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What is your favorite Robin Williams role?

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Blaze@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨movies@lemm.ee⁩

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  • Xanis@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • thejoker954@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I absolutely love “What Dreams May Come”.

      I think it may have been the first serious role I saw him in.

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  • Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Birdcage

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    • Boozilla@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Awesome movie!

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For the funny: Mrs. Doubtfire

    For the serious: Patch Adams

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    • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • Peacock@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • thesohoriots@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Image Perfect exchange, no notes.

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  • PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Always and forever Genie from Aladdin.

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    • ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Should I call you ‘Al’? … or ‘Din’? … or how bout just ‘Laddy’!

      definitely one of my favourite Williams characters

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    • Balthazar@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Being a cartoon freed him from any physical constraints and allowed him to go wild.

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  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bicentennial Man. What a great film

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    • Steve@communick.news ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It is my favorite movie.
      I relate too much, to a robot trying to understand and become a human.

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    • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Mork and Mindy is magnum opus.

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  • maegul@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • motor_spirit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    PETAH PAN

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    • Wytch@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      BANGARANG!

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  • Boozilla@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Fisher King.

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • dessalines@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ooof, good movie.

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  • greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Rainbow fucking Randolph

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    • cowfodder@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I went into that movie having only seen the poster. What a fucking ride!

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      • greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s a…it’s a…. IT’S A ROCKETSHIP

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  • TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Genie, obviously.

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    • midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As if it even needs to be said.

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  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably Good Morning Vietnam.

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think that best channelled his cocaine energy.

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Robin and Steve Martin once did ‘Waiting For Godot’ at Lincoln Center.

    Apparently there’s no video avaialble

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      OK

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      • thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • satanmat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No one has said “Dead Poets Society “

    !!???!!

    He was so amazing and empathetic; just outstanding. Made me WANT for a teacher like him

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  • dessalines@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mrs. Doubtfire or it’s not your fault

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    • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is there any film in which he wasn’t absolutely stellar?

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • Linktank@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If you don’t like Toys your inner child was dead at the time you watched it.

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      • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was literally coming into this thread to say that was my favorite role of his.

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      • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s whimsical, Leland.

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  • TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • bitchkat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mork of course.

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