Robin Williams - I Believe He Earned His Own Thread

[Tanin]

Watching Mork and Mindy now.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I was talking to my Dad about Williams' passing and it also upset him. He remembered taking my little brother and I to a showing of 'Toys' in the early 90's and said "the movie would have been completely forgettable, if not for him. He seemed to bring an energy to every part he played, even if the script-writers, directors or his own co-stars didn't."

True.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

On another note, I was watching the 'Hook' trailer and realized it got hit hard this year. Already lost Smee (Hoskins) and Pan.

Hoffman, you better not!!!

 

[Raiden]

Robin Williams Once Secretly Fulfilled A Dying Girl's Wish

 

[DarkSovereignty]

You know, I've been looking back at his various roles that I've watched and I honestly don't think Robin Williams ever actually turned in a bad performance. He's been in bad movies, sure, but he never once phoned it in. He gave his 100% to whatever movie, gold or crap, he put his name to.

 

[danoyse]

I was talking to my Dad about Williams' passing and it also upset him. He remembered taking my little brother and I to a showing of 'Toys' in the early 90's and said "the movie would have been completely forgettable, if not for him. He seemed to bring an energy to every part he played, even if the script-writers, directors or his own co-stars didn't."

True.

I remember when he was on the Tonight Show when Toys came out. The next guest was a little kid who was a movie critic for his local paper. They'd arranged for him to see a screening of Toys so he could review it on the show.

The kid said he really liked the movie, and Robin, who was sitting next to him, said, "Oh good, so you got the check..."

 

[danoyse]

The Disney Channels have been showing Aladdin all weekend. This comes up at the end of the movie:

 

[Sawyer]

Given how (relatively) near to me he lived, I think I'm always going to be sad I never met him in person.

 

[NoLaNitE007]

Thanks for being the best Alien ever...
Thanks for bringing Popeye to life.....
Thanks Garp....
Thanks for playing a Russian...
Thank you O Captain, My Captain for your inspiration..
Thanks for saying Good Morning to Vietnam...
Thanks for the Fisher King...
Thanks for the Toys...
Thanks for taking over Club Paradise...
Thanks for being the best Genie ever and singing Friend Like Me....
Thanks for finding yourself again Peter Pan....
Thanks for being Patch...
Thanks for doing all you can to just be with your kids Mrs Doubtfire...
Thanks for doing all you can to help out Will Hunting,while helping yourself as well....
Thanks for playing Jumanji....
Thanks for showing us What Dreams May Come....
Thanks for Awakening us....
Thanks for the Birdcage....
Thanks for playing the cat and mouse game with Al Pacino....
Thanks for a Night at the Museum...

Thanks for keeping late night talk show hosts on the edge of their seats and for being one of the best comedians and actors of all time....

Thanks for being great....

RIP Robin Williams....you're brilliance will never be forgotten.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

^ Pretty well said.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Given how (relatively) near to me he lived, I think I'm always going to be sad I never met him in person.

My friend (the son of a co-star from one of his films, but I don't feel comfortable saying who) met him and said if you watch his stand-up, then you know what he's like in person. Full of manic energy and plain hysterical. He also said he didn't talk down to him even though he was like 14 at the time. He addressed him like he was an adult and on an equal footing.

Yeah, I told my friend I was jealous.

 

[terry78]

Yeah that was one of the things I liked about him and I like about Conan. When they talk to little kids they don't act insipid or condescending.

 

[3dman27]

Thanks for being the best Alien ever...
Thanks for bringing Popeye to life.....
Thanks Garp....
Thanks for playing a Russian...
Thank you O Captain, My Captain for your inspiration..
Thanks for saying Good Morning to Vietnam...
Thanks for the Fisher King...
Thanks for the Toys...
Thanks for taking over Club Paradise...
Thanks for being the best Genie ever and singing Friend Like Me....
Thanks for finding yourself again Peter Pan....
Thanks for being Patch...
Thanks for doing all you can to just be with your kids Mrs Doubtfire...
Thanks for doing all you can to help out Will Hunting,while helping yourself as well....
Thanks for playing Jumanji....
Thanks for showing us What Dreams May Come....
Thanks for Awakening us....
Thanks for the Birdcage....
Thanks for playing the cat and mouse game with Al Pacino....
Thanks for a Night at the Museum...

Thanks for keeping late night talk show hosts on the edge of their seats and for being one of the best comedians and actors of all time....

Thanks for being great....

RIP Robin Williams....you're brilliance will never be forgotten.

and thank YOU for this post

 

[terry78]

There were rumors that Disney was considering a live action Aladdin down the line and possibly bringing him back for Genie only with updated pop culture riffs. If that was in the wings, I really am upset now more so.

 

[Rodrigo90]

****

 

[Mysteryman]

Thanks for being the best Alien ever...
Thanks for bringing Popeye to life.....
Thanks Garp....
Thanks for playing a Russian...
Thank you O Captain, My Captain for your inspiration..
Thanks for saying Good Morning to Vietnam...
Thanks for the Fisher King...
Thanks for the Toys...
Thanks for taking over Club Paradise...
Thanks for being the best Genie ever and singing Friend Like Me....
Thanks for finding yourself again Peter Pan....
Thanks for being Patch...
Thanks for doing all you can to just be with your kids Mrs Doubtfire...
Thanks for doing all you can to help out Will Hunting,while helping yourself as well....
Thanks for playing Jumanji....
Thanks for showing us What Dreams May Come....
Thanks for Awakening us....
Thanks for the Birdcage....
Thanks for playing the cat and mouse game with Al Pacino....
Thanks for a Night at the Museum...

Thanks for keeping late night talk show hosts on the edge of their seats and for being one of the best comedians and actors of all time....

Thanks for being great....

RIP Robin Williams....you're brilliance will never be forgotten.

Perfect post.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

If we could compartmentalize for a moment and separate that project from the tragedy of his death, then I don't know if it would have been a good idea. I guess we'll never know. But a lot of Aladdin's magic was in the animated antics that mirrored Williams' stream of consciousness ad-libs that were too quick and surreal for live-action. *shrug* Maybe it would have worked. We'll never know now.

 

[Darkness Falls]

Genie: Aladdin! Hello, Aladdin, nice to have you on the show. Can we call you Al, or maybe just Din? Or how about Laddie?

[turns into a Scotsman]
Genie: It sounds like, "Here, boy!"

[whistles]
Genie: C'mon, Laddie!

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Don't do that, DF. It'll be a while before I can laugh at those lines again. The feels are still raw.

 

[Darkness Falls]

same here man, i've been watching aladdin non stop lately definitely still have the feels aswell

 

[Rodrigo90]

Robin Williams sent struggling terminal cancer patient video message of hope months before he took his own life

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...nths-before-he-took-his-own-life-9675479.html

 

[Mysteryman]

Sweet man.
Such a tragedy.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Already been one week and it still hasn't fully sunk in. I've been REALLY bummed about other celebs and public figures dying, but this may be the hardest.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Mrs Doubtfire showing her appreciation for Die Another Day

 

[DarkSentinel]

Mork and Mindy is such a wonderful show.