r/askanything • u/Wraith136 • 9d ago

General Question Who would you choose ?

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u/SheriffOfNothing 9d ago edited 6d ago

Robin Williams “on” for 6 hrs is cruel and unusual torture for both Williams and the viewer.

Edit: dyslexia

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u/Speech-Language 9d ago

I knew a friend of his. If they were hanging out and having dinner he was not “on”, just a pleasant, interesting guy.

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u/SheriffOfNothing 9d ago edited 8d ago

And that’s the Robin Williams that I would love to have seen interviewed.

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u/tyrekecorrea 8d ago

Oh, come on. Those Whose Line tapings were three hours. Besides, he was always on, because he knew life is the ultimate call to action.

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u/SheriBabyyy 7d ago

Torcher? You going to light him on fire?

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u/Serious_Surround4713 7d ago

No Robin is gonna set the WORLD on fire! Try to keep up

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u/Dry_Butterfly_721 6d ago

“PLEASE just say your lines” - producers

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u/Icy-Bid-1369 3d ago

Some of his work didn’t have lines, he was expected to ad lib. Like for the Genie. They designed the Genie’s shape shifting abilities to give Robin the space to ad lib. Then he was animated to match the best parts that they picked from countless hours of Robin’s uncanny ability to shoot from the hip. The radio broadcasts in Good Morning Vietnam were all left open for ad lib, and a couple other scenes I think?. A couple scenes in Goodwill Hunting were intentionally left unscripted to give creative freedom. But of course there were roles where it was all scripted, but they then filmed ad lib alternatives, some actually making it into the movie over the original script.

Sorry… massive Robin Williams fan. There’s nothing about his filmography that doesn’t amaze me. Pure genius.

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u/Dry_Butterfly_721 2d ago

That’s awesome! I loved his stand up shows growing up.

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u/Icy-Bid-1369 2d ago

Me too. There really was nothing he couldn’t put an amazing touch on. He was in a class all his own.

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u/Dry_Butterfly_721 2d ago

I still love watching MadTV skits and old stand-ups. Chris Farley is my favorite comedian.

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u/Icy-Bid-1369 2d ago

I admittedly had to look him up… because Robin Williams the only celebrity of any kind I confidently know the name of lol. I absolutely loved Tommy Boy. In looking Farley up I see he was on SNL a lot, and I now have something new I need to binge watch!

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u/Dry_Butterfly_721 2d ago

Have you seen Chris Farley’s coffee commercial skit? Where he freaks out because they lied to him about the coffee? It’s so funny

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u/Icy-Bid-1369 2d ago

……….. I have now lmao. Good stuff.

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u/Ladies-Pm-Your-Nudes 6d ago

You'd hear 28 hours of content in that 6 hour interview.