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Robin Williams, American Master: The Movies and Art of a Lost Genius
352Overview
Did you know that, according to director Chris Columbus, Robin Williams improvised so much during the filming of Mrs. Doubtfire that the studio had enough footage to release PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 versions of the movie? Or that Robin ad-libbed all his lines in Good Morning, Vietnam because the DJ the movie was based on didn’t really do comedy during his shows?
Robin Williams, American Master looks at Robin’s seventy movies, from his earliest appearance in Can I Do It...’Til I Need Glasses? to his final posthumous voice-only appearance in Absolutely Anything.
Each film is discussed in detail, with special emphasis on Robin’s performances and how they exist in the context of his entire body of work.
Robin Williams, American Master is the perfect tour guide through Robin’s epic collection of cinematic genius.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781642935295 |
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Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
Publication date: | 12/08/2020 |
Pages: | 352 |
Sales rank: | 534,658 |
Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Legalized Insanity xiii
Foreword: Boss: A TV Series starring Kelsey Grammer and Why It's Relevant to Robin Williams's Story xvii
Can I Do It 'Til I Need Glasses? (1977) 1
Popeye (1980) 5
The World According to Garp (1982) 10
The Survivors (1983) 16
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) 22
The Best of Times (1986) 27
Seize the Day (1986) 31
Club Paradise (1986) 36
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) 40
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) 45
Portrait of a White Marriage (1988) 50
Dead Poets Society (1989) 52
Cadillac Man (1990) 57
Awakenings (1990) 60
Dead Again (1991) 65
The Fisher King (1991) 69
Hook (1991) 74
Shakes the Clown (1991) 79
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) 82
Aladdin (1992) 85
Toys (1992) 91
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) 94
Being Human (1994) 99
Nine Months (1995) 104
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) 109
Jumanji (1995) 112
The Birdcage (1996) 117
Jack (1996) 122
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) 127
The Aladdin and the King of Thieves Interview on The Today Show 132
The Secret Agent (1996) 135
Hamlet (1996) 138
Deconstructing Harry (1997) 144
Fathers' Day (1997) 146
Flubber (1997) 151
Good Will Hunting (1997) 155
What Dreams May Come (1998) 158
Patch Adams (1998) 163
Jakob the Liar (1999) 168
Bicentennial Man (1999) 172
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 177
Death to Smoochy (2002) 181
Insomnia (2002) 184
One Hour Photo (2002) 187
The Rutles 2: Cant Buy Me Lunch (2002) 192
House of D (2004) 195
The Final Cut (2004) 199
Noel (2004) 204
Robots (2005) 207
The Big White (2005) 210
RV (2006) 214
The Night Listener (2006) 217
Everyone's Hero (2006) 220
Man of the Year (2006) 223
Happy Feet (2006) 226
Happy Feet Two (2011) 229
Night at the Museum (2006) 232
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) 235
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) 239
License to Wed (2007) 242
August Rush (2007) 245
Shrink (2009) 248
World's Greatest Dad (2009) 251
Old Dogs (2009) 255
The Big Wedding (2013) 258
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) 261
The Face of Love (2013) 264
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) 268
Boulevard (2014) 272
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) 275
Absolutely Anything (2015) 279
Credits 282
Acknowledgments 329
Stephen Spignesi Bibliography 331