Robin Williams

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (20) everyone in acting

• actor, Dead Poets Society (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Fearless with Timothy Simons)
• star, Good Morning, Vietnam (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Star 80 with Julie Klausner)
• actor, Moscow on the Hudson (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Starman with Katey Rich)
• actor, Father's Day (Blank Check with Griffin & David, The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
• actor, One Hour Photo (The Rewatchables, ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
• star, Good Will Hunting (The Rewatchables, ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
• actor, Good Morning, Vietnam (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
• actor, The World According to Garp (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
• actor, Awakenings (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
• actor, Insomnia (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
• actor (Popeye), Popeye (The Rewatchables, 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris)
• actor, The Fisher King (The Rewatchables, ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan)
• actor, Mrs. Doubtfire (The Rewatchables, ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan)
• actor / campaigner, Good Will Hunting (The Big Picture, 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular)
• actor (the genie), Aladdin (The Big Picture, Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation)
• actor, Hook (The Big Picture, Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57))
• actor (Dan), Old Dogs (Blank Check — Patreon, OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022))
• star, Flubber (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Resurrection)
• star, Mrs. Doubtfire (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Resurrection)
• actor, Patch Adams (Blank Check — Patreon, You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free))

Other (3) everyone in other

• what-if / circled for the lead, The Truman Show (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
• suggested for Paul Sheldon, Misery (The Rewatchables, ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman)
• first choice for Bob, What About Bob? (The Rewatchables, ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan)

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

1. career (career): Jim Carrey → Robin Williams. Carrey and Williams are the two comedians with the most talent to cross over into movies.

   “But Robin Williams and Jim Carrey would probably be my number.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 0:28:40 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
2. career (career): John Travolta → Robin Williams. Both came out of 1970s sitcoms and rose to be movie stars, hence the Old Dogs pairing.

   “Coming out of sitcoms in the 70s and then ascending to become major movie stars and everything.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 0:14:47 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

people (3)

1. people (people): Hook → Robin Williams. Williams's antic performance comes out of the peak of his movie stardom.

   “this was really in the heyday of Robin Williams's movie stardom.”

   The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:31:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
2. people (people): Robin Williams → John Travolta. The pair were Mork and Barbarino and were long asked when they would make a movie together.

   “No, no, it was it was Mork and Barbarino.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:06:27 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
3. people (people): John Travolta → Robin Williams. Compared to Spielberg and Cruise: fans waited decades for them to team up.

   “It was like Spielberg and Cruz.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:06:33 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

1. verdict (verdict): Robin Williams → John Travolta. One speaker says Williams is far funnier than Travolta in the film.

   “Williams is like 10 times funnier than Travolta in this movie.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:08:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (3)

1. what-if (what-if): The Truman Show → Robin Williams. The lead is called the most Robin Williams part he never played; he was circled before Carrey.

   “It really was the most Robin Williams part ever that he didn't do.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 0:08:33 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
2. what-if (what-if): Misery → Robin Williams. Williams had caged energy and you would believe he read the books.

   “Robin Williams to me would have been incredible.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:35:35 · Brian Koppelman (0.55 sure it was them)
3. what-if (casting what-if): Robin Williams → What About Bob?. Robin Williams was the first choice for Bob; he was a bigger star than Murray in 1987-93.

   “Robin Williams was the 1st choice for Bob.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:48:19 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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