Robin Williams

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q83338: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Mrs. Doubtfire, which ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Popeye (1980); The World According to Garp (1982); Moscow on the Hudson (1984); Dead Poets Society (1989); Hook (1991); The Fisher King (1991); Aladdin (1992); Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Good Will Hunting (1997); Insomnia (2002); Old Dogs (2009); Awakenings; Father's Day; Flubber; Good Morning, Vietnam; One Hour Photo; Patch Adams.

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.

Old Yeller (1957): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Old Dogs (2009), which they acted in: Old Yeller ⇒ Old Dogs (the host's read). Giving Charlie a new puppy after his old dog dies echoes the end of Old Yeller.
    “That's what happens at the end of Old Yeller, remember?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:40:01 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Wild Hogs (2007): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Old Dogs (2009), which they acted in: Wild Hogs ⇒ Old Dogs (the host's read). Wild Hogs was a huge 2007 hit, which is how Becker came to have the freedom to make Old Dogs.
    “Becker has what you could perhaps call a blank check to make whatever crazy passion projects he wants.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 0:10:28 · Griffin Newman (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Christopher Robin (2018): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Hook (1991), which they acted in: Hook ⇒ Christopher Robin (the host's read). Hook foreshadowed reboot culture; Christopher Robin is basically Hook again.
    “Like, we're actually literally getting a version of Hook this year with Christopher Robin, the new Winnie the Pooh movie”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:31:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Popeye (1980), which they acted in: Popeye ⇒ Punch-Drunk Love (the host's read). Wesley says PTA's debt to Altman runs deep, down to the Shelley Duvall Popeye song used in Punch-Drunk Love.
    “the way that that Shelley Duval song from Popeye functions in punch trunk love”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:21:58 · Wesley Morris (0.85 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (20) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

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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