I Miss Robin Williams🥹 *Good Morning Vietnam* Reaction!
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You wanna know how good he is, every one of Robins’s radio broadcasts in this movie were in improved. He was SO INSANELY TALENTED, to say he’s missed is an understatement.
Improved?
@@djgrant8761 on the spot. no script
@@RuelAustria Yes, That’s improvisation. We did it at school. We called it Theatresports.
@@RuelAustria improvised, not improved. I'm sure that DJ Grant knows what IMPROVISATION is.
@@Talancir I believe godzilla was spelling it as its pronounced as an im-prah-v'd
"It's so damn hot. I saw some little guys in orange robes burst into flames" That's the power of dark humor.
Robin was truly a master of improv. Every one of his radio broadcasts were made up on the spot. In fact, he gave the production team so much improvised material that a huge percentage of it had to be left on the cutting room floor.
This movie was based on the real Adrian Cronauer, an actual radio broadcaster from the armed forces radio network. Robin’s portrayal was top notch. Such an amazing talent. Good Morning Vietnam was definitely one of his best performances in an all around awesome movie. It just hits differently than other war movies because of the relationships between the characters.
Our Troops were treated so poorly when they got home from Vietnam. My dad was in Vietnam. I served for 20 years in the military and got to watch my dads face over and over when people would tell me thank you for my service. He never got a thank you.
Soldiers don't get to decide where they go they are ordered to go. Some see the uniform and that is good enough to hate the person, I've been that one in the uniform. I thank your dad for what he did, we may not be from the same Country but we all wear a uniform that means the same thing ' FREEDOM'
@@arohk1579 the Boy coming back from Nam were treated like shit, and it wasn't fair. . . But you can see why though right? As for the original posters father, I'm sure he was a good man. But the locals didn't see good or bad men. . .just invaders. It the risk we take when we put men in power that don't take the time to look at things from every angle and think things through. Because sadly. . .its the loyal men to do as they are told who take the brunt of the hate. Not the men who gave them the order
@Viking6 You can tell your dad from me and my whole family THANK YOU for your service AND your sacrifice🗽🏅♥
Tell your father THANK YOU from a South Vietnamese civilian who lived there during the time of this movie's setting. I was an infant during Airman Cronauer's broadcast time. My family listened to Armed Forces Network constantly because Vietnamese radio and TV were boring. Oh, and my thanks to him as a fellow US military veteran too.
People seriously thank you for going out of your country to kill people in other countries?? Its not even defending your own country its...just.... murdering.... how does that play with the "Thou shalt not kill" commandment?? Just curious how you justify this to yourself......
Hey V!
- This was Robin's first of 3 Best Actor nominations.
- A lot of the scenes in the radio station were improvised, so I believe so was the bit where he was riffing with the troops on trucks.
- I was a child when Robin first came into my life on an episode of 'Happy Days' when he played Mork from Ork for the first time. He was my hero in many ways, and since his passing, I miss him a lot. The fact that there will never be another new Robin Williams movie, or stand-up special, or just an appearance on a cheesy talk show hurts. However, with what he was facing mentally and physically, I actually understand and hope that he found peace. Thanks, chief! You were a can of corn, and the most amazing of human beings! RIP, Robin.
i remember seeing Robin in Mork and Mindy but I was too young to appreciate it at the time and we didn't get many episodes where I was living in Australia.....
VK, "How does he stay so energetic? He must drink loads of coffee." Oh, sweetie, it's called cocaine.
How many of us here had the exact same thought?
Actually I think that by this time in his life he was clean and sober. The death of his good friend John Belushi of a drug overdose pretty much scared him straight.
@@Thundarr100 for a while... he's had plenty of relapses, alcohol for one
Came here to say the same
LOL Yup.
Robin Williams participated in MANY USO tours during the Gulf Wars. I had the privilege of meeting him in 2003, and though he was rushed and trying to meet as many people as possible, he took the time with each group to ask names and talk to folks. He was truly a great human.
Robin’s presence and spirit is still strong in the world. He gave the world the best part of him, his humor, his brilliance, his heart. He was truly gifted, and I’m glad we’re still loving and enjoying his work to this day. Laughter is the best gift you can give to the world.
Robin Williams was such big part of my childhood and a fantastic actor. I was so heartbroken when I heard that he’d died.
Yes Robin Williams and Jim Carrey are the best comedians ever!
His death was the only celibrity death that drove me to tears.
@@Quotenwagnerianer yes, his death and Sean Connery’s death… even though he was 90, it was still shocking and devastating to hear that he passed away
The first time I have heard of Robin Williams’ death was my sister who broke the news to me that very day! I will never forget that!
Robin's stand up comedy shows were on another level. I still laugh till I cry whenever I listen to them
Robin Williams got used to improving to the point that even in Aladdin, the introduction where he voices the merchant was taken from him improving for several hours. They brought in a covered cart that had various strange items in it and let him go to town. They told him to just go with whatever he pulled.
All for that 2-3 minutes of the movie.
Tom T. Tran's monologue towards the end is incredible. And Williams' performance is nothing short of outstanding. Funny, and incredibly moving.
One of Robin's finest performances, not just with comedy but also the tragedy. Much it was improvised which makes it so much funnier. They mentioned Bob Hope and actually Robin went into war zones himself with the USO to entertain troops as if he took up the baton. The actor who played Lt. Haulk was Bruno Kirby who was also very funny in his own right. The music soundtrack from the era was also outstanding. Hearing "It's a Wonderful World" still chokes me up with the film footage.
Robin Williams and Jim Carrey are the best comedians
Been a big Robin Williams fan since I was a kid, saw this twice in the theaters, he’s greatly missed but he’s still making us laugh like crazy, which is such a wonderful gift he gave to the world.
I don't know that it would do well for the channel (there was 1 reaction when I searched)… but "The World According to Garp" (1982) was my first experience with Robin as anything other than "Mork" (from 'Mork & Mindy'... and as a child, it impacted me... over the years I always loved his comedy, but his drama... amazing... "Awakenings" and "Patch Adams" are both great... and obviously "Dead Poet's Society" and "Good Will Hunting" but I feel like they have been seen before or they'd be on the channel already, right? 😃
Yeah we were those that got to see what this supernova of energy outside of the stand up scene. I remember first time seeing his Mork character on Happy Days, the response to him just had to be the big catalyst to his getting the Mork and Mindy show. I think The World According to Garp was my first movie... this or Moscow on The Hudson.
The World according to Garp is another underrated Robin Williams movie.
Fantastic film I'd forgotten about!
@@fredkrissman6527 I usually suggest it when someone watches a Williams movie.
Gotta agree with that. It's not a bad movie at all, it's actually pretty good. But without a doubt, it's Robin Williams who makes the movie memorable.
@@RDRussell2 absolutely
Marcel Marceau (Marso Marso) was a world famous (yes even in the U.S.) mime in the 70’s, which I didn’t know as a kid. When Robin says @18:34 “those last 2 sec. of silence was from Marcel Marceau’s newest hit single” it still gets me. It’s one of a thousand jokes both subtle and/or in your face in this movie that crack me up every time.
In Mel Brooks' "The Silent Movie", Marceau had the only spoken part.
@@DavidB-2268 - thats right! 😂
Glad you liked the film. A little trivia for you:
There was an actual Adrian Cronauer who was a DJ in Vietnam and he would have told you that the only things that were true in the film was that he was a DJ in Vietnam and that he did teach English off duty. What wasn't true was that his Jeep was not hit by a landmine, he didn't have a romance with a Vietnamese woman, didn't teach his class swear words, and did not have a friend who was a VC. He was not forced to leave the country. He did his time in Vietnam and after it was up, he was honorably discharged. If he did half of the things Robin does in the rmovie, he would have been sent to Leavenworth.
Williams, much like the character he played, always hoped for the troops to come home safe as he did several USO tours.
Bruno Kirby embarrassing himself is one of the great comic performances in the history of the movies - and the kind of thing people remember. And it's clear that a certain amount of the dialog is improvised, and not just from Robin Williams.
I love that Forest Whitaker who plays Garlic, ALSO played Saw Guerrera decades later.
The *attachment* factor--- was *exactly* how it was with Robin Williams and us, the fans, in real life.
The minute he first appeared on TV--- he was an instant legend. The talent was obviously off the chart--- with a lot of deep human feeling to go with it. And, so, we all thought of him as a friend...
And then real life left you feeling exactly like the end of this movie. Bittersweet, sobering, no closure (in the "normal" sense), but we have to be thankful we had him at all. R.I.P.
Over 90 percent of his performance ,over his entire life, was improv. He was not like anyone else.
The first time I ever heard "What a Wonderful World" in that scene. It's the visual I see whenever I see the song. It will never not be melancholy.
Same.
It’s been over 30 years and the same emotions are just as strong.
The burden of maturity….
During the build up to the first Gulf War Robin Williams actually did guest DJ on Armed Forces Radio. He also did USO shows whenever he could. There's video of it if you look.
RIP Robin Williams and Bruno Kirby (Lt. Hawk), who always played the straight man for all these great comedians to bounce off of. They are both greatly missed.
I wish now you learn about the real Adrian Cronauer. He passed away in 2018 but he did a lot of interviews and Q&A’s depicting his time as a radio DJ. Most famously he tore this movie apart for its inaccuracies. Though he did mention every character in the movie he met in one form or another.
33:43 "-They're ruby slippers, Adrian. Put these on and say 'there's no place like home, there's no place like home' and you can be there.
-I hope. I hope we all could..."
“If I did half the things Williams did in that movie, I'd still be in Leavenworth and not England,” real-life Adrian Cronauer in 2004.
I saw Robin Williams in concert in the late 70s and have never laughed so hard. At one point someone in the audience got up and started walking toward the back of the theater. Robin stopped in the middle of his act, jumped off the stage and chased the person up the aisle yelling, "Stop, come back, the show gets better."
"How does he stay so energetic?" Darling, to quote the man himself "I was on everything but skates."
This is one of Robin Williams very best films.
Such a great mix of poignant scenes mixed with his madcap comedy.
Held together with one of the greatest soundtracks in movie history.
He had an incredible gift for being outrageously funny, but also conveying very real emotions dramatically. He could go from funny to having you near tears from sadness in 2 sentences.
"nowadays everybody's annoying everybody" You don't annoy us, quite the opposite. Thank you for another great reaction and sharing your time with us.
I miss him too. I was a kid in the late 70's when I found out he and I have the same birthday, so I've always felt a special connection.
Whenever I see Robin Williams being Robin Williams, even when I'm laughing my head off, I'm holding back tears. Dear Lord, I miss that guy.
Good Morning Vietnam: One of Robin Williams greatest comedic roles.
Good Morning Vietnam: One of Robin Williams greatest dramatic roles.
Thank you, Robin.. And we will always love you.
This movie starts out so amazingly hilarious, and that bar bomb snaps you back to the reality that a war is going on
Robin Williams was and still is my favorite comedian. He was effortlessly funny, he made it look easy no matter the topic. What really amazes me is that he did this while hiding so much pain in his soul that he eventually succumbed to it. That truly amazes me because I don't think anyone not close to him ever had a clue how much he was hurting. I miss him too.
Yes him and Jim Carrey are the best comedians of all time
This movie is so under appreciated for what it really is. It's remembered for the comedic bits, the radio stuff, but then it's flips about 1/2 through and becomes one of the darkest, most heartbreaking looks at the complexities of the Vietnam War. It's also (loosely) based on a true story and the real-life Adrian Cronauer.
As a little bit of real-life trivia, one of the DJs to follow Cronauer in Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam was none other than Pat "Wheel of Fortune" Sajak.
I am not sure the War of American Aggression was that complex. Massive bully picks on nice well meaning little guy, practically beats him to death but the little guy is still able to kick the bully's ass and make him leave in shame. Pretty simple and straight forward. It is only complex from the point of view of the american soldier that was drafted, lied to and made to kill innocent people that will end up, in the long run, in a country with more freedom than the US soldier's children will have.
@@sevilnatas I have no idea whose propaganda you've read, but if you think the story is that simple, you're simply delusional. And no, I'm not saying the American intervention was the right choice. Because it's not that simple.
I guess my point is that the complexity was all in the the hands of the world outside Vietnam. Their complexity would and could have been insular and straight forward, but the outside world did not allow for that. The French, the Japanese, the French again, the Americans all brought the complexity you speak of. After all is said and done, we still are F-ing with them, like the sore losers that americans are. When I hear people use phrases such as you did, I feel like, to the reader, especially the uninformed reader, those types of phrases make it sound like the Vietnamese were involved in the "complexities" you speak of, like they had a hand in the atrocities that were visited upon them. They did not. We should now support them in their new future, especially since they are doing freedom a lot better than the imperialists that claimed to be bringing freedom to them.
This movie is has the iconic line “good morning Vietnam!” I don’t see how it’s under appreciated… I really don’t understand why so many people on RUclips are under the impression that so many iconic movies are “under appreciated.” Where are all of you people from??
@@nsasupporter7557 The twenty-first century.
I met robin williams in Kuwait in December 2004 before we pushed up into Iraq. By some happenstance I actually had a whole 15 minute conversation with him and he was nothing but wonderful. An amazing human being who genuinely cared for people.
Robin Williams was a God sent to Earth to bring joy and laughter through his own pain. Tragic in the extreme. He had a true gift. To give you an idea of how good he is... when he did the Genie for Disney... he did the script for a little and then he asked the directors if they minded if he "played" with it. Which they said sure too. And he then proceeded to adlib on the spot the entire movie. HOURS of audio, a LOT of which they could never use. Somewhere, buried in the Disney vault is that recording session and I would give both my kidneys a lung and possibly a limb to hear it. He'll do something entirely different every single take. It's manic almost. But he has a warmth and charisma that makes it not annoying. You just laugh and fall in love with the dude.
He had a humorous, often times dark, jab for literally everyone, but he did it without malice. Didn't have a mean bone in his body.
Him and Jim Carrey are the greatest comedians of all time
In the military, there is no rank more worthless than a 2nd Lt. We call them butter bars.
My friend Candy dated Robin Williams in the late '70s and wept profoundly when he passed. This film she said was a big part in the way she had known him, as a person who could brighten a dark place staring straight into it.
They say war is waged by governments but fought by people. This story embodies that sentiment very well.
I haven't see this in probably 20 years. Iconic role for Robin. So sharp and quick witted. :) Hearing a whole theater laugh constantly for the duration of the movie was an awesome shared experience. Much like watching along with you. You're not the only one who misses him regularly.
Aladdin was improv, and so was this performance. He was excellent as a killer in Insomnia; hope you can see that one.
He was not only funny but a terrific actor.
Thanks Mr Williams for all the laughs and entertainment. You were truly one of the greatest
This movie is one of my all time favorites. He did a lot of improvisation in this film, that's the type of actor he was and he was always given leeway to do it in his films; because he was a great person. R.I.P. Robin. There will never be another person like you, and that's the biggest tragedy of all...
Seriously, one of the most amazing performers who has ever lived. He was lightning quick with his wit and humor, and he was ALWAYS on! I cannot imagine the battery he had to have inside to always have that energy, but being somebody who stands in front of people and talks for a living, I can tell you I collapse at the end of the day. It is my understanding that he was having memory issues near the end, and being that his entire life was built around his ridiculously quick mind, that had to be impossible to live with. I guess it came down to the choice he made or locking himself away from the world. Neither would be acceptable for somebody as brilliant as Robin, but I still hurt from his loss. Sometimes life just isn't fair, but thank all that is holy that we have his filmed performances by which we can remember him. He was a gift to mankind. There was a comedy special a few years into his career, and it was tragic in that you could tell he was struggling with his own sanity and brilliance. I remember watching it, then promising I would never see it again. It was a punch in the gut. Thanks for sharing him with us, Vicki. It was a pleasure watching this great film another time with a friend.
Bit late to this party.. But still.. Robin was an inspiration to us all, his illness was an utter tragedy that robbed him of his life and the world of his talent.
His capacity for humour is virtually unmatched, in my 48 years on this planet only Billy Connolly comes close to Robin, they were close friends in real life too and 1st met before Robin rose to fame in the 1970's they had a lifelong friendship.
Billy is quoted as saying about Robin “We told each other we loved each other. I told him and he told me many times.” “I never stopped it and he never stopped telling me. As a matter of fact, I thought afterwards he tried to say goodbye to me, because he got very luvvie towards the end. It’s fanciful but that’s what I told myself. On the last phone call he said, ‘I love you like a brother’ and I said, ‘I know you do’ and he said, ‘Are you sure you know?’ and I said, ‘Yes’. Robin worried about everything.”. In a 2021 interview with Lorraine in the UK he said of Robin “I miss him.”. As do we all..
Billy spent a lot of time discussing their Parkinsons diagnoses with Robin and comparing notes, I think it helped them both, Sadly Robin was misdiagnosed with Parkinsons and actually had Lewy Body Dementia. A horrific disease that can dramatically affect peoples thinking and has no treatment.
The ONLY good thing is the legacy of work both men leave behind them. Billy is still with us but as with all of us that won't last forever.
Robins best works that I've seen?
Good Will Hunting. In the role that finally won Robin a much deserved Oscar with probably the best monologue I've ever heard. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Oscar for best screenplay
Bicentennial Man. A seriously under-rated movie exploring what it truly MEANS to be human. with a truely heart rending scene "She's gone? It's cruel that you can cry and I cannot... There is a terrible pain I cannot express.. Will every human being that I care for just... Leave?". "I'm afraid so". "That won't do..!" To this day I weep every time I see it or think of it.
Patch Adams.
Dead Poets Society.
Toys.
Awakenings.
Jumanji.
In every one of these he brings joy, comapssion, barrels of laughter and a massive dollop of humanity. Essential viewing all of them.
Alongside some movies you've seen already, like Serenity, The Green Mile, Hacksaw Ridge and Cast Away, there are many I feel EVERYBODY should see...
Cloud Atlas.
The Shawshank Redemption.
Empire of the Sun. (Christian Bale in his 1st major role)
Inception.
The Equalizer (2 movies, 3rd arriving soon).
Man on Fire.
The Accountant.
John Wick (4 movies).
Man of Steel.
Guardians of the Galaxy (You really REALLY need to see the 3rd one!)
22:50 “I think some apologies are in order”
Yes indeed…FROM YOU going out to EVERYONE WHO HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT
Robin Williams took improvisation to the next level and beyond. Every character he played was genuine, from Good Will Hunting to Dead Poets Society and the one and only Patch Adams, a definite must for a future reaction. I remember seeing a video of him on a USO tour in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait where he was on stage doing his thing and last post (Retreat) was called. Everyone in the audience about faced to the flag and Robin fell silent, humbled. He said he'd never had that happen to him before. But alas, as is so true with almost all great comedians, the dark side is always lurking in the corner. RIP Robin, Nanu Nanu!
Love how he won an Oscar for Good Will Hunting. It’s hard to believe that a comedian actually won an Oscar but that’s how amazing he was
"I miss Robin Williams.."
We all do, my dear....we all do 😢
GOOOD MORNING, VKUNIA!!!
I miss Robin Williams too.
And this movie is loosely based on true events.
Loosely is an understatement. But I do love this movie.
Adrian Cronauer was a real DJ. He passed in 2013. It made me sad. And then we lost Robin the following year. That left a hole in my soul.
Thank you for understanding it.
In Vietnam, the United States stepped into the middle of a civil war between North and South Vietnam. Terrorism, like the bar getting blown up, happened all the time.
Robin Williams is legendary for his improv. The majority of the time when a movie involves him, it's expected that he's going to do a ton of improv.
First and foremost, he was a standup comedian...snd an excellent actor.
I was fortunate enough to see Robin Williams in his breakthrough role of Mork on an episode of the 1970s sitcom Happy Days. Not long after, he enjoyed a 4-year run in a spin-off called, very appropriately Mork & Mindy.
This movie is a true story (semi-autobiographical). Adrian Cronauer(1938-2018) wrote the original first draft of the story about his time on the air in Vietnam.
Robin Williams is playing a fictionalized version of Adrian. Adrian did play the 'wrong' kind of music sometimes and was a comic on air. Many of the things Robin was saying would have gotten him thrown off the air and even Court Martialed in those days.
Bruno Kirby (who played the dork Lt. Hauk) was born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr.. He has been in some majorly good films. He played the young Peter Clemenza in The Godfather, Part II.
Robin Williams was an amazing person. Gifted and talented. And a good person. My fondest memory of him is seeing him perform in Afghanistan part of his USO tour. A genius. I laughed so hard my sides hurt. Amazing performance. He was a a kind, compassionate and good person. The world was better with him in it. RIP Mr. Williams.
32:42 "She's goin'. She's just _leavin'."_
It's baseball. She's running _home._
👨✈👍 The fact that the story takes place in 1965 is extremely significant to the plot. Although it seems hard to believe now, spinning records by The Beach Boys, various Motown artists and British Invasion acts would've been considered extremely daring in the early days of the war. It wouldn't be until three or four years later that psychedelic acts like The Doors and Steppenwolf existed and would find favor with American soldiers in Vietnam. They tried to emphasize it in this film by having the Bruno Kirby character play polka records, which would've been much closer to the norm, although there probably would've also been a lot of bland adult contemporary by the likes of Andy William and Barbara Streisand getting played as well.
When you have Robin Williams in your cast, you don't write for him. You just let him loose to do his own thing.
Robin Williams, you’re sorely missed! RIP.
Williams was the king of “improv”
Hi VKunia, it's fantastic you've seen this comedy classic and i loved your reaction to it. It's one of the late great Robin Williams' best movies. He improvised all his radio dialogue in this movie because he's a genius! I miss him too, a legend lost too soon and his comedic performances gave us so much joy. RIP
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About 75% of Robin's scenes were improvised, he had a brilliant mind. With his mind, it is more understandable how he felt once he was diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease. This was loosely based on real events. Adrian Cronauer was a real person, he really was an Armed Forces DJ in Vietnam, He was known for his humor on air and there were some that did not like it but he never got involved with a VC leader or his sister. He was not sent out to die by his superior officer. He did teach a class of South Vietnamese in an English class. He was a teacher before the war, back in the US. He was not removed from his job, even though some of the officers disliked him, the majority of both the soldiers and those above him, in rank, liked his humor.
Filmed in Bangkok in 1986. Thai and Vietnamese actors together with the US team. I worked in Bangkok in the 1990s and 00s. Totally intense. I went to Vietnam often in the 1990s and the war remnants we still very visible. Mama hanh's Nha Trang was a mind blower.
Do not be sad, for you lived in the time of Robin Williams and that was a blessing.
When it comes to Robin Williams, if he's in a scene when he needs to rant like when he's on air or meeting the trucks of soldiers, assume all of it is improve. Sure there's many scripted moments like when he's in the bar or talking to the girl he likes but those moments where the director obviously just gave Robin a topic and let him lose are comedy gold
You probably have seen it but Alladin is another of his best work. Animators constantly had to go back and redraw genie scenes cause Robin kept giving his own lines and the director loved them more the the scripted ones
my guess is This movie was pitched to Robin as "You are a Vietnam morning Radio host and your just gonna do what you do best make people laugh"
Robin just went in as Robin and just went wild.
Supposedly my late grandpa was stationed at that radio station when he was a young enlisted man in the Navy. My brother recorded an interview of his experience there.
Vicky, I know you're loving his comedy stylings, but he has also played some incredible dramas. "Good Will Hunting" and "The Dead Poets Society" being at the top of the list as far as I'm concerned.
15:56 - Robin Williams didn't need coffee. His mind was constantly racing. When he made an appearance on "Inside the Actor's Studio," he couldn't help but improv at an insane pace. It was edited out of the episode, but an ambulance had to be called for a guy who laughed so hard that he gave himself a hernia!
I never thought of it before, but I wonder if the guy that got blown up in the one guy's regiment *the funny guy he mentioned , was blown up because the boss didn't like him. The way he also set up Robin's character in the movie to get blown up.
So glad to see you doing older movies again! That's what I'm here for.
Another strictly dramatic role that is rarely mentioned is his portrayal of a musical "Fagin" to talented homeless orphans in New York City. The story is about a musical prodigy his music produced. The title is "August Rush" and snippets can be found on RUclips. I'd be interested in getting a reaction to someone who appreciates Robin William's incredible dramatic skills.
A true classic. Such a great performance from Robin. A wonderful combination of drama and really funny comedy.
Robin is a comedic anomaly, He is always high energy. Watch any time he has been on a talk show. He completely derails the show, absolutely hilarious.
Yes, him and Jim Carrey are the best comedians of all time
On Mork and Mindy, the script often just sayus, "Let Robin do his his thing".
Another great Robin Williams film you’ll like is RV. It’s a blast and one of my favorite films he did
One of the best movies of all time and one of Robin Williams' best. Still a tragic loss. Will always be missed.
Robin was and still is one of the great influences on my life. He is largely one of the reasons I try to make strangers smile by cracking jokes. That said, I do not envy his life. He spent a lot of time either embracing or fighting addiction. And while I could never endorse suicide, I somewhat under stand why a person who is so widely known for their wit might go that route when facing a diagnosis that meant losing that wit. From Mork and Mindy to Popeye to Aladdin to Good Will Hunting to Insomnia to One Hour Photo he graced us with his amazing range and skill.
From what I understand, suicide is an explicit side effect of his particular disease, so it wasn't a logical (or even emotional) choice made by him.
During an interview, Barry Levinson said, about the baseball game scene, that the Vietnamese actor who complains about playing with fruit was quite a fan of American baseball. When he went to the director to express his concern about the authenticity of the baseballs, Barry pointed towards Robin and said "You know, you're right. But actually Robin is in charge of all the equipment for this game, so you should really talk to him about this."
And then he just left the cameras rolling.
Not always but most of Robins lines in movies are improved. Most writers after first few TV series and Comedy shows he did figured out you write a general idea of what your wanting and let Robin improv. Big one was the opening to Aladdin. When the Shop Keeper is trying to sell his wares thats imrpov. They actually brought a table of props out and just let Robin pick them up and improv the lines. So the "It will not break, It broke." line was likely Williams literally picking up the prop banging it and it breaking.
There will never be another robin Williams man, I get emotional just thinking about him.
Robin Williams was an absolute legend, so it is hard to tell you this little tidbit. When you were asking about his “energy” in some scenes, 1987 was the tail end of the cocaine era of both Williams and a large portion of stand up comedians in the US.
While the movie was fictional, Adrian Cronauer was a real life DJ and Air Force sergeant in the Vietnam War. Another more famous DJ on Armed Forces radio you may know, Pat Sajack of Wheel of Fortune fame.
Him and Jim Carrey are the greatest comedians of all time
Robin was a gift to us all! His humor and compassion towards us all was just so great. This is an awesome movie with an awesome soundtrack. Another good reaction for us.
Vicky, there's a longstanding old trope out there amongst film critics, that it's near impossible to make a "war movie" without glorifying War itself. Here, we have Barry Levinson doing one of the best jobs ever of countering that argument.
You should watch "Moscow On The Hudson" to see Robin Williams in a dramatic roll. He plays a Russian immigrant in NYC.
Robin will forever be etched in my heart.
I met Robin Williams when he was filming the movie Being Human at a shopping center I worked at. I was on my way to lunch and noticed a crowd. I thought it might be an opening of a new store and they might be giving out food. Then the crowd opened and this guy came out of the crowd. I didn't notice who he was until he was right in front of me. I am a huge fan so all I could say was Heeeyy. He stopped and said," Hi I'm Robinnice to meet you". I told him what a big fan I was. He said nice to meet you and walk into the supermarket where they were filming. They say never meet your heroes. I'm glad I met one of mine. Sorry about the long post. By the way, I've been a fan of his since he played Popeye.
I believe that the other radio announcers in the room weren't acting there laughter they were actually in stitches watching Robbin improv
If you need more classic Robin Williams you should see "Club Paradise".
"The moral is to the physical as 3 to 1" - Napoleon
What he's saying is that the morale of an army is three times as important as the condition of the army. Troops that are worn, poorly supplied, but have strong positive morale can do much better, maybe even beat, troops who are well supplied and fresh, but have lousy morale.
Still hilarious after all these years. Time for a Robin Williams marathon!
Watching Adrian board the plane tears away a little piece of your soul. Adrian Cronauer was a real airforce DJ in Vietnam. He had a show called Dawn Busters that he opened with the phrase used by Robin Williams in this movie. He's quoted as saying about 45percent of the movie is historically accurate. Sadly he passed away a few years after Robin.
Brother Robin Williams was ADHD I believe (like me,) and such peoples' energy and enthusiasm IS INDEED INFECTIOUS! it's a wonderful gift and sharing infectious enthusiasm with others and helping get them excited about things is kinda a wonderful thing.
I love your reactions V, your amazing and I'm so happy that you totally got and understood this movie, it's been one of my top 10 Robin Williams movies of all time, your beautiful inside and out, I hope you continue to do this for many years to come and I wish you happiness and success forever, love you my friend. 😊