Directed by:
Marina ZenovichScreenplay:
Marina ZenovichComposer:
Adam DornCast:
Robin Williams (a.f.), Laurie Williams (a.f.), Billy Crystal, Pam Dawber, Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, Eric Idle, David Letterman, Steve Martin (more)Plots(1)
When David Letterman saw a young Robin Williams perform stand-up, Letterman quipped, “It was like he could fly.” Williams’s boundless energy, lightning wit, and knack for comedic characters sparked a career on stage and screen unlike any other, making him one of the most beloved stars in modern entertainment. Marina Zenovich carefully collects a trove of intimate archival material and new interviews with Williams’s confidants (including Pam Dawber and Billy Crystal) to summon an intricate portrait of a man who needed an audience just as much as audiences needed someone like him. Hilarious outtakes from Mork & Mindy and Williams’s films illustrate his legendary spontaneity and seemingly effortless humor, but also that his line between stage and life looked, at times, to be perilously thin. Outlandish and unpredictable, Williams gave his all to famously energetic performances that seemed to defy physics. The source of Williams’s comedy was everyday life, and this documentary highlights both his ability to touch so many people and how he earned his place as one of the funniest actors of his generation. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Robin Williams (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Laurie Williams (a.f.)
USA
Billy Crystal
USA
Best movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Hamlet (1996)
Cars (2006)
Pam Dawber
USA
Best movies:
A Wedding (1978)
Stay Tuned (1992)
I'll Remember April (2000)
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Bobcat Goldthwait
USA
Best movies:
Blow (2001)
Hercules (1997)
Lion of Oz (2000)
Eric Idle
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
David Letterman
USA
Best movies:
Man on the Moon (1999)
Private Parts (1997)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Steve Martin
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV movie)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
David Steinberg
Canada
Best movies:
The Lost Man (1969)
The Wrong Guy (1997)
Nothing Personal (1980)
Elayne Boosler
USA
Best movies:
The Nice Guys (2016)
Cheri Minns
Best movies:
The Winds of Autumn (1976)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)