Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 11639307)

I really enjoyed Jumanji as a kid.

I also liked him as Theodore Roosevelt in Night At The Museum.

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639303)

Talent isn't what it used to be certainly and he will always be remembered for that most of all. I remember a time when cameos used to something people really took notice of. Now they're side gigs tossed around to puff up the credits screen, but not necessarily memorable... it's not enough to just throw someone in a role and expect them to perform it well in one day. It takes a lot of talent to really make just a short role simply iconic... I think because we had more people like that, the bar was higher and that really did benefit everyone creatively... and newer, but also talented people could get noticed off the backs of great work... but that great work, like many things media-related, it's not what it used to be... it's more about the budgeting, the special effects and creating as much merch as possible to support the production of a movie. Doesn't seem to matter as much whether theaters fill up or not?... Hollywood has lost its cultural impact in that way, I think, because of the loss of talent like Williams, who kept the craft elevated and that umbrella open for new people to come in and push the craft further. I always held the impression that people like Williams really truly cared and supported creativity, and not just follower counts or movies made & sold etc...

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639309)

Wasn't there an actual board game? I think my cousins played it.

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 11639312)

I've never played it tbh.

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639302)

Yes and I think not many will be able to appreciate it now as it was a different era. He effected the culture directly with his humor because he set a standard where many difficult topics could be tackled and the way he tackled it, it somehow made just about anyone feel better in the end... you wouldn't think his death didn't reflect his legacy, but it was the worst part... he had dementia and it effectively killed him. I remember his family talking about it. With his mind being different, maybe it's not surprising genetically also others things could've been lurking there that were "unique"...

‘Robin’s Wish’ Recap: Lewy Body dementia & Robin Williams’s legacy
https://www.alzsd.org/robins-wish-re...lliams-legacy/

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11639339)

…I never watched Robin’s Wish…I did intend to watch it when I read about it but just somehow couldn’t apply myself to …

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639345)

Oprah trying to get Nathan Lane to come out as gay and Robin Williams apparently protected him. That's classy:



Nathan Lane: Robin Williams ‘Protected Me’ From Coming Out as Gay on ‘Oprah’ in 1996 Because ‘He Was a Saint’
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/n...ay-1235565177/

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11639348)

…that was so bad of Oprah, wasn’t it…to try to engineer the conversation toward him being gay….Robin, though…:love:..

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639351)

I read this was a rumor, but not verified... supposedly he had a clause in his contracts to require that homeless people were hired to work on any films he starred in. If true, that is pretty amazing. I think it's possible.

Originally Posted by Maru (Post 11639352)

Robin Williams meets Koko the Gorilla:



The condition of these recordings make me feel so old :joker::bawling:

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11639354)

…actually I read that too …that 10 homeless people minimum were hired as extras on any movie project he was working on…and obviously he worked on many movies as we know so that’s a significant number of homeless people that he gave that opportunity to…which could have been life changing for some…?…