Robin Williams Movie Bloopers That Made Filming Impossible
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Robin Williams was the only person in Hollywood where directors stopped saying "cut" and started saying "please." One line for a commercial turned into thirteen minutes of characters, voices, and impressions while the director quietly asked if they could bring in someone else. Robin overheard it, said please give me another chance, and immediately started doing a new character.
Mrs. Doubtfire gave the studio enough improvised footage to cut three completely different films. The director designated takes by rating — G, PG, R, and NC-17 — depending on how far Robin decided to go that particular take. On the same set he walked onto a children's TV show, picked up a plastic T-Rex, named him Tony, complained about the tiny arms, did a Marlon Brando impression through the dinosaur, and ended with a full Vegas bow. None of it was scripted.
Matt Damon had prepared for months for Good Will Hunting. Robin improvised a story about his wife farting in her sleep so specific and so detailed that the cameraman started shaking behind the lens. The frame moves in the final film. Nobody fixed it.
Robert De Niro — the most serious man in Hollywood — completely folded the moment Robin went off script on the Awakenings set. Started crying mid-take. De Niro. Crying.
Disney locked Robin in a recording booth for Aladdin, turned on the mic, and got out of his way. He recorded sixteen hours of material for a ninety-minute film. On one take he described Princess Jasmine as splendid, wonderful, magnificent, glorious — then added punctual. Paused. Said sorry. Did it again on the next take.
A seagull flew directly into his face on the Jumanji set. Full beak. Full eye contact. He spent three minutes narrating its entire life story while the crew stood there completely unable to function.
Nathan Lane said working with Robin Williams on The Birdcage was like performing a scene next to someone who was actively on fire. Lane stuck to the script. Williams did not.
He wore the Teddy Roosevelt costume for six weeks on Night at the Museum, split his pants getting off a horse mid-shoot, announced it to the entire cast in full Teddy Roosevelt voice, and kept going.
Directors spent thirty years trying to keep him on script. Not one of them managed it. Not even once.
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REST IN PIECE DUde !!
THANK YOU
I trust hos daughter is doing well. Im sure she is so proud of her dad.
Long live Nanu, Nanu. All the best love to you and yours.
Robin did countless hours of improve for the 500 extras on set, between takes.
He was hilarious...I was glad when it was over...my stomach ached from untold numbers of belly laughs from his impromptu comedy.
He made time to speak to each of us individually too.
An amazing man!
RIP, Robin
Robin Williams Movie Bloopers That Made Filming Impossible
DaDDYBEE
414,156 views
Robin Williams was the only person in Hollywood where directors stopped saying "cut" and started saying "please." One line for a commercial turned into thirteen minutes of characters, voices, and impressions while the director quietly asked if they could bring in someone else. Robin overheard it, said please give me another chance, and immediately started doing a new character.
Mrs. Doubtfire gave the studio enough improvised footage to cut three completely different films. The director designated takes by rating — G, PG, R, and NC-17 — depending on how far Robin decided to go that particular take. On the same set he walked onto a children's TV show, picked up a plastic T-Rex, named him Tony, complained about the tiny arms, did a Marlon Brando impression through the dinosaur, and ended with a full Vegas bow. None of it was scripted.
Matt Damon had prepared for months for Good Will Hunting. Robin improvised a story about his wife farting in her sleep so specific and so detailed that the cameraman started shaking behind the lens. The frame moves in the final film. Nobody fixed it.
Robert De Niro — the most serious man in Hollywood — completely folded the moment Robin went off script on the Awakenings set. Started crying mid-take. De Niro. Crying.
Disney locked Robin in a recording booth for Aladdin, turned on the mic, and got out of his way. He recorded sixteen hours of material for a ninety-minute film. On one take he described Princess Jasmine as splendid, wonderful, magnificent, glorious — then added punctual. Paused. Said sorry. Did it again on the next take.
A seagull flew directly into his face on the Jumanji set. Full beak. Full eye contact. He spent three minutes narrating its entire life story while the crew stood there completely unable to function.
Nathan Lane said working with Robin Williams on The Birdcage was like performing a scene next to someone who was actively on fire. Lane stuck to the script. Williams did not.
He wore the Teddy Roosevelt costume for six weeks on Night at the Museum, split his pants getting off a horse mid-shoot, announced it to the entire cast in full Teddy Roosevelt voice, and kept going.
Directors spent thirty years trying to keep him on script. Not one of them managed it. Not even once.
Hashtags
#RobinWilliams #RobinWilliamsBloopers #MrsDoubtfire #GoodWillHunting #Aladdin #Jumanji #NightAtTheMuseum #TheBirdcage #Awakenings #RobertDeNiro #NathanLane #Hook #PatchAdams #GoodMorningVietnam #MovieBloopers #BehindTheScenes #Outtakes #ComedyLegend #Iconic #Viral