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global1

(25,251 posts)
Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:30 PM Sep 2014

"It's The Dash".......

I just watched Robin Williams in probably his last movie released before he died - The Angriest Man In Brooklyn. It was about a man who was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and was told that he had 90 minutes to live. Robin Williams played that man.

I can't help but believe some of the lines that came out of Robin were what he was really feeling.

The poignant moment that hit me was near the end of the movie when he was playing cards with his son at the hospital when he told his son that the gravestone will say 1951 - 2014. He told his son what really matters - "It's the dash".

Think about that - the dash really represents his/our life. That's what really matters - how we live that life. It's the dash.

Boy - I'm sorry to see him gone. His dash entertained me to no end - and I will miss his dash.

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"It's The Dash"....... (Original Post) global1 Sep 2014 OP
Me too shenmue Sep 2014 #1
He wasn't a favorite of mine, but yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #5
I refused to see One Hour Photo. silverweb Sep 2014 #6
He was brilliant, and I loved his comedy... ekelly Sep 2014 #7
Okay, I'll have to reconsider. silverweb Sep 2014 #8
Thanks. I hadn't heard of it yet. SheilaT Sep 2014 #2
Here's a link to the poem... thecrow Sep 2014 #3
I've seen it too, and yes, there are definitely some scenes where I could tell (in hindsight) that Electric Monk Sep 2014 #4
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
5. He wasn't a favorite of mine, but
Sat Sep 27, 2014, 11:29 PM
Sep 2014

I thought he was great in Dead Poet Society, Mork and Mindy, mrs. Doubtfire, and Good Morning Vietnam. I also liked him in The Crazy Ones.

I did NOT like him in One Hour Photo. I wish I never saw that movie. It creeped me out and kinda changed my opinion of him from then on out.


I still want him back on Earth again though.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
6. I refused to see One Hour Photo.
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:32 AM
Sep 2014

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Heard he was playing a creepy character/bad guy type and flat out wouldn't go. I was afraid it would taint my opinion of him, as it did yours, and I will never see it.

He was a comedic genius, a very fine actor, a kind and generous man, and a great humanitarian. That was his gift to us all during his "dash."

ekelly

(421 posts)
7. He was brilliant, and I loved his comedy...
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 01:05 AM
Sep 2014

but One Hour Photo was, in my opinion, his best work. I saw it because I honestly didn't think he could pull it off. I thought, "Who the hell cast Robin Williams in this movie? This is gonna suck, but what the heck...I'll check it out."

I'm so glad I watched it. He was just as brilliant in One Hour Photo as he was in all of his comedies and standup. It was disturbing and awesome! For the first time, I saw Robin Williams as more than a funny guy with a good heart. It didn't hurt my opinion of him...it made me appreciate him on a different level.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
8. Okay, I'll have to reconsider.
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 01:43 AM
Sep 2014

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]What you say is reason enough. Another reason is that my kids still laugh at me for refusing to see the movie when it first came out.

If Robin knew, he's probably laugh at me, too, so I guess I'll have to see it soon and show that I'm really a grownup (sort of).

Thanks for the good review.

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
4. I've seen it too, and yes, there are definitely some scenes where I could tell (in hindsight) that
Sat Sep 27, 2014, 11:20 PM
Sep 2014

he knew of his own diagnosis while filming it. It's likely why he accepted the role, imho.


On a side note, imdb shows he still has three more films in post-production, yet to be released. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/


R.I.P.

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