I am very upset to hear this on the radio, driving in the rain, thinking about dark, stormy nights then hearing this. Really sad. Please see The Fisher King (1991) - I found it mesmerizing, back in the day. See Dead Poets Society (1989)-- yes you nowaypablo or galen - whoever's been to a private school. Do those movies contain foreshadowing of Robin W's dead of possible suicide? Tell me, anyone, if those movies stand up today? 8bit - leave Aladdin and check out Dead Poets if you haven't already.
There are tons of films I could add to your two. Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, even Bicentennial Man. Robin Williams was not just a comedian, he was a truly great actor. I don't think those movies foreshadow his suicide. His manic-depression and his addictive personality (and subsequent problems with addiction) foreshadowed his suicide. He is just the latest in a long line of intensely creative people who, for one reason or another, felt they needed a more intensely lived experience through substances (or felt they needed them to cope with reality). Dead Poets Society 100% stands up. That movie is seriously good.
ThatsAFreeThinker, What if we change the movie club in honor of Williams to Dead Poet's Society this week? Would that be possible?
Since we're listing his best: I just saw What Dreams May Come two days ago. Riveting. The IMDB summary doesn't do it justice: I don't want to spoil anything, but it was very reminiscent of Neil Gaiman. Very existential and eschatalogical and impelling. If you're looking for a Robin Williams movie, go watch it. It's fantastic.After dying in a car crash a man searches the afterlife for his wife.