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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 56m
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An intimate look into the life and work of Robin Williams, the master of stage and comedy. "You're only given a little spark of madness and if you lose that, you're nothing."
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An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Marina Zenovich
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams(archive footage)
    • Steve Allen(archive footage)
    • Robert Altman(archive footage)
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  • Director
    • Marina Zenovich
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams(archive footage)
    • Steve Allen(archive footage)
    • Robert Altman(archive footage)
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    • 45User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:04
    Official Trailer
    BUILD: The Difficulties of Reviewing Robin Williams Footage
    Interview 2:01
    BUILD: The Difficulties of Reviewing Robin Williams Footage
    BUILD: Interviewing Friends and Family of Robin Williams
    Interview 2:12
    BUILD: Interviewing Friends and Family of Robin Williams

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    Marina Zenovich in Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
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    Alex Gibney, Marina Zenovich, and Shirel Kozak at an event for Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
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    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)

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    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Steve Allen
    Steve Allen
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert Altman
    Robert Altman
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lewis Black
    Lewis Black
    • Selfas Self
    Elayne Boosler
    Elayne Boosler
    • Selfas Self…
    Kate Capshaw
    Kate Capshaw
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Drew Carey
    Drew Carey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Carlin
    George Carlin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Chancellor
    John Chancellor
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Cher
    Cher
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Selfas Self…
    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Danza
    Tony Danza
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Marina Zenovich
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    This intimate portrait examines one of the world's most beloved and inventive comedians. Told largely through Robin's own voice and using a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage, the film examines his extraordinary life and career and reveals the spark of madness that drove him.
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      • This intimate portrait examines one of the world's most beloved and inventive comedians.
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    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Robin Williams: You've got to be crazy. It's too late to be sane. Too late. You've got to go full-tilt bozo. 'Cause you're only given a little spark of madness, and if you lose that, you're nothing. Note, from me to you... Don't ever lose that cause it keeps you alive.

    • Connections
      Features The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)
      Written by Pete Seeger

      Performed by The Byrds

      Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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    Respectful, distanced but insightful documentary
    This is my first Robin Williams documentary and I don't have the benefit of comparison to others. I have stayed away from Robin Williams documentaries because I had seen his late stand up comedy and interviews before and it was hard to watch--just by facial expression, hyper energy and an overwhelming desire to get the audience to laugh, it seemed like Williams has both a self-disdain and a pathological need to please.

    HBO's documentary "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind" confirmed my impression but also made sense of it in probably the most lighthearted, favorable and loving way possible for the topic, with many sentimental but aware interviews with family members and close friends. All appeared to love Robin and to forgive him his need to always have an audience, even if this both freed Robin and debilitated him.

    The documentary acknowledges a depression but ultimately regards a late diagnosis of Parkinson's as the clincher, and also a rare brain disease called Lewy dementia. Neither illness really got its fair explanation in this documentary, being mentioned almost in passing. But what Williams had in the last year of his life or may have had in the many years prior is not too much dwelled upon in general, and definitely not in a judgemental way.

    The documentary does not attempt to exploit a narrative about the depressed joker, although part of that is readily available. Instead it keeps a distance and gives tribute to the life of an extraordinary man with a much entangled sense of self-worth. The documentary does do a good job in reminding you to care for your soul and to feel worth where it may be lacking, because while laughter is a therapeutic drug it can also be a damaging one to the person who always feels like they have to perform for someone in need of catharsis. "Come Inside My Mind" reminds you to seek your endorphins in other, more sustainable ways, while paying respects to a generous but burdnened comedian, who gave the world everything he had.
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    • May 13, 2019

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En la mente de Robin Williams
    • Production companies
      • HBO Documentary Films
      • Jigsaw Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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