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Is suicide under self-help?

posted 10 years ago by david-vanderschel
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I watched this movie after Robin Williams died, so I could not help but make special note of the joke Alan made at the book store (for about the only comedic element I recall in the movie). He asked "Is suicide under self-help?" I wonder if that line was Williams's own idea.

[–] monetteb6 10 years ago

I watched this yesterday and came here to post the exact same thing. He looked depressed in this movie and I dont mean just his character. It could have been his idea and seeing this movie came out in 2004 it is sad to see that suicide thoughts haunted him for 14 years.

[–] suze-4 10 years ago

It's not just this movie. Watch Father's Day. I forgot the beginning and was shocked.

[–] caseyrook 10 years ago

If Robin's first scene Father's Day bothered you then don't watch The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. In that movie his character jumps off a bridge as an act of suicide. It was hard for me to watch because it's so recent, that you imagined that was how he looked in real life before he died.

A GREAT COMEDIAN AND AN EVEN GREATER MAN DIED ON MONDAY AUGUST 11. REST IN PEACE, ROBIN

[–] merman1983 10 years ago

Seeing him like this is disturbing, but as an actor we mustn't just assume that the role was his true spirit at the time. Mention his name and wild, exuberant humor comes to mind, but he was also a serious actor, a master of his craft.

[–] jnorgle 10 years ago

If it wasn't, that writer is feeling hella guilty right now.

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[–] silvee 10 years ago

Watching that feels like being in an elevator that drops a foot when it should be still.

I've been watching old interviews and his demeanor is interesting, as if he wore mania as a mask.

I think I'm going to always wonder what he was really like as a person.

Just one more day, just one more day...

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I'm old enough to say "Hey kid, get off my lawn!"

[–] caseyrook 10 years ago

I wonder what he was like in real life too.

Yesterday i read an article where Terry Gilliam says that he thinks Parry from The Fisher King is as close to real life Robin as any character he played.

http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/08/terry-gilliam-robin-williams-fisher-k ing-memory.html

SIGNATUES ARE OVERRATED

[–] starfoxfan86 9 years ago

That was so weird to see that line pop up, I was kind of shocked when I saw it.