O Captain! My Captain! if Robin Williams ever failed to seize the day, it wasn’t on camera. Filmspotting celebrates the life of the late actor and comedian with a Sacred Cow review of 1989’s DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Plus, Josh and Adam share their Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes.

0:00-2:00 - Billboard / Donations

2:00-24:23 - Top 5: R. Williams Scenes

L. Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World”

26:11-38:09 - Lauren Bacall / Massacre Theatre

38:09-1:07:42 - Sacred Cow: “Dead Poets…”

Robin Williams, “Fudd Sings Springsteen”

1:08:43-1:16:00 - Donations / SVU Promo

1:16:00-1:45:11 - Top 5: R. Williams Scenes cont.

1:45:11-1:48:28 - Close / Outtake

MUSIC

- Good Morning Vietnam

NOTES

- MT winner: Kyle Schierholz

- AK forgot to say it but he also regrets not seeing “Popeye” — first movie role, Altman, maligned on release but many have come to appreciate.

LINKS

- Robin Williams - IMDb

- Josh on “Dead Poets Society”

- Atlantic article on “Dead Poets”

- AK’s Letterboxd Williams Reviews

- Gilliam on Williams, “Fisher King”

- Noel Muray on Bacall

- Tufnell Park Film Club

- Long Take in “Good Will Hunting”

- Jeffrey’s music and sailing podcasts

PARTNERS

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