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| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [1988] |
| The role of the King of the Moon was intended for Sean ConnerySean Connery until the role was largely cut. Sean ConnerySean Connery didn't think it was "kingly" enough, thus the role was played by Robin WilliamsRobin Williams. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams played the King of the Moon. The credits list "Ray D. Tutto". This is the English transliteration of the Italian phrase "Re di Tutto", which means "King of Everything", which was how the King of the Moon introduces himself to the Baron. Robin WilliamsRobin Williams performed the part as soon as he arrived in England after a transatlantic flight. |
| Galaxy Quest [1999] |
| The robot that appears behind the emcee in the final scene at the convention is from the Robin WilliamsRobin Williams film Toys. |
| Hook [1991] |
| Both Dustin HoffmanDustin Hoffman and Robin WilliamsRobin Williams's stunt doubles were named Keith. When Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg called for Keith to come to the set, both Keith's showed up. Eventually, Hoffman's stunt double changed his name from Keith to Keifo. |
| Night at the Museum [2006] |
| Larry makes a reference to a Genie's Three Wishes when speaking to Roosevelt. Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, who plays Roosevelt, played Genie in Aladdin. |
| Popeye [1980] |
| During filming of the scene at the end where Ray WalstonRay Walston throws Robin WilliamsRobin Williams the can of spinach, Ray hit Robin in the head so hard that he required several stitches in his scalp. This delayed filming for several weeks. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams's film debut. Linda HuntLinda Hunt's film debut too, while it is the last film of Jack MercerJack Mercer. |
| The makeup appliances for Robin WilliamsRobin Williams' fake forearms were not ready when filming began, so in early shots, Popeye wears a long-sleeved raincoat to hide his normal-sized arms. |
| ĄThree Amigos! [1986] |
| Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg considered directing the film but chose to do E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial instead. He has said in interviews his choices for the roles of the Three Amigos were Steve MartinSteve Martin for Lucky Day, Bill MurrayBill Murray for Dusty Bottoms and Robin WilliamsRobin Williams for Ned Nederlander. |
| Watchmen [2009] |
| Casting rumors over the years included Sigourney WeaverSigourney Weaver (Sally Jupiter); John HurtJohn Hurt, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, [?] Doug Hutchison, Daniel CraigDaniel Craig, Simon PeggSimon Pegg, [?] Glen Hansard (Rorschach); Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren (Dr. Manhattan); Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones, Gary BuseyGary Busey, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Thomas JaneThomas Jane (Comedian); Richard GereRichard Gere, Kevin CostnerKevin Costner, John CusackJohn Cusack, Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin Phoenix (Nite Owl); Nathan FillionNathan Fillion (either Comedian or Nite Owl); Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis, [?] Hilary Swank, Jessica BielJessica Biel, Hilary DuffHilary Duff (Silk Spectre); Tom CruiseTom Cruise, Jude LawJude Law (Ozymandias). In the finished film, Jackie Earle HaleyJackie Earle Haley is the only one of the seven primary cast members who was even in the film industry when the movie was first attempted. |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005] |
| Steve MartinSteve Martin, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, Christopher WalkenChristopher Walken, Nicolas CageNicolas Cage, Will SmithWill Smith, Brad PittBrad Pitt and Michael KeatonMichael Keaton were all considered for the role of Willy Wonka. Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson also badly wanted the part. |
| The Dark Knight Rises [2012] |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was rumored to play the role of Hugo Strange. |
| Aladdin [1992] |
| Originally, the peddler who introduces the movie would be revealed to be the Genie at the end - hence the fact that Robin WilliamsRobin Williams voiced him, too. Notice the similarities in the design of the two, especially the eyebrows, the beard, and the four-fingered hands. (All the other human characters have five fingers.) |
| During the course of recording the voices, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams improvised so much they had almost 16 hours of material. In fact, because Robin WilliamsRobin Williams ad-libbed so many of his lines, the script was turned down for a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination. |
| The opening scene with the street merchant was completely unscripted. Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was brought into the sound stage and was asked to stand behind a table that had several objects on it and a bedsheet covering them all. The animators asked him to lift the sheet, and, without looking, take an object from the table and describe it in character. Much of the material in that recording session was not appropriate for a Disney film. |
| While filming this movie, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams frequently received calls from Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg, who at the time was working on Schindler's List. He would put him on speaker phone so he could tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them up. Some of the material that he used was material that he was using for this film. |
| Robots [2005] |
| Chris WedgeChris Wedge reports on the commentary that Robin WilliamsRobin Williams performed the scene with Fender and Rodney attempting to get past Tim eight times in eight different accents, including as a Polish valet. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams' first animated voice since Aladdin and the King of Thieves. |
| After Fender steals Rodney Copperbottom's foot, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams delivers the line "Foot don't fail me now" which is similar to the phrase "Feet don't fail me now" made famous by [?] Stepin Fetchit. |
| The Return of Jafar [1994] |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was not a part of this movie due to a disagreement with Disney. |
| Aladdin and the King of Thieves [1996] |
| The scene with the Genie consoling Princess Jasmine while Aladdin is away at the lair of the 40 thieves was completely improvised by Robin WilliamsRobin Williams. |
| After a contract dispute with the Disney company over likeness rights, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams agreed to return for this film as the voice of the Genie. As a result, many of the ideas and gags that were not used in Aladdin could be retried in the making of this film. |
| Among the Genie's many transformations is an old, grandmotherly woman, clearly meant to be "Mrs. Doubtfire" a character played by Robin WilliamsRobin Williams in the film of the same title, Mrs. Doubtfire. The character originated as "[?] Andy Kaufman's Grandmother" at his famous Carnegie Hall Show and was adapted for the movie. |
| Into the Woods [2014] |
| There have been several other attempts to bring Into the Woods to the screen. At one point in 1994, it got as far as a reading at Penny MarshallPenny Marshall's house, with Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, Goldie HawnGoldie Hawn, and [?] Cher; later, it was developed at Columbia Pictures with director Rob MinkoffRob Minkoff attached and Billy CrystalBilly Crystal, Meg RyanMeg Ryan, and Susan SarandonSusan Sarandon in talks to star. |
| Jumanji [1995] |
| Joe JohnstonJoe Johnston had reservations over casting Robin WilliamsRobin Williams because of the actor's reputation for improvisation, fearing that he wouldn't adhere to the script. However, Williams understood that it was "a tightly structured story" and generally filmed the scenes as outlined in the script, but where he was allowed to improvise (usually in scenes with Bonnie HuntBonnie Hunt) he would often film duplicate scenes. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was beloved by Keene, NH townsfolk during filming. He was even presented with the keys to the city by Keene's mayor in 1994! After his death, Keene residents crafted a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles below the Parrish Shoes sign, and even organized a public screening of the film. |
| Roger Ebert criticised the film for being marketed as a family film, yet being far too scary for children. Even Robin WilliamsRobin Williams wouldn't let his children watch it. |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle [2017] |
| Although a nice nod to Robin WilliamsRobin Williams' character Alan Parrish that was etched into the tree house where he stayed until 1995, technically from the original movie if they won the game and everything went back to normal, it shows Alan as a kid again and the game resets. So in effect, Alan never would have lived in the jungle until 1995 and his name would have never existed in the new timeline. |
| The original Jumanji is one of Karen GillanKaren Gillan's favorite films. In the aftermath of Jumanji actor Robin WilliamsRobin Williams's suicide, many people spoke out against this film. The crew assured that this film would provide a great tribute to Williams. |
| Toys [1992] |
| The "electric jacket" worn by Robin WilliamsRobin Williams was created by the Italian actor Giancarlo GianniniGiancarlo Giannini. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams states that dying his hair orange, and the costume he wore, made him feel like The Sixth Doctor in [Doctor Who (1963)]. |
| Robin WilliamsRobin Williams and Joan CusackJoan Cusack performed "The Mirror Song" themselves in the MTV scene. |
| Aladdin [2019] |
| Will SmithWill Smith said that he was "terrified" while playing the character, but that "[he] found a lane that pays homage" to Robin WilliamsRobin Williams' performance in the original Aladdin (1992), while still making the role "[his] own thing". |
| Guy RitchieGuy Ritchie chose Will SmithWill Smith to be Genie because he believed Smith could give a performance as good as the late Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, but not similar: "Just the flavor of the character would be different enough and unique enough that it would be in a different lane, versus trying to compete." |
| Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn [2020] |
| Jurnee SmollettJurnee Smollett and Ella Jay BascoElla Jay Basco's Uncle/Godfather Dante had worked with the late Robin WilliamsRobin Williams in 1996's Jack and 1991's Hook respectively. Williams was considered early on for the role of The Riddler in Batman Forever. |
