# What Robin Williams movies did you see in the theater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347 "2014-08-12T02:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/41 "2014-08-13T22:41:35Z")
Such a strange question, since my answer is “All of them”–meaning not that I’ve seen every Robin Williams movie ever made, but that I haven’t seen any movie of his on TV that I haven’t in a theater. I guess the theatrical experience is considered a rarefied one these days, whereas the number of films I’ve seen on the big screen but not the small far outnumber the reverse. So my 5 favorite of his (in alpha order): _AI: Artificial Intelligence, Aladdin, Insomnia, Moscow on the Hudson, The World According to Garp_. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/42 "2014-08-14T03:18:09Z")
Popeye Good Morning, Vietnam Aladdin Mrs. Doubtfire ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/43 "2014-08-14T06:08:42Z")
The only movie of Robin’s that I saw in the theater was _The World According to Garp_. Now, I’ve seen a ton of movies (a ridiculous amount - Netflix says I’ve rated mhmm-mmbl-mhmmhmm). But I’ve never been big on going to the theater to see them - I was the kind of guy who preferred to see movies at home, a full decade before that was even possible, and about two decades before that was even likely. Anyway… At the time, I was in High School. I was only aware of Mr. Williams’ work in Mork and Mindy - that, and my most favoritest episode ever of Happy Days (I think that episode formed a significant part of my personality - I have always looked for the crazy, weird thing that nobody believes and looks like lunacy, but nevertheless turns out to be true. OMG, what a frustrating existence, but oh, SO rewarding!). Anyway… Garp was probably the first adult-oriented movie I ever grokked. It was so weird, and different, and so fucking interesting. I was fully entranced by the characters and the development of Garp, in a way that took my adolescent self into the world of adulthood. This was my coming-of-age movie. Not because it was about that topic, but because this was the movie that impelled me to come-of-age. I can’t believe I’ve only seen it the one time, and yet, I remember it better than most movies I’ve seen a half-dozen times or more. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/44 "2014-08-14T06:29:02Z")
Only A.I. and Jumanji in the theater. But most of the others too, either on video or TV. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/45 "2014-08-14T08:32:33Z")
I saw Rain Man and it was really good. I especially loved the music. I thought they could have done a much better job with the females in that move. The females they cast were just not very interesting IMO. But, I’d like to add that I just saw World’s Greatest Dad (although not in a theatre) and I have a feeling that will go down as being one of his most enjoyable films ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347.md?page=2)