# Worst Robin Williams movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951 "2004-01-31T21:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/21 "2004-02-01T13:36:40Z")
Wow. For a while there it looked like it would be a tie between _Patch Adams_ and _Toys_ but we have a couple of dark horses in _What Dreams May Come_ and _Jumanji_ which I didn’t even think to include in the OP because I have seen neither and don’t remember hearing much about them, good or bad. Since we are all bonding over this subject here I would like to take this time to mention that I really didn’t like _Good Morning Vietnam_ as much as everyone else apparently did. Wasn’t very believable really, and all the good jokes were already in the commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/22 "2004-02-01T14:25:51Z")
Another vote here for _Patch Adams_. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/23 "2004-02-01T16:46:33Z")
I’m going to vote on **Awakenings** as my worst Robin Williams movie, ever. I just don’t see him as a doctor (which may be why some of you all thought Patch Adams sucked, too). Plus, seeing Robert Deniro\* drool on himself put me off the whole damn thing. \*It was Robert Deniro, wasn’t it? FB ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/24 "2004-02-01T16:51:15Z")
Notice that no diabetics have contributed to this thread, they can’t watch Robin Williams movies. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/25 "2004-02-01T17:20:23Z")
_Death To Smoochy_ was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![TERRA\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TERRA\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TERRA_Rising)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/26 "2004-02-01T17:41:30Z")
No one said _Father’s Day?_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/27 "2004-02-01T17:54:48Z")
Personally, I thought that the visuals in _What Dreams May Come_\* were enough to make up for the film’s other shortcomings. But I’ll agree with what **Miller** posted in his spoiler, and the dramatic change in appearance of his wife didn’t help much either. As for _Bicentenniel Man_, I haven’t seen it, but the one person I talked to who liked it said it was “cute”. Which is a real tragedy. It should have been moving, and sad, and maybe even inspirational. But it absolutely should not have been “cute”. A shame, since it really seemed like Robin Williams ought to have been able to pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/28 "2004-02-01T18:35:33Z")
What the…? Does no one else remember _Popeye_??? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/29 "2004-02-01T18:39:34Z")
Oh, wait. I missed **Laughings** post. Seriously though, even Williams considered it a supreme stinker. He was on a talk show in the time of _Good Morning Vietnam_ and the host asked something along the lines of “people are saying you should get an Oscar nomination. How does that feel?” And Williams responded: “Oh, well I can’t get an ego about it. I have too many friends who say 'Hey, remember _Popeye_?” ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/30 "2004-02-01T19:09:16Z")
I’m going to have to vote for _Patch Adams_, since I managed to avoid _Bicentennial Man, Jumanji, Father’s Day_ and _Popeye_. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/31 "2004-02-01T20:16:19Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > “Worst Robin William movie?” Hmmm, kinda like asking me if I hated the poke in the _left_ eye with a sharp stick, or the poke in the _right_ eye . . . Yeah, maybe a better question would be, “Is there any current actor/actress who has starred in more big-budget stinkers than Robin Williams?” ---
**Author:** ![Grumple\_Grommit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@Grumple\_Grommit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumple_Grommit)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/32 "2004-02-01T20:53:49Z")
- Bicentennial Man \* is one of my most hated movies, ever. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/33 "2004-02-01T21:14:22Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Yeah, maybe a better question would be, “Is there any current actor/actress who has starred in more big-budget stinkers than Robin Williams?” Sean Connery certainly gives him a run for his money. Connery has probably been in more awful movies than any other living actor: Highlander II (Worst movie in Hollywood history) The Avengers League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Family Business The Russia House Just Cause Meteor Zardoz ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/34 "2004-02-01T21:17:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Sean Connery certainly gives him a run for his money. Connery has probably been in more awful movies than any other living actor: > > Highlander II (Worst movie in Hollywood history) > The Avengers > League of Extraordinary Gentlemen > Family Business > The Russia House > Just Cause > Meteor > Zardoz I bet John Wayne - who’s not current, of course - would give them both a run for their money. He was the lead in well over a hundred movies, but a lot of them were cheapie Westerns with similar plots. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/35 "2004-02-01T23:43:11Z")
I like _Jumanji_, but it wasn’t because of Robin Williams. He was supremely annoying in that movie. I also liked _Hook_ and Robin Williams was pretty good in that too. I mean, I’m not saying it’s his best performance or anything, but it’s definitely entertaining. I’d put \* Patch Adams \* down at the bottom. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/36 "2004-02-01T23:51:05Z")
_Popeye_ was great in my booket. It was much closer to the original Thumble Theater shorts and I felt it captured that world completely. Has everyone forgotten _The World According to Garp_? I still have a hard time trying to explain to people what that was all about. ---
**Author:** ![Galena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@Galena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galena)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/37 "2004-02-02T00:06:47Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Has everyone forgotten _The World According to Garp_? I still have a hard time trying to explain to people what that was all about. Oh thank God someone finally brought that up. I thought I was the only person on the planet who could remember having to endure that! Talk about depressing and slightly incoherent. So many predictable plot twists… Now that said, I **loved** _Death to Smoochie_. If you like dark, yet zanny, comedy, this one is definitely your cup of tea. It’s just great! ---
**Author:** ![glilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/38 "2004-02-02T02:32:43Z")
> [@3Much](#): > > Mrs. Doubtfire. > > How can no one have mentioned Mrs Doubtfire? It was terrible. Not one laugh. Oh god. That movie was so bad that even the jokes picked out for the trailer sucked. After hitting another actor in the head with a lime, Mrs. Doubtfire said “Oh, must have been a drive by fruiting.” That was in the trailer. Were they trying to keep people away? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/39 "2004-02-02T02:38:08Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Has everyone forgotten _The World According to Garp_? I still have a hard time trying to explain to people what that was all about. I liked Garp. Of course, I’m a big fan of the book. They didn’t mangle _too_ much. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951/40 "2004-02-02T04:26:31Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Yeah, maybe a better question would be, “Is there any current actor/actress who has starred in more big-budget stinkers than Robin Williams?” Michael Caine? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951.md?page=3)