Robin's Wish

2020

1 hr. 17 min.

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Filmmaker Tylor Norwood examines the final days of beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams.

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Robin's Wish offers an emotional look at the end of a life suddenly cut short -- and pays warm tribute to the brilliant legacy that was left behind.

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Andrew K

When people who make things we like or love (things that reach us) pass away it's very sad. Moreso when they're taken seemingly too soon. When Robin Williams passed away I felt genuine grief in a way I hadn't experienced before. I still miss him and I never knew him. I am just one of millions of fans. So many of whom he reached in some of the most genuine ways with his art as well as just the kindness and authenticity of who he was. It is heartbreaking to hear everything he and the people who love him went through. In part, personally, because I was the primary caregiver for my father who just passed away a few months ago. But I am glad to know the truth of what he actually endured. As well as to see the celebration of his life by some of the people who knew him best. A picture of him still hangs in my office. Right next to my desk. I put it up the day he died. I wish he were still here. I will never forget him.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Kyle M

While Robin Williams' previous documentary chronicles his life with expected emotional punch between laughter and sadness, this one titularly details his unspoken wish caught on and motivated by his widow from his declining days till his unfortunate turn of event. A complete 180 across multiple points between the two documentaries that reverses the emotionally balanced impacts, turning this respectfully, saddeningly blunt, well-focused framework of an untold story that realistically, as needed, completed one's true profile to more humane than just a gifted comic via cherished memories. The insightful, eye-opening effect proves to be haunting, and capable to haunt a viewer lingeringly in one point or another while gladly essentially spread informally. (A-)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/22

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isla s

This is understandably a sad and sobering watch but I felt it was well made - informative, respectful and it features numerous clips of Robin's comic routines and clips of him in films. It features people who knew him well, including his widow, speaking about their memories of him. It also features healthcare professionals talking about lewy body dementia, which is what Robin had (without knowing at the time). It's an insightful documentary film which I would recommend, yes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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witold r

A penetrating, confidential image of the last days in the life of a very famous actor and comedian Robin Williams, who tragically ended his life - without fully knowing what caused the deteriorating state of his brain's functioning - in the face of a gradual loss of control over subsequent life functions that prevented him from efficiently fulfilling his professional duties and ordinary everyday. Plus, the popular comedian's image of a popular comedian as depressed celebrity after numerous episodes involving stimulants, including alleged financial problems plaguing him, caused by hasty media reactions. Separately, the extraordinary efforts of his wife Susan Schneider Williams in making the world aware that the cause of her husband's death was due to the dementia of Levy's bodies (LBD, discovered in Robin only after his death) - an incurable and fatally devastating disease, without a diagnosis causing increased fear, paranoid and confused and had a tremendous impact on Williams' mental and physical health, which ultimately led to the tragic descent of the actor admired by millions of followers around the world. Unfortunately, the film reveals symptoms of an excessive fascination with Robin's acting skills, with particular emphasis on his comedic talents, which makes him an apological product that is difficult for the observer to fully accept.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This was such an eye opening intimate look into what Robin Williams was dealing with mentally. I think it helps fill in the blanks where some of us might have missed crucial information about his disease. Quality interviews and information from people close to Robin was the best part.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/22

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Awesome! Robin's Wish covered every bit of Robin's end of life years... which have not been reflected in any of the earlier documentaries on Robin's life. Tylor Norwood is a brilliant cinematographer, director and Robin's Wish speaks to his brilliance in the details...the storyline, the doctors' views on the syndrome, the music which synced with the story said it all.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It's certainly informative and affecting, but the limited use of early archive footage and the emphasis on Williams's decline and suffering make for bleak viewing.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 10, 2021

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Comprising talking heads, and featuring little archive footage from the movies, it makes its case and gets out of the way before exhausting its welcome.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2021

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

There's little sense of the depth of Williams's legacy here, or what the world lost beyond a husband, a friend, and a colleague. Perhaps that pain is enough.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 6, 2021

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Robin was a man who could do it all. He could make us laugh. Make us cry. Make us cry with laughter. This touching tribute does the same.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

The 2018 documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind will give you a wider view of his career, but the love and sadness seen here is affecting.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 11, 2021

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

Robin's Wish is both a loving tribute and a gentle call to action.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 11, 2021

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Tylor Norwood examines the final days of beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams.

Director: Tylor Norwood
Executive Producer: Shoshana Ungerleider
Screenwriter: Scott Fitzloff, Tylor Norwood
Production Co: Quotable Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2020
Sound Mix: Stereo

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