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13 Mar, 1992

Shakes the Clown

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In this comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, Williams plays a mime class instructor. A drunk clown is accused of killing his boss, so he poses as a mime to gather information to clear his name. Costars Julie Brown, Bruce Baum, and Steve Bean.

It allowed me to put some lessons to work. Many people wouldn’t think I studied the art of mime.

Shakes the Clown (1991) Trailer.

11 Dec, 1991

Hook

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Williams plays Peter Banning all grown up in the film, Hook. In the movie, Peter Banning has forgotten his roots as Peter Pan in Neverland, but must find them and return when his children are kidnapped by Hook—played by Dustin Hoffman.

The hardest part was to get the innocence of it. Like when I see my daughter, who’s 2, who sees a Christmas tree, to get that face. To lose the fact that you’re 40 and get to a point that’s 10 or 11.

5 Dec, 1991

Elton John and Bernie Taupin skit

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John and Taupin are interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. Hall does a skit with John and Taupin where Taupin talks about writing Bennie and The Jets.

I think Elton’s got a lot to do with that, I mean it’s a fifty-fifty deal.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin- The Arsenio Hall Show, 1992. Opening Skit