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20 Dec, 1990

Awakenings

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In this drama directed by Penny Marshall, Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, based on the 1973 nonfiction book by Oliver Sacks. Williams portrays a physician who cares for victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. The patients are revived after he experiments with a new medication determined to bring these people back to a normal state. Co-starring Robert DeNiro and Julie Kavner.

I loved the chance for pushing the envelope to change people’s perceptions of this.

Awakenings - Trailer - (1990) - HQ

30 Nov, 1990

Misery

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Directed by William Goldman, produced by Rob Reiner and starring James Caan and Kathy Bates, King’s Misery is adapted into a major film. The film grosses $61.3 million on a budget of $20 million. King had refused to sell the novel’s adaptation rights because of how other works of his were mishandled in film translations, but eventually let Reiner do Misery after his 1986 adaptation of Stand by Me. In his collection, Stephen King Goes to the Movies, King states that Misery is one of his top ten favorite film adaptations.

18 May, 1990

Cadillac Man

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In this comedy directed by Roger Donaldson, Williams plays a car salesman that must sell 12 cars before he loses his job. Co-starring Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, and Fran Drescher.

It’s hard being a car salesman, people have a misconception of you being a bad person, like an invisible man to mug you with options you didn’t want. It was something I really had to work at. 

Cadillac Man Official Trailer #1 - Robin Williams Movie (1990) HD

14 Feb, 1990

Sammy Davis Jr. Celebration performance

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Danza tap dances for Davis and the crowd, at The Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration.

We worked up a litte routine, me and your friend Pat Rico and I’d like to do it for you right now. And what the hell I’m a white guy so…

Tony Danza and Dean Martin

19 Jan, 1990

The Arsenio Hall Show performance

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John is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. John performs Sacrifice and Sad Song then is talks to Hall about his love of collecting thing and his costumes.

I have a house in England and I collect things all my life, trashy things, good things, whatever and it just came to the point where no one could just come down to the house and sit and have coffee without falling over things on the floor.

Elton John On The Arsenio Hall Show (1990)