STAND UP MIC. NOW A DOCUMENTARY EXAMINING THE
NOW A DOCUMENTARY EXAMINING THE GENIUS BEHIND THE MAN AND HIS
GENIUS BEHIND THE MAN AND HIS STRUGGLES.
STRUGGLES. THAT’S WHY KRISTEN DAHLGREN IS
THAT’S WHY KRISTEN DAHLGREN IS HERE.
HERE. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> IT’S CALLED ROBIN WILLIAMS,
>> IT’S CALLED ROBIN WILLIAMS, INSIDE MY MIND, THE BRILLIANT,
INSIDE MY MIND, THE BRILLIANT, ZANNY, UNIQUE ENTERTAINER.
ZANNY, UNIQUE ENTERTAINER. AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE HIGHLY
AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FILM THAT WAS YEARS
ANTICIPATED FILM THAT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING.
IN THE MAKING. >> NANO NANO.
>> NANO NANO. >> WITH OUT OF THIS WORLD
>> WITH OUT OF THIS WORLD TALENT, ROBIN WILLIAMS BURST
TALENT, ROBIN WILLIAMS BURST FROM THE SCREEN INTO THE HEARTS
FROM THE SCREEN INTO THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF FANS.
AND MINDS OF FANS. >> GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM!
>> GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM! >> HUMOR.
>> HUMOR. >> GENIE OF THE LAMP.
>> GENIE OF THE LAMP. >> LATIN TERM FOR THAT SENTIMENT
>> LATIN TERM FOR THAT SENTIMENT IS CARPE DIEM.
IS CARPE DIEM. >> HIS AWARD WINNING RUN ENDING
>> HIS AWARD WINNING RUN ENDING IN TRAGEDY.
IN TRAGEDY. THE COMEDIAN TAKING HIS OWN LIFE
THE COMEDIAN TAKING HIS OWN LIFE WHILE BATTLING DEMENTIA.
WHILE BATTLING DEMENTIA. >> HE WAS REALLY COMFORTABLE ON
>> HE WAS REALLY COMFORTABLE ON STAGE.
STAGE. OFF STAGE, I JUST FELT HE WAS
OFF STAGE, I JUST FELT HE WAS HOLDING HIMSELF TOGETHER.
HOLDING HIMSELF TOGETHER. >> WILLIAMS STRUGGLE BACK IN THE
>> WILLIAMS STRUGGLE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH THE RECENT
SPOTLIGHT WITH THE RECENT SUICIDES OF KATE SPADE AND
SUICIDES OF KATE SPADE AND ANTHONY BOURDAIN.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN. >> MY FATHER DIDN’T ALWAYS FEEL
>> MY FATHER DIDN’T ALWAYS FEEL HE WAS SUCCEEDING.
HE WAS SUCCEEDING. BUT HE WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
BUT HE WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PERSON I KNOW.
PERSON I KNOW. >> THE UPCOMING HBO DOCUMENTARY,
>> THE UPCOMING HBO DOCUMENTARY, ROBIN WILLIAMS, COME INSIDE MY
ROBIN WILLIAMS, COME INSIDE MY MIND, PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN.
MIND, PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN. >> BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT ISN’T
>> BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT ISN’T EASY.
EASY. >> MAUREEN DIRECTED THE
>> MAUREEN DIRECTED THE DOCUMENTARY.
DOCUMENTARY. >> IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE
>> IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE ENERGY HE HAD.
ENERGY HE HAD. I MEAN, HE WOULD COME ON THAT
I MEAN, HE WOULD COME ON THAT STAGE AND GIVE YOU EVERYTHING HE
STAGE AND GIVE YOU EVERYTHING HE HAD.
HAD. >> YOUR HAIR IS BLOWING IN THE
>> YOUR HAIR IS BLOWING IN THE WIND AND THE WINDOW ISN’T EVEN
WIND AND THE WINDOW ISN’T EVEN OPEN.
OPEN. >> I THINK PEOPLE ADMIRE THAT,
>> I THINK PEOPLE ADMIRE THAT, THE COURAGE, THE HONESTY, THE
THE COURAGE, THE HONESTY, THE HUMOR, THE MIND, THE QUICKNESS.
HUMOR, THE MIND, THE QUICKNESS. >> HE AND I ARE LIKE THIS.
>> HE AND I ARE LIKE THIS. >> WE ARE.
>> WE ARE. >> ONE OF THE FILMS MOST
>> ONE OF THE FILMS MOST POWERFUL INTERVIEWS COMING FROM
POWERFUL INTERVIEWS COMING FROM ROBIN’S LONGTIME FRIEND BILLY
ROBIN’S LONGTIME FRIEND BILLY CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL. >> SO I WALK HIM BACK TO HIS
>> SO I WALK HIM BACK TO HIS TOWNHOUSE.
TOWNHOUSE. ZACK, HE’S CRYING LIKE CRAZY.
ZACK, HE’S CRYING LIKE CRAZY. SIMPLE LITTLE INDEX FINGER ON
SIMPLE LITTLE INDEX FINGER ON THE BASE OF THE SKULL WITH THE
THE BASE OF THE SKULL WITH THE BABY AND HE STARTS TO QUIET
BABY AND HE STARTS TO QUIET DOWN.
DOWN. I HAND HIM BACK TO ROBIN AND HE
I HAND HIM BACK TO ROBIN AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A
LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A GENIUS.
GENIUS. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE CONNECTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY
CONNECTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT WASN’T ABOUT COMEDY.
THAT WASN’T ABOUT COMEDY. IT WAS ABOUT BEING A FATHER AND
IT WAS ABOUT BEING A FATHER AND BEING A FRIEND.
BEING A FRIEND. >> I WAS INCREDIBLY MOVED BY THE
>> I WAS INCREDIBLY MOVED BY THE INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. I THINK BILLY THOUGHT THEY WERE
I THINK BILLY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GROW OLD TOGETHER.
GOING TO GROW OLD TOGETHER. >> PEOPLE CALL THESE THINGS
>> PEOPLE CALL THESE THINGS IMPERFECTIONS, BUT THEY ARE NOT.
IMPERFECTIONS, BUT THEY ARE NOT. THAT’S THE GOOD STUFF.
THAT’S THE GOOD STUFF. THEN WHEN YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHO
THEN WHEN YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHO WE LET INTO OUR WEIRD LITTLE
WE LET INTO OUR WEIRD LITTLE WORLDS.
WORLDS. >> HE WAS EVERYONE’S COMEDIAN.
>> HE WAS EVERYONE’S COMEDIAN. HE WAS THERE FOR EVERYONE.
HE WAS THERE FOR EVERYONE. I THINK PEOPLE FELT THAT.
I THINK PEOPLE FELT THAT. >> AND ROBIN WILLIAMS, COME
>> AND ROBIN WILLIAMS, COME INSIDE MY MIND, PREMIERS MONDAY
INSIDE MY MIND, PREMIERS MONDAY AT 8:00 ON HBO.
AT 8:00 ON HBO. SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TALENT AND
SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TALENT AND LOSS.
LOSS. >> I SAW HIM YEARS AGO IN D.C.
>> I SAW HIM YEARS AGO IN D.C. IN TERMS OF HIS STANDUP COMEDY,
IN TERMS OF HIS STANDUP COMEDY, ONE OF THE BEST I’VE EVER SEEN.
ONE OF THE BEST I’VE EVER SEEN. >> WHAT A GREAT ACTOR HE WAS,
