Radioman970
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I've watched quite a few of those Shelley Duvall's Tales but none have even come close to The Frog Prince. He was terrific in that.
We can (kind of) thank Robin Williams for kick-starting the entire series. Shelley was in Malta filming "Popeye" with Williams when the idea came to her that he'd be the perfect Frog Prince. I agree it's one of the best episodes on many FTT fan's lists.Radioman970 said:I've watched quite a few of those Shelley Duvall's Tales but none have even come close to The Frog Prince. He was terrific in that.
I didn't know that was the timeline. I thought the show aired partially in the late 70s. Williams looks so young in that, like when he was doing standup before Mork.classicmovieguy said:We can (kind of) thank Robin Williams for kick-starting the entire series. Shelley was in Malta filming "Popeye" with Williams when the idea came to her that he'd be the perfect Frog Prince. I agree it's one of the best episodes on many FTT fan's lists.
FTT started in 1982.Radioman970 said:I didn't know that was the timeline. I thought the show aired partially in the late 70s. Williams looks so young in that, like when he was doing standup before Mork.
Depression is a terrible illness. I've had a couple bad bouts in my life, and the only thing that worked for me was endurance. It sucks all of the meaning out of life, and you just hope it leaves enough to allow you to drag your shell of a self through until the meaning starts bleeding through again.I can't imagine what his family is going through right now. What a loss, to them and to the world.In a strange, subtle way, “Good Morning, Vietnam” is not so much about war as it is about stand-up comedy, about the need that compels people to get up in front of the room and try to make us laugh - to control us.Why do comics do that? Because they need to have their power proven and vindicated. Why do they need that? Because they are the most insecure of Earth’s people (just listen to their language - they’re gonna kill us, unless they die out there). How do you treat low self-esteem? By doing esteemable things and then saying, “Hey, I did that!” What happens to Williams in this movie? Exactly that. By the end of the film, he doesn’t wisecrack all the time because he doesn’t need to. He no longer thinks he’s the worthless (although bright, fast and funny) sack of crap that got off the plane. In the early scenes, the character’s eyes are opaque. By the end, you can see what he’s thinking.