Can Robin Williams be scary? Yes, Robin Williams can be scary. The definitive and overwhelming evidence to defend this claim tooth and nail is found in the wonderful ‘Portraits of an Obsession’, the most disturbing and disturbing film ever played by the actor and one of his most underrated acting works.
Curiosity of ‘Portraits of an obsession’, jewel to claim Robin Williams
1 Second lesson
At first, Robin Williams was cast by the filmmakers to play Bill Owens, the SavMart manager who was ultimately played by Gary Cole, but, after reading the script a second time, he asked for the role of Seymour Parrish please. Wish granted.
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Two Pride
After the premiere of the film at the famous Sundance festival, Robin Williams he had the opportunity to hear several viewers claim that they forgot they were watching him after the first fifteen minutes. A source of pride for the actor, who understood that he managed to disappear within his fearsome character.
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3 looking for the biscuit
At one point in the film, the Yorkin family is looking at some photos while eating at home, when one of the characters discovers a fortune cookie whose message says, “Someone wants you to be happy.” Well, to shape this scene, director Mark Romanek He searched over 30 cookies before finding the phrase that best suited.
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4 Williams-Nicholson relationship
Director Mark Romanek himself has assured that Jack Nicholson was the actor chosen to star in “Portraits of an Obsession” before Robin Williams took on the role. A change of actors that had already happened before in Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’, a film in which Williams was one of the great candidates to play the Joker himself before Nicholson’s triumphant arrival.
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5 prepare the paper
To prepare for his role, Robin Williams he trained for two and a half days in a photographic development training center in Southern California, working on an Agfa MSC 101-D photo developing machine.
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6 in a musical key
Initially, director Mark Romanek chose the great Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) to be responsible for the soundtrack of “Portraits of an Obsession”. However, after hearing his work, the director chose to discard the soundtrack provided by Reznorsomething that led the musician to use it on the album ‘Still’.
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7 second evil
Incredible as it may seem, Robin Williams released that same year (2002) another film in which he played a villain: ‘Insomnia’. Indeed, Christopher Nolan’s underrated pearl also offered us a completely obscure image of the long-awaited actor.
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8 relaxing the atmosphere
To calm the tension and the atmosphere that had to be generated for the shooting of ‘Portraits of an obsession’, the infallible Robin Williams he used the breaks to improvise and make numerous jokes and jokes on the team of the film.
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9 Cole’s admiration
The aforementioned Gary Cole had a great time working with Robin Williams on “Portraits of an Obsession” and that the story has addressed their characters on many occasions. However, Cole confessed that he had a lot of fun on set, noting that he accepted the role in the film solely to work with Williams.
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10 Withour hair
Arms, upper chest and hands. All these body parts had to shave the dedicated Robin Williams in order to get into the skin of the villain from “Portraits of an Obsession”. Given the results, without a doubt, the (painful) effort was worth it.
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His character, hypnotic in his evil, captivating in his gaze into the infinity of darkness, was a great challenge for an artist who, in the face of challenges, has always grown. Anyone else would have turned down such a role, but Williams gave it all, starting with a shocking makeover, building from scratch an exact reflection of nightmare and madness. An amazing performance at the culmination of the final result of the film.
Somewhat forgotten over time, it is always advisable to exercise the maneuver of vindication with it, making sure that the impact of its vision is profound and lasting. Because, in addition to the already celebrated work of its leading actor, ‘Portraits of an obsession’ radiates the strange and fascinating light reserved for cult jewels, cinematic treasures ready to be (re) discovered from time to time.
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