Travolting

Robin Williams plays a man with special needs who befriends a 13-year-old Anton Yelchin in 1970's era New York. That's about all we can really say about this movie since nothing else really happens. House of D? More like House of DISASTER...

A futuristic sci-fi drama about a brain implant technology that records your entire life, so that when you die, these editors known as "Cutters" splice and edit your entire life down to a feature length movie that plays at your funeral. Seems like an interesting concept for so many sci-fi movies and tv shows that could really go deep into its ramifications and cultural impacts, sadly this movie does not seem that committed to exploring those ideas.

It's that time of the year everybody! We are back for our FIFTH Christmas episode for the Travolting podcast. This year we have a special treat because for this season we were given a very special gift that in our episode release schedule it just so happened that we were building up to a Christmas movie Robin Williams played a part in at the perfect time! Jeff and Stuart talk about the 2004 Hallmark-esque Christmas movie: Noel. Featuring as well, a very special appearance by our old friend John Travolta in his new Capital One Christmas Ad. Truly is the holiday season.

A mockumentary sequel to a mockumentary about a fake Beatles parody band, only this time we are looking back at the influence and impact of The Rutles which features a multitude of A-list celebrity interviews, which is how we got roped in to covering this movie. None of us had seen the first Rutles movie: All You Need Is Cash.

During Robin's "Evil Trilogy" era, he plays a murderer trying to coerce a very sleepy detective Al Pacino into helping him cover up his crime. A very standard old cat and mouse "who dun it" kind of movie except for one important detail. It's directed by up and coming director at the time, Christopher Nolan.

Robin plays Rainbow Randolph, a colorful children's TV Show Host that gets cancelled from the network and replaced with Edward Norton's Smoochy the Rhino. Rainbow Randolph does not take this well and vows an oath of vengeance to send the rhino straight to the deepest pit of hell. A lovely little black comedy.

After a series of flops in the wake of his Oscar win, Robin decides to pivot and enters into his "dark Robin" era, starting with One Hour Photo where Robin plays a one hour photo technician who develops an unhealthy obsession with a family who he frequently develops photos for.

A topical film in today's current technological evolution though this episode is 100% human made with no AI generative content. Jeff, Stuart and Mark, while on the verge of tears, dive deep into the ethical and philosophical goliath known as Spielberg's 2001 film, AI: Artificial Intelligence. Though this is a Robin Williams podcast, we may have spoken about Robin for a total of 5 minutes. When you see the total run time of this episode, you'll understand why that's a big deal.

The first of Robin's "Robotic" roles. In Bicentennial Man, Robin plays Andrew, a robot butler who serves a family but realizes he has a consciousness and a soul, but rather than ask the deeper and more meaningful questions like the sanctity of life, intrinsic value and the soul, Robin is more interested in questions like "Can a robot open a bank account?" and "Can a robot and a human get married and go to pound town?"

After the immediate flop of Patch Adams, Robin's next move in his post-Oscar win play is to portray a polish jew trying to survive in the ghetto during the Holocaust by telling fake stories to cheer up his neighbors and friends. What could possibly go wrong with that?

After winning the Oscar for Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams, at the top of his fame, decides to do a movie that will utilize all the parts of him that made audiences love and adore him: making sad people feel happy. Sounds nice at first, until you watch this movie...

Jeff and Stuart celebrate the decade of hit after hit during this superior time in Robin Williams' career from Dead Poets Society all the way to Good Will Hunting (with a couple of stinkers in between). After having won an Oscar, Robin has fully summited the mountain of Hollywood fame. But you know what they say after you summit a mountain, there's nowhere else to go... but down...

Death, Heaven, Hell, The Afterlife, Reincarnation; these are all topics in the ethereal fantasy movie What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams. Jeff, Stuart and reoccurring guest Mark Tilley dive deep into the weeds on the meaning of death, what comes after and how this movie approaches those questions.

Robin William's magnum opus in regards to his acting career. This movie is full of amazing messages and themes that resonate throughout time. Jeff and Stuart are joined by favorite guest of the show Charlie Schumann where they talk about Robin's role, his amazing performance, and the build up that got him here in the first place. How do you like them apples?

"Who hasn't made a Flubber in their lifetime?" - Jeff

Jeff and Stuart's second time covering a Woody Allen movie but this one being a full fledged written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen about a writer who cheats on his many wives. An obvious complete fictitious fabrication from Allen's mind which bares no resemblance to any of his real life alleged controversies and issues... allegedly...Please don't sue us.

Besides their unscripted cameo on the popular TV Show "Friends", the only other project famed best friends Robin Williams and Billy Crystal would star in together was the 1997 film, Father's Day. With the comedic chemistry that exists between these two improv giants, you would think these two would thrive and soar in this movie.... we have some terrible news...

To be (in this movie) or not to be (in this movie)... that is the question Robin Williams must ask himself as he joins back up with Kenneth Branagh for a short and quick role in his 1996 epic cinematic adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

"ITS SMEEE!!!" Just kidding its actually Bob Hoskins in a very different role portraying a russian agent who uncovers a conspiracy in which involves his special needs brother-in-law played by 22-year-old Christian Bale. Robin makes an "explosive" appearance in this film as "The Professor".

From the director who brought you The Godfather Trilogy, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Megalopolis, comes a movie made for... well... nobody really... I mean we don't even know if Jack is made for kids only, adults only, or both. Either way, Jeff, Stuart and Brian had a blast talking about the rise and fall of one of Hollywood's most famous/infamous directors.