Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002) (TV)

Director:

Marty Callner

Writer:

Robin Williams (writer)

Release Date:

14 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Elvis Presley | Gossip | Reference To Lassie | Elvis

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Robin Williams

...

Himself

Directed by
Marty Callner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robin Williams		writer

Produced by
Tim Bock	....	coordinating producer
Marty Callner	....	producer
Randall Gladstein	....	producer
Jesse Gordon	....	segment producer
David Steinberg	....	executive producer
Carol Axler Turner	....	associate producer
Marsha Garces Williams	....	executive producer

Film Editing by
Chad Callner
Steve Kraftsow		(opening segment)

Set Decoration by
Steve Cohen
Jim Day
Randall Gladstein

Production Management
Wes Thomas	....	production manager

Art Department
Skip Moore	....	art director: opening segment

Sound Department
Ish Garcia	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Theodore Ashton	....	camera operator
Rob Balton	....	camera operator
Allen Branton	....	lighting designer
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator
Bob Highton	....	camera operator
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator
Mark O'Herlihy	....	camera operator
David Plakos	....	camera operator
Paul Ranieri	....	video controller
Jofre Rosero	....	camera operator
Mark Sanford	....	video controller
Jimmie Scurti	....	camera operator
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Steve Kraftsow	....	editor: opening segment

Other crew
Paul Allen	....	production coordinator
Danny Kon	....	production accountant
Erica Louis	....	production assistant
Michael Mezaros	....	assistant production coordinator
Steve Nation	....	script supervisor
Paul Ranieri	....	video control
Mark Sanford	....	video control
Jim Tanker	....	associate director
Keith Winikoff	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Cream Cheese Films

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2002) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Music (Australia) (DVD)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cream Cheese Films

Trivia:

The reference to John Ashcroft losing to a dead man is true. The "dead man" was Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan. Carnahan was running for Senator, but died in a plane crash in October three weeks before the election. It was too late to remove his name from the ballot. But Carnahan defeated Ashcroft in the election. His widow Jean served his term in the Senate.

Quotes:

Robin Williams: [First lines] All right! Thank you very much! Goodnight!

Movie Connections:

References La guerre du feu (1981)

Soundtrack:

One Love

Great comedy worthy of several viewings

I am usually a hardcore Seinfeld fan, the subtle jokes, observations, lacking the profanity (don't get me wrong, I swear in almost every sentence I use, not literally but A LOT) but Robin Williams can give a good laugh. If you aren't offended by the occasion profanity, racial/sexist/religious/political/nationality/crude and or sexual humor, than this is an absolutely hilarious stand up routine that is easily quoted for weeks (possibly at the correct moment even years later) Robin Williams shows his talent for being able to give such harsh and brutal jokes on such gentle and touchy subject matter but doing it in a way that even if you share the views that he bashes you can still get one hell of a laugh out of it. Even if you are a republican and he bashes that particular party, you don't care, it was funny (and if you do care, relax and realize it is just a comedy routine, stop complaining) The particular bit on Viagra was hilarious. I love how he incorporated the water bottles into some of the show for laughs.

The laughs keep coming, one after another, even though there were several very short lulls that may have not seemed funny to you, it picks right back up rather swiftly. Sometimes I will admit Williams dwelled on a certain subject longer than I felt necessary, but I am no comedian, yes I make Seinfeld-style observations about things hence my profile name)so I'll leave it to the pro. Nonetheless, Williams pulls this off beautifully and it is a great DVD to buy or to see on HBO. Great value to be watched several times.