The improvised scenes that have become iconic are numerous, but a few of them resulted in kinks between the actors saved in the final edit, as well as visible camera shake just because the cameraman couldn’t help it. But you also laughed!
It happened in Will Hunting (1997) and of course the author of this memorable joke is dear Robin Williams, the beloved – and much missed – comedic genius.
In the film, the actor gave us an incredible performance with scenes, each one more unforgettable than the last. Among them is this session in which his character, Shawn, tries to explain to young Will that there’s no point in looking for perfection in others, that it’s a great way to never get to know someone deeply, and that it’s the imperfections that make everything. Difference in relationship.
As the true improv pro that he was, Robin Williams Then he decides to improvise during the scene, and Sean confides in Will an anecdote about his wife. “My wife used to fart when she was nervous” he declares before adding and bursting into laughter:He was farting in his sleep!“It’s Matt Damon’s turn to crack up and start laughing like never before. Sean then goes on to tell how one evening he woke up the dog and…himself! “did he wake up by himself– asks Willie, who can barely speak (or maybe that’s a good thing Matt Damon who laughs), is completely absorbed by the laughter, which accelerates faster and faster – and even the camera shakes!
And then Sean reminds us that his wife has since died, but it’s the details like this that he remembers fondly and misses the most.Little quirks that only he knows“And what did he do with it?”his wife“. He goes on to explain that this imperfection is amazing, just like how we choose who we let into our little world.
A memorable scene proves how Robin Williams Knew how to inject humor into his serious dialogues while being on topic, making his character’s advice even stronger.
We’ll let you rediscover the scene in the images below, it’s pretty magical…
remind you Will Hunting It tells the story of a young man of the same name, an authentic genius but also a rebel with unpredictable impulses. Dropping out of school too early and giving up on the bright future his intelligence might have given him, he now lives surrounded by a group of friends and spends his time looking for fights in bars and a few petty crimes that get him killed. It was then that her prodigious gifts in mathematics caught the attention of Professor Lambeau, leading her to meet Dr. Sean Maguire, a psychotherapist finally on her level…
Will Hunting can still be seen in moderation on VOD.
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