That bench monologue, man..... It's just so good. You are dearly missed, Robin.

Robin Williams took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie. The scene where he tells Matt Damon a story about how his late wife used to fart in her sleep was improvised, and Damon cracked up laughing and the cameraman cracked up laughing as well.

@zonedout5998

3 ай бұрын

Yes. That’s why the camera is shaking.

@CraigKostelecky

3 ай бұрын

To elaborate a bit, the moment that the camera is shaking is actually a combination of improvised jokes from Williams and Damon. While filming, Williams would alter his wife's story slightly around the farting bit (which the farting part was scripted). During one of those riffs, he said that she even lit them on fire or something like that. Damon then replied, "was that how she died?" And Williams nodded yes while everyone was laughing uncontrollably. They talk about this in the DVD/BluRay commentary.

FYI - Matt Damon and his best friend, Ben Affleck WROTE this. Matt was a drama student at Harvard and it was a writing assignment. Amazing stuff, won Oscars.

@justincredible0991

3 ай бұрын

And Kevin Smith was approached to direct but read it and said ‘I’d ruin it’ so he produced. Thank god. Love Smith but it wouldn’t have been what it was for sure.

@tipigi3570

3 ай бұрын

It really is incredible that someone so young was able to make such relatable characters that were middle-aged like Sean (Robin Williams) and the Professor (Stellin Skarsgard). My all-time favorite monologue is this park bench scene with Williams and Damon.

@CraigKostelecky

3 ай бұрын

@@justincredible0991 And by produce, all he did was convince Harvey Weinstein to actually purchase the script and let Matt and Ben star in it.

@SilentBob731

3 ай бұрын

@@CraigKostelecky And what do think "Producers" normally do? They facilitate...that's the whole job (other than sometimes putting up money).

@sparksdrinker5650

3 ай бұрын

I was in Matt's class and I helped him write the park bench scene.

And THAT was how Robin Williams won that Oscar!! And 2 young men.....boys really.....won the best original screen play Oscar, never needed another job after that!!! AND....this was the year of "Titanic." WOW!!!!!!

"It's not your fault" scene. Hits me in the feels *every* time.

Everyone pays attention to Matt Damon during that very emotional scene. The things that stands out for me is the shot of Robin Williams over his shoulder when all you can see is his eyes. I don't know anyone else who could smile with their eyes the way Robin Williams can. I miss him so. thank you for a great reaction.

@zonedout5998

3 ай бұрын

I’ve noticed that since the first time I’ve seen the movie. Not a lot of people catch it. But it’s a beautiful part of the scene. One is finally crying and the other one is smiling that he got him to release…

@deeanna8448

3 ай бұрын

He had very kind eyes in that scene.

This movie can make the angels cry. Robin Williams earned that Oscar delivering a great performance! It makes you laugh and cry and it gives you a great feeling. It is well worth the time spent.

@cshubs

3 ай бұрын

This movie can make the Devil cry.

Robin Williams was a national treasure. As always, he improvised parts of this movie. The wife farting in her sleep scene was improvised and Matt Damons's laughter was real. The line at the end "son of a bitch stole my like" was also improvised. The script called for him to just gaze pensively after reading the letter. Williams added the line.

If we're being honest, not every practicing therapist exactly graduated at the top of their class. I don't think you need a therapist with your background, but someone with genuine empathy that can meet you at your level and develop a sincere rapport of trust. That's the person that can get you to answer the right questions to help open those floodgates. Gerry wanted Will to be successful, and Sean wanted Will to be happy & fulfilled. If you follow happiness & fulfillment, the success will either follow or not matter that much. Having a gift doesn't obligate one to use it and share it. Clearly, Will wouldn't have done other people's formulas so publicly if he didn't want to get found out. He was practically crying out for some positive attention.

@TheGoIsWin21

2 ай бұрын

I've always compared finding a therapist to the concept of dating. It's not about finding the perfect one, but the one who fits what you need and are looking for, and there's a lot of people who probably shouldn't be there 😂

"It's not your fault" is something that a lot of us never got to hear.

@dyldog

2 ай бұрын

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Matt & Damon won Oscars for the screenplay. Robin also won an Oscar. That ‘fart’ story was improv, that’s why Matt’s laugh was so real! I miss Robin Williams ❤

@CraigKostelecky

3 ай бұрын

To elaborate a bit, the moment that the camera is shaking is actually a combination of improvised jokes from Williams and Damon. While filming, Williams would alter his wife's story slightly around the farting bit (which the farting part was scripted). During one of those riffs, he said that she even lit them on fire or something like that. Damon then replied, "was that how she died?" And Williams nodded yes while everyone was laughing uncontrollably. They talk about this in the DVD/BluRay commentary.

Shoutout to Elliott Smith, the great singer/songwriter who wrote and performed many of the best song on the soundtrack for the movie. Gone 20 years but never forgotten.

The story about his wife farting in her sleep was adlibbed by Williams. So yes, that's a real laugh from Matt, and you can actually see the camera moving a bit because the cameraman was cracking up as well.

When one movie has 3-4 VERY memorable 1 on 1 conversations that are so powerful. The bench became a makeshift memorial for a while when people found out about the passing of Williams. Both Matt and Ben have natural Boston accents since they are from there, so it makes it so authentic. 1979's The Jerk with Steve Martin is one of the funniest movies I have seen. It's not a 90s movie, but I highly recommend it. Rom/Com 1993 - As Good as It Gets with Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear.

The line Robin Williams says ‘SOB stole my line’ was not in the script but Robin Williams improved that line

Rip Robin Williams. This might be a perfect movie

Didn’t know I needed a cry at 6.30am on a Thursday. But turns out I did. Glad you guys enjoyed the movie, I think it’s probably one of my favourites.

I always click so fast when I see one of my favorite reactors watch this movie. It’s such a good film and I love to see people appreciate it.

Minnie Driver is great. I really love her. She's so good that I didn't know she plays Carlotta in phantom and it's one of my favourite movies.

This movie is so special to me.

To this day I think this movie has the most perfect dialogue.

Wow, the way you guys combined to form such a deep and complete take, really speaks to how you guys complement each other as a couple. Congrats: great vid. Btw, nobody will ever convince me that Nick is not related to mrballen.

Ben Afleck's speech about him leaving is pure gold

Foster parents aren’t people who adopt children, they just agree to take care of them/ live with them. It’s not legally binding for life, it doesn’t make them family, and it can be temporary. It’s often a setup for older children who never were adopted, and now probably never will be, because most people want to adopt babies or toddlers. If a family agrees to foster they get money from the government to help pay for the child (since the child still officially belongs to the state until they’re 18). So there is a real history of not so nice people taking in multiple foster kids just for the money. Another interesting film about that is white oleander. It’s pretty grim but interesting.

This is one of my favorite movies❤The bench monologue is one of the best movie moments ever. I highly recommend Regarding Henry(1991), I think it’s one of the best performances by Harrison Ford. It’s a really beautiful film. I saw that someone also recommended As Good As It Gets and that’s an excellent movie also

The whole "It's not your fault" scene never stops to break my heart.

Top notch all the way around. Fun reaction.

Here’s one you guys will love….”Seabiscuit” from 2003. Based on a true story set in the depression era about an undersized race horse. Not just a horse racing movie, soo much more. Awesome movie!

@kona883

3 ай бұрын

Also Secratariat another true horse racing story about a very large horse who was the greatest race horse of all time!

7:38 "Smart people don't do that, right?" Correct! *Smart people* don't do that; douches do that! And one of my favorite parts of this movie is how Skylar doesn't look down on Will or get freaked out by his friends being rough and telling "stupid" stories, and how she shows it by telling a raunchy story herself.

Matt Damon showed the winning lottery ticket at the end. Robin Williams was the echo.

"Cousins" Best romcom ever and Isabella Rossellini never looked better.

A movie, life advice and, free counseling all in one amazing movie…. Love it…keep’em coming!!

RIP Robin Williams 😢 I grew up around Boston, in the town JFK was born in...Brookline...I used to eat at the spot where Will and Skylar share their pickle kiss, although not often, and have been to a couple of other places seen in this movie. One way or another, this movie has come into my life a lot, between seeing it and talking about it with everyone I know. LOL I will never not cry at some point in this film. 💯

Some of my other favorite 90’s movies: Dances With Wolves; (1990) Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (1991) Terminator II Judgement Day (1991) Sneakers (1992) Noises Off (1992) The Thing Called Love (1993) Dazed and Confused (1993) Muriel’s Wedding (1994) Circle of Friends (1995) The Prophecy (1995) While You Were Sleeping (1995) Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) Sleepers (1996) Face/Off (1997) Galaxy Quest (1999) Almost Famous (2000) Frequency (2000)

Robin Williams is one of my all time favorite actors/comedians. He struggled with darkness during his life and at the end his mental disease ended up causing him to take his life. He gave so much joy to so many people.

First time watching you two. Great reaction!! Nice job editing. I'll be sure and check out more.

A perfect film in my opinion but the relationship between Sean and Will is so beautiful. Sean starts out in their sessions referring to him as “sport” but as the movie progresses and ends, refers to him as “son.” The way they both needed one another and began to heal one another is nothing short of amazing

Y'all should watch The Mask of Zorro (1998)! It has a fun story, a great score, and an excessively hot cast 😝

@elizabethduplat5998

3 ай бұрын

Oh they would have so much fun watching that one!

I really needed this today, thanks guys 🙂

Such a Great movie. Robin Williams at his best. He ad-libbed the scene about his wife farting in her sleep. That was indeed a real laugh from Matt Damon. Another great movies from the 90's is Scent of a woman (1992)

There is actually a film about Ramanujan (who the professor is referencing), it's called "The man who knew infinity". It is really good, well worth a reaction!

Hey y'alll love your reaccións 😂 you need to see scent of a woman (1993) 8 mile(2002) Straight outta compton (2015)

You asked, who adopts kids just to beat them? There are a LOT of people who foster for the money, they figure it is easier then working

I've enjoyed watching you two react to comedies and now an extraordinary drama. I hate watching movies alone, so vicariously experiencing genuine feelings and emotions is a treat. Giving back in the comments rounds out the experience. I look forward to the next installment.

Oh you have to watch "Fight Club". It's a weird movie but just roll with it. Such a great and unique film. I think others would agree.

This is one of my all time favorite movies! Y’all have been picking some good ones lately!

Suggestions: Twister and Contact

YES!!! One of my favourite movies, so glad you are reacting to itt!!!

Best reactors out there thanks!

It's exceptionally rare but some people do have an eidetic memory, some people call it a photographic memory, and can remember almost everything they read. My mother had one until she had a stroke in her 50s. She told me she used to write out things verbatim from textbooks in exams back in university because she could recall page numbers and passages. I did NOT inherit that gift. I can barely remember what I was talking about 5 minutes ago. lol Also, you can only be hypnotized if you want to be hypnotized or think you can be.

After the movie as I'm watching you go over it I couldn't help but notice your lighting and background. Really cool setup you have there with the metal guy sitting on the desk behind you as the rays of light shine in. Also the lighting above you guys is pretty cool too. 40:18

Forms of therapy aside, I would have serious concerns with any therapist who did not immediately kick the professor and his TA out before starting the session. Therapy is a highly personnel thing, particularly when trying to deal with the types of issues Will was experiencing. Thinking that would involve some effectively strangers and not part of a group therapy type session is very unprofessional and would give me very little confidence in the associated therapist's skills and empathy. If this was just an initial meet and greet and not a session or something similar, maybe, but they did not convey it as such in the scenes shown.

Great reaction, as always. I've been your subscriber since you started reacting to Friends. How and why you don't have at least 100.000 subscribers is beyond me.

you should watch the basketball diaries!!! definitely look up content warnings cuz its a really heavy movie but I think you would really enjoy it!

such a coincidence ....i just watched this today after hearing so much about the movie ..and it was such a good movie...robin williams monologue and not your fault was heart wrenching

Thanks for reacting to this movie 😊

O.M.G!!! Nick it has been a VERY VERY Long time! I was going through the comment settings on my KZread and seen where I commented on a John Wick video reaction & U replied. Well I've missed U & your reactions, I should have subscribed ages ago! I apologize, but NOW I have, hope ALL is well with u brother & that you're well.🤗👊

24:10 Greatest punch-line delivery ever.🤣 30:20 Robin's bench monologue is amazing, but this one is still my favourite.✊ 37:33 Great ending, only slightly undercut by the fact that the lovely song that's playing is by Elliott Smith, who was (probably) stabbed to death by his girlfriend a few years later.

True story.... the scene at the end where Robin Williams says... "son of a bitch, he stole my line"... was because that note was improv... and Williams response was improv.

This is one of the most beautiful movies ever, I havve too many thoughts about it to write in the comments 😋 U should absolutely react to "Pay it forward" together next, u guys are going to fall in love with it

The classic the egg vs the ham… Easy to judge when one is not invested

Forgive me if you've already watched or reacted to these. But here are some of my 90s favorites: LA Confidential, Fargo, Big Lebowski, Before Sunrise, Princess Mononoke, Titanic, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Dazed and Confused, Misery, Goodfellas, Matrix, My Cousin Vinny, Saving Private Ryan, Wayne's World, Iron Giant, Tombstone -- and honorable mention: 10 Things I Hate About You.

Damn, I paused my first time watching Hachiko and now I'm binging a bunch of your guys' reqctions.... 😅🤭 SUBBED!!

As for other movies - I am a BIG Richard Linklater fan Slacker - 1990 Dazed and Confused - 1993 Before Sunrise (a trilogy) -1995 (2005, 2013) SubUrbia - 1996 ***I would also recommend post 2000s Tape, Waking Life, A scanner Darkly, Boyhood

The fart monologue was actually improvised. You can see Matt genuinely pissing his pants the camera on him shaking because the camera man cracked up too...

Favorite part of the reaction: Quynh (apologies! I couldn't find the right accent mark shortcut for the "y"!) -- singing the Nick Reacts theme song Nick: That's going in the intro. Quynh: What? Nick: Hmm? I didn't say anything. 😆🤣 Adorable. 😄❤

@weepingscorpion8739

3 ай бұрын

If you are on Windows, there is an app called Character Map. It has saved me countless times with letters I normally can't type with all my various keyboard layouts. :) And yes, that moment was adorable. :)

P.S. You should look for Robin Williams Oscar Speech, and Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Oscar Speech, on youtube -- they all won Oscars for this film and their speeches are so fun to watch. Just wonderful, I'm telling you. It's a JOY seeing them all win.

You can't fake solving a math problem because you have to SHOW THE WORK. It has to be shown how y9ou solved the problem. That is why no one will come forward if they didn[t do it.

One of my all-time favourite movies, and received some well-deserved Oscars (Matt & Ben for writing, Robin for acting). Hilarious, heart-warming, and heart-breaking...a true Classic. It's not your fault...😭

Really great film and one of Robin Williams' best performances, up there with Good Morning Vietnam, The Fisher King, Awakenings and Insomnia for me. For a while, I was actually reluctant to see this film because I initially thought that the story sounded too corny for my liking. However, I decided to bite the bullet one day and finally watch it and I was impressed by how authentic everything felt. Especially the relationship between Will and Sean, which felt like I was watching two people actually bond with each other during the therapy sessions instead of just pretending to. Also, I think the film is really emotionally intelligent in it's portrayal of things like love, relationships, grief and finding meaning out of life. I like that it doesn't pander to the audience about these themes by telling them what they want to hear. Finally, just to add the icing on the cake, this film also introduced me to music of Elliott Smith.

@Mant111

3 ай бұрын

Insomnia is great

My favorite Robin Williams performance... IF I wouldn't love Hook so much... 😅🤭😍🥰

great stuff

Gerry wants Will to succeed for the sake of math, not for Will. Sean worked with Will for free. (The first therapist mentioned "pro Bono" work)

The best monologue ever

Listening to the outro left me comparing robin Williams character to uncle iroh from avatar the last Airbender which made me realise it's already been a month since you uploaded any reaction to that. You have to get pretty far into season 2 to get an idea of just how much iroh has been through and why he puts so much effort into helping his nephew. He's certainly experienced some loss but he turned his past failures into wisdom

You asked for a great 90's movie... Heat from 1995, directed by Micheal Mann. One of the greatest crime-dramas ever made. It stars Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd.

Good one!

Great film, robin always gets me teary eyed

Matt Damon is one of the best-looking actors to appear on film. AND he can act. For my money, he is downright gorgeous. He belongs in the same breath as Cary Grant, Alain Delon, Michael Caine. Simon Ward, Montgomery Clift, Robert Redford, young Jon Voigt, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Clive Owen, and of course Errol Flynn and Charles Boyer. And can he act? Hell,yes, he can act! Where the eff is HIS Oscar? For acting, i mean. He got one for co-writing this movie.

Well done guys. Hard to see Robin wrestle with mental struggles - sometimes art imitates reality. Highly encourage you to react to Dead Poets Society. It's my favorite of his. RIP Captain.

LOVE both of your reactions... so very thoughtful... of this brilliant film. Robin Williams was absolutely incredible, as was Matt Damon. EVERYBODY was great... and the writing was spot on. Some amazing films worth checking out: "ARRIVAL," (a brilliant Sci-Fi film that has so many wonderful layers), "PLEASANTVILLE" (starts off a comedy and then wonderfully evolves into so much more. A beautifully shot film with amazing performances.), "CHILDREN OF MEN" (a near-future dystopian tale that will make your jaw drop.), "GRAVITY" (from the same director of Children of Men... this is an intense drama-drenched performance and story starring Sandra Bullock. Astounding), "AMELIE" (a brilliant French film that is magical beyond reason with a heart to match.) and "STRANGER THAN FICTION" (another magical film that has an all-star cast, but it's a hidden gem. Nobody talks about it, but it's absolutely amazing.) SUBSCRIBING! and... Looking forward to more! Cheers!

If my memory isn’t wrong, Matt Damon and Mimmie Driver actually dated irl

This was a really good reaction. I enjoyed it. Your girlfriend was able to hold it together when a lot of people fall apart, during the dramatic scenes between Will and Skyler.

Can't believe nick didn't cry his eyes out at ,,it wasn't your fault ,But hey a caught his tears wa Joyce, that's why love other people's reactions ❤️

Yesss my favorite movie

Robin Williams won an Oscar for this role. And Matt & Ben won one too. For best original screenplay. 😀👍

Can u believe these 2 dorks, Matt and Ben, started writing this in their early twenties, having no idea what or how to write! And someone they knew was blown away, and got a rough bit to robin! And how they got Robin and Stellen to do this, I'll never know! Robin won an Oscar for this! After Robin died, Matt goes back to the bench every year on Robin's bday, sometimes with his kids. The park bench is a memorial now! The younger guy is Casey Affleck! The red head is now in Yellowstone, Cole Hauser! A fantastic actor, but a bit of a loose cannon. His father was even a better actor, but certifiable! Wings Hauser!! Originally, they didn't know how to write the end. Robin comes up with the final line, director and Matt look at each other like, Movie done! He add-libbed the wife farting lines. Matt is cracking up for real. Even the camera man was rolling....look at the camera frame on that scene, it's shaking! Robin has done several top feel good movies. This, patch Adams, good morning Vietnam, awakenings, Dead Poets, and really one could say the bird cage, Doubtfire and Jumanji....which is really a movie about Spielberg's relationship with his dad. Llll

Great reaction. One way to look at this, is that the *only* antagonist in this story is Will himself. Every other character is a protagonist trying to help Will. His friends, the girl, the professor, the therapist ... all trying to help him, yet he's his own worst enemy. An alternate title could have been "The Redemption of Will Hunting".

They both cared and wanted the best for Will. They just went about it in different ways

@CraigKostelecky

3 ай бұрын

I'd argue that while Lambeau cared about Will, his wishes for him were a bit more selfish... or at least were for the "greater good." Gerry would have only been satisfied if Will chose his path of advanced mathematics. Sean truly wanted Will to find his own path in life, and put Will's happiness as the goal.

@radicalreactions1633

2 ай бұрын

@@CraigKostelecky The professor doesn't give af about Will beyond taking credit for "discovering" the next math whiz. All he cares about is success.

I feel like the tension between Gerry, Sean, and Will is a kind of Strict Father vs Understanding Mother vs Child dynamic. I do agree that Sean tends to be more right, because he understands Will's feelings and what he's going through whereas Gerry doesn't, but Gerry does frequently have his points when it comes to specific things. I think the trouble is that if they actually tried to do things Gerry's way, especially without making any allowances for someone's mental state/health, it'd be doomed to failure.

Hypnosis therapy. Yes, it's a thing. I had a friend who tried it to quit smoking. He said that a woman was going through a questionaire before his first session. One question that she asked was, "Do you smoke after sex?" He responded, " No, but sometimes I get a little chapped."

15:44 gutted you didn't come back with your 'I have' comment again. It would've been hilarious!

I love this movie. Without Kevin Smith becoming a producer on the film Good Will Hunting, no studio wanted either Matt Damon nor Ben Affleck in the lead roles. Even though they had both written the screenplay, the studios considered them to be unknowns. Kevin Smith, thankfully, convinced them otherwise. Please watch Clerks.(1994) Written/Directed/Starring Kevin Smith

You two should watch Mrs. Doubtfire. I know you already did a reaction, but you two should have date night and watch that one. Soooo good. And Patch Adams

The "real" between Matt Damon and Mini Driver was real...they were a couple at the time.

Please react to Dead poets sociaty. It´s another great Robin Williams movie

We need more good dialogue driven movies

There are many KZread videos on the subject of 'those math problems were not that hard.'

I love the movie "Blast from the past" 1999 with Brandon Fraser. Please react to this will glad to rewatch

Here are some 90s movies I think the two of you would enjoy, but are not, if ever reacted to on this site: Pretty Woman - Rom Com with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere Blas From the Past - Rom Com with Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek The Thomas Crown Affair - Cat and Mouse with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo Pump Up the Volume - Coming of Age with Christen Slater Grosse Pointe Blank - Action Comedy with John Cusack and Minnie Driver (from this movie) Doc Hollywood - Rom Com with Michael J Fox Greedy - Comedy with Michael J Fox and Kirk Douglas The Long Kiss Goodnight - Action with Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson L.A. Confidential - Drama with Russell Crowe and rest of a incredible cast EDtv - Comedy with Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres