This is the latest trailer for World’s Greatest Dad, written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Robin Williams. It made the festival rounds to pretty good reviews earlier this year and will get a theatrical release beginning August 21st. If you don’t want to wait that long, it’ll also be available on On Demand starting this week.
When his son dies in the throes of autoerotic asphyxiation, dad (Williams) makes it look like a suicide and proceeds to use it to launch his own writing career. [Cinematical]
Robin Williams is at his best when he isn’t overtly trying to be funny, and in light of David Carradine’s death, the autoerotic asphyxiation plot seems practically choked from the headlines. I mean, most directors would STRANGLE themselves for a STROKE of luck like that. Anyway, I hope to see this and get a review up some time in the next couple weeks, if I’m not too busy choking myself while I masturbate.
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Co-starring Jett Travolta!
I’d pay top dollar for a phone sex operator who can talk like Bobcat Goldthwait.
…..and a spotter while I choke’bate.
When I shakes the clown I am careful to strap to something that will break under my weight. Come and find me Robin.
Swear to god, I thought Bobcat killed himself a few years ago (not via AEA, but that would have been awesomely ironic). Who the hell am I thinking of then?
I think your thinking of Brutus, Al. The Roman politician, who fell on his sword cause nobody would kill him.
Or Bing Crosby’s son.
In my universe he did kill himself.
This is actually a true story loosely based on the hijinks that occurred while filming Police Academy 3: Back In Training, except instead of autoerotic asphyxiation, Tackleberry shoots some guy’s cigar out of his mouth with a crossbow. Oh, Tackleberry!
bobcat’s best role was as a talking stuffed bunny fuck toy for that redheaded dwarf (but not hooker) from entourage
“Al” you’re thinking of Bobcat’s Platypus Man co-star Richard Jeni
So, the son dying in the throes of autoerotic asphyxiation… i wasn’t getting any hint in the trailer that that was a key plot point.
Ty, Late80s. I’ll be able to sleep tonight now.