The Great Nanu Challenge

As you might know from my previous blogs that one of the issues that I struggle with the most is purpose. Life is gift and although the tree of life hit me repeatedly with the manky stick, I adamantly refuse to believe that my life is purposeless and that I cannot contribute positively to my families lives, my friends lives and to society (despite what ATOS and various politicians ridiculously claim to know).

I try to be a good person and I try to contribute to society by doing voluntary work and promoting knowledge sharing and awareness online through my blog.

 

However…

I REALLY enjoy setting myself challenge and tasks and aiming to successfully complete them.  They are challenges that probably seem pretty pointless to anyone other than myself but they give me a larger sense of connection and purpose.  Purpose is important.

My previous self-created challenges include The Hanx Challenge which I completed in style by meeting Tom Hanks himself! 

This challenge concerns the awesome, inspiration.  Robin Williams.

 

Robin Williams committed suicide on the 11^th August 2014, aged 63. The onset of Lewy Body Dementia contributed to his decision to take his own life.  Despite the utter tragic loss of a deeply troubled yet much loved man, the legacy of his 5 decade career in television, stand-up comedy and films weaves its own beautiful legend and will leave us with untainted, happy memories forever.

He inspired us with Dead Poets Society, Good Morning Vietnam and Good Will Hunting.  Made us roar with laughter with delights such as Mrs Doubtfire, RV and Flubber.  Creeped us out in One Hour Photo.  Made our imaginations fly in Hook and Jumanji.  Vocally charmed us with Ferngully, Aladdin and Happy Feet.

…and that list doesn’t even mention Mork and Mindy or Night at the Museum.

 

So, without further ado ladies and gentleman may I present to you, my own creation:

NANU MOVIE CHALLENGE

Challenge tasks:

1.       Create a list of all Robin Williams films. Only including those where he is credited as an actor (including tv movies – more challenging to get but aim high!!).

2.       Collect ALL the movies on the list on DVD, no time limit (may take a while!) All movies must be in DVD format and legally obtained (obvs!) and can be second hand (most will probably come from searching charity shops).

3.       Due to his death the movie list is finite, so the complete set of Mork and Mindy should also be obtained.

My task 1 list:

 

FILM	YEAR	CHARACTER NAME
Can I Do It ‘Till I Need Glasses?	1977	Lawyer
Sorority ’62 (TV Movie)	1978	Henry
Popeye	1980	Popeye
The World According to Garp	1982	Garp
The Survivors	1983	Donald Quinelle
Moscow on the Hudson	1984	Vladimir Ivanoff
The Best of Times	1986	Jack Dundee
Club Paradise	1986	Jack Moniker
Seize the Day	1986	Tommy Wilhelm
Good Morning Vietnam	1987	Adrian Cronauer
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge (TV Movie)	1987
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	1988	King of the Moon
Dead Poets Society	1989	John Keating
Cadillac Man	1990	Joey O’Brien
Awakenings	1990	Dr Malcolm Sawyer
Shakes the Clown	1991	Mime
Dead Again	1991	Dr Cozy Carlisle
The Fisher King	1991	Parry
Hook	1991	Peter Banning
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest	1992	Batty Koda
Aladdin	1992	Genie
Toys	1992	Leslie Zevo
Mrs Doubtfire	1993	Daniel Hillard
Being Human	1994	Hector
In Search of Dr Seuss (TV Movie)	1994	The Father
Nine Months	1995	Dr Kosevich
Jumanji	1995	Alan Parrish
The Birdcage	1996	Armand Goldman
Jack	1996	Jack Powell
Hamlet	1996	Osric
Father’s Day	1997	Dale Putley
Deconstructing Harry	1997	Mel
Flubber	1997	Professor Philip Brainiard
Good Will Hunting	1997	Sean
What Dreams May Come	1998	Chris Nielson
Patch Adams	1998	Patch Adams
Jakob the Liar	1999	Jakob
Bicentennial Man	1999	Andrew Martin
A.I. Artificial Intelligence	2001	Dr Know
One Hour Photo	2002	Seymour Parrish
Death to Smoochy	2002	Rainbow Randolph
Insomnia	2002	Walter Finch
The Final Cut	2004	Alan Hakman
House of D	2004	Pappass
Noel	2004	Charlie Boyd
The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy me Lunch (TV Movie)	2004	Hans Hankie
Robots	2005	Fender
The Big White	2005	Paul Barnell
The Night Listener	2006	Gabriel Noone
R.V. Runaway Vacation	2006	Bob Munro
Everyone’s Hero	2006	Napoleon Cross
Man of the Year	2006	Tom Dobbs
Happy Feet	2006	Various
Night at the Museum	2006	Teddy Roosevelt
License to Wed	2007	Reverend Frank
August Rush	2007	Maxwell Wallace
World’s Greatest Dad	2009	Lance
Shrink	2009	Holden
Night at the Museum 2	2009	Teddy Roosevelt
Old Dogs	2009	Dan
Happy Feet Two	2011	Various
The Big Wedding	2013	Father Moinighan
The Butler	2013	Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Face of Love	2013	Roger Stillman
Boulevard	2014	Nolan Mack
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn	2014	Henry Altmann
The Merry Christmas Miracle	2014	Virgil Mitchler
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb	2014	Teddy Roosevelt
Absolutely Anything	2015	Dennis the dog