"Actor: Robin Williams"

• The Birdcage | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £2.80 (38.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Robin Williams and Nathan Lane team up with a top-notch cast in this hilarious comedy. Williams is Armand a gay cabaret owner whose son announces he's marrying the daughter of a right-wing politician (Gene Hackman). It's an outrageously funny culture clash as Armand and his drag-queen partner Albert (Lane) try to transform themselves into straight shooters at a dinner party and pull the chiffon over the eyes of the uptight senator and his wife (Dianne Wiest).

• Aladdin and the King of Thieves | DVD | (27/12/2004) from £3.83   |  Saving you £12.16 (317.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Robin Williams is back as the Genie for one more spellbinding adventure starring the original gang from Disney's Classic Aladdin! Your third and final wish is granted as the amazing Aladdin trilogy ends as triumphantly as it began - with breathtaking suspense and movie-making magic. With five stunning new songs enchanting animation and dazzling characters both new and old Disney's final Aladdin feature culminates in a spectacular show-stopping climax.

• The Fisher King | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Top DJ Jack Lucas gives poor advice to an 'unbalanced mind' during a nightime phone-in which results in the murder of a group of drinkers in a trendy club. One of the victims is Parry's fiancee and the grief sends him into a world of fantasy where he seeks the Holy Grail. One night Jack Lucas now an employee of a video store is set upon by a group of thugs. A vagrant called Parry comes to his rescue...

• Good Will Hunting BD | Blu Ray | (02/11/2020) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for nine 1997 Oscars® winning Oscars® for Robin Williams and the writing team of Matt Damon & Ben Affleck. The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student...he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting (Damon The Bourne Identity series) is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Williams), who might be the only man who can reach him. With an acclaimed Oscar®-nominated Supporting Actress performance from Minnie Driver (TV's About a Boy), and also featuring Ben Affleck (Gone Girl) you'll find Good Will Hunting a powerful and unforgettable movie experience! Language: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Extras: Commentary with Director Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Deleted Scenes with PLAY ALL option Production Featurette Theatrical Trailer Academy Awards® Best Picture Montage Miss Misery Music Video

• Hook | Blu Ray | (12/10/2015) from £11.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hook is Steven Spielberg's most spectacular film of the 90s. It is also seriously underrated, arguably the equal of ET, (1982) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1977). An unofficial sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Hook adopts the startling premise of what happened after "the boy who never grew up", grew up. Robin Williams, in his career best performance, is the corporate suit forced to remember he once was "The Pan", returning to Neverland to battle nefarious Captain Hook (a splendid Dustin Hoffman), for his children's love. This is a ravishingly beautiful, stunningly designed film, at once highly imaginative and with a genuinely magical atmosphere which ranges from exquisite, delicate fantasy to slapstick tomfoolery. There is fine support from Maggie Smith, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins, and John Williams' rapturously romantic score is yet another career high. Slated upon release, and dubbed a flop though it grossed $200 million, Hook reacted against the "greed is good" 80s by upholding family values and responsibility while evoking a genuine sense of wonder. Only the somewhat pantomime final showdown disappoints, but alongside Legend, (1985)and Labyrinth, (1986), Hook is ripe for reassessment as a fantasy classic. The DVD transfer is superb and the disc, though not packed with additional features, has some interesting extras. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Hook | DVD | (12/10/2015) from £7.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Hook is Steven Spielberg's most spectacular film of the 90s. It is also seriously underrated, arguably the equal of ET, (1982) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1977). An unofficial sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Hook adopts the startling premise of what happened after "the boy who never grew up", grew up. Robin Williams, in his career best performance, is the corporate suit forced to remember he once was "The Pan", returning to Neverland to battle nefarious Captain Hook (a splendid Dustin Hoffman), for his children's love. This is a ravishingly beautiful, stunningly designed film, at once highly imaginative and with a genuinely magical atmosphere which ranges from exquisite, delicate fantasy to slapstick tomfoolery. There is fine support from Maggie Smith, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins, and John Williams' rapturously romantic score is yet another career high. Slated upon release, and dubbed a flop though it grossed $200 million, Hook reacted against the "greed is good" 80s by upholding family values and responsibility while evoking a genuine sense of wonder. Only the somewhat pantomime final showdown disappoints, but alongside Legend, (1985)and Labyrinth, (1986), Hook is ripe for reassessment as a fantasy classic. The DVD transfer is superb and the disc, though not packed with additional features, has some interesting extras. --Gary S. Dalkin

• The Fisher King | Blu Ray | (02/12/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A fairy tale grounded in poignant reality, Terry Gilliam's magnificent, Manhattan-set The Fisher King features Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams in two of their most brilliant roles. Bridges plays a former radio shock jock reconstructing his life after a scandal, and Williams a homeless man on a quest for the Holy Grailwhich he believes to be hidden somewhere on the Upper East Side. Unknowingly linked by their pasts, the two men aid each other on a fanciful journey toward their own humanity. This singular American odyssey features a witty script by Richard LaGravenese, evocative cinematography by Roger Pratt, and superb supporting performances by Amanda Plummer and an Oscar-winning Mercedes Ruehl, all harnessed by Gilliam into a compassionate, funny modern-day myth.

• Toys | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £13.32   |  Saving you £-0.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Enter a spectacular world of whimsy fun and fantasy in this acclaimed visual extravaganza. Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving adult who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle a war-loving general who builds weapons disguised as toys. Aided by his sister and girlfriend Leslie sets out to thwart his uncle and restore joy and innocence to their special world.

• Zathura / Jumanji | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £5.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (100.29%)   |  RRP £6.99

  A double bill of family adventure films based on novels by Chris Van Allsburg. Zathura (Dir. Jon Favreau 2005): Actor-turned-director Jon Favreau (Elf) delivers another work of intelligent charming family fare with this space adventure. Older brother Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and the younger Danny (Jonah Bobo) are constantly at war with one another bickering over the mediating voice of their long-suffering father (Tim Robbins). When he has to go to the office to replace so

• Night at the Museum 1-3 | Blu Ray | (13/04/2015) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled Night at the Museum ever as Larry (Ben Stiller) spans the globe uniting favourite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever. This Blu-ray Triple Pack contains all three Night at The Museum films.

• Prison Break: The Complete Series - Seasons 1-5 | DVD | (03/07/2017) from £43.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Go into lockdown with all five exhilarating seasons of this acclaimed series filled with explosive action and white-knuckle plot twists! After Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) breaks out of a maximum-security prison with his wrongly accused death row inmate brother (Dominic Purcell), the two flee the U.S. with a band of dangerous fugitives. But tragically, Michael then lands inside a hellish Panamanian prison, from which the only escape seems to be death. Meanwhile, the brothers must outwit an assassin and uncover the secrets of a sinister organisation known as The Company. Lives are shattered and shocking truths learned as the intriguing, adrenaline-fueled series careens toward its stunning conclusion!

• Jack | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £3.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (275.69%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jack is Francis Coppola at his most pointless noodling, looking for the film he wants to make instead of just making it. Robin Williams stars as 10-year-old Jack, a boy with an inexplicable disease that ages him at four times the normal human rate. Kept at home like a contemporary Boo Radley, Jack becomes a neighbourhood legend until his parents relent and send him to school. In time, the other kids befriend him and stay loyal as his hyperdevelopment puts a strain on his body and emotions. The idea is sound, but the execution is a bore. The best the script and Coppola can come up with are painfully long scenes in which Williams's character proves himself on the playground and in gross-out contests in a tree house. Coppola fishes around for signs of life and spontaneity in these scenes, but the film is actually best when Jack has to cope with certain feelings in his mature body (such as his attraction to a character played by Fran Drescher) that he isn't prepared for emotionally. Jack would have been a lot better if Coppola had embraced a plan from beginning to end and stuck to it. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Happy Feet / Happy Feet Two | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £4.73   |  Saving you £2.26 (47.78%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Happy Feet Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! Happy Feet 2 Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.

• Happy Feet | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.60   |  Saving you £0.33 (7.17%)   |  RRP £4.93

  Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

• What Dreams May Come | DVD | (15/11/1999) from £14.59   |  Saving you £-7.60 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra star in this visually stunning metaphysical tale of life after death. Neurologist Chris and artist Annie had the perfect life until they lost their children in an auto accident; they're just starting to recover when Chris meets an untimely death himself. He's met by a messenger named Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and taken to his own personal afterlife--a freshly drawn world reminiscent of Annie's own artwork, still dripping and wet with paint. Meanwhile a depressed Annie takes her own life, compelling Chris to traverse heaven and hell to save Annie from an eternity of despair. The multitextured visuals seem to have been created from a lost fairy tale. Heaven recalls the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole and Renaissance architecture complete with floating cherubs, while hell is a massive shipwreck, an upside-down cathedral overgrown with thorns and a sea of groaning faces popping out of the ground (one of those faces is German director Werner Herzog). Williams is the perfect actor to play against the imaginative computer-generated imagery--he himself is a human special effect. But the lack of chemistry between Williams and Sciorra is painfully apparent, and the flashback plot structure flattens the story's impact despite its deeply felt examinations of the heart and the spirit. Still, there's no denying Eugenio Zanetti's triumphant production design and the Oscar-winning special effects, which create a fully formed universe that is at once beautiful, eerie, and a unique example of movie magic. --Shannon Gee

• Forrest Gump (Collector's Edition) | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £7.06   |  Saving you £8.93 (126.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  If you read the label on a box of chocolates you'll know exactly what you're gonna get. Life isn't like that in Forrest Gump, however, which is one of the reasons why this movie divided appreciative audiences from hard-hearted critics like few others before it. Audiences responded to the Frank Capra-style sentimentality of this warm-hearted tale of a good ol' American boy making his way in the world without ever losing his pure and simple innocence. Critics, however, were made uneasy by the apparently reactionary subtext to the parallel lives of Forrest and his girlfriend Jenny. Her fate, contrasted with his, suggests a triumph for plain ol' American values over dangerous freethinking hippies and liberals. Whether the movie is just unadulterated sentiment or right-wing propaganda, one thing at least was acknowledged by all: that Forrest Gump displays all the craftsmanship of one of Hollywood's most inventive directors and features a central performance from an actor renowned for his total commitment to every role. Thanks to Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks, even the most cynical critic will find it hard not to shed at least one tear by the end of this undeniably engrossing movie. The soundtrack is great, too. On the DVD: another good two-disc set gives fans of Gump and budding filmmakers alike plenty to enjoy. The anamorphic picture and Dolby Surround on Disc 1 do full justice to Zemeckis' vision, which is accompanied by two commentaries: one from the director, producer Steve Starkey and production designer Rick Carter, and another one from producer Wendy Finerman. Disc 2 has the usual making of documentary (30 mins), plus some neat featurettes on the production and sound design and the many special effects shots (including how they made Gary Sinise lose his legs). In addition there are some screen tests of Robin Wright and a very young Haley Joel (The Sixth Sense) Osment, plus trailers and a photo gallery. All in all this is a worthwhile package. --Mark Walker

• Jumanji | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When young Alan Parrish and his friend Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) begin to play a mysterious board game they don't realise its unimaginable powers until Alan is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. Twenty-six years later Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) discover the dusty board and reawaken the game as they begin to play. Instantly the forces of Jumanji release a fully-grown bewildered Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) into their world. With each roll of

• Insomnia | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (80.08%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Brought in to investigate the murder of a young girl, a celebrated cop accidentally kills his partner and is blackmailed by a sadistic killer who witnessed it.

• Aladdin | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £5.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (150.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Disney's 1992 animated feature is a triumph of wit and skill. The high-tech artwork and graphics look great, the characters are strong, the familiar story is nicely augmented with an interesting villain (Jafar, voiced by Jonathan Freeman) and there's an incredible hook atop the whole thing: Robin Williams's frantically hilarious vocal performance as Aladdin's genie. Even if one isn't particularly moved by the love story between the title character (Scott Weinger) and his girlfriend Jasmine (Linda Larkin), you can easily get lost in Williams's improvisational energy and the equally entertaining performances of Freeman and Gilbert Gottfried (as Jafar's parrot). --Tom Keogh

• Death to Smoochy | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Rainbow Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) has it all - he's the clown star of the highest rating children's show on Kidnet and lives the celebrity champagne lifestyle. But there's something else Randolph has - a healthy taste for whisky and a weakness for taking bribes from parents who want their kids on the programme. His scheme works perfectly... until the Feds find out and Randolph is unceremoniously sacked! He is replaced Randolph by Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton) whose stage persona is that of a big purple rhino named Smoochy! Sheldon believes he can do good with his show but it's not long before he gets an unsavoury behind-the-scenes look at the world of kids TV. Smoochy has even more to worry about as the now destitute Randolph will not sleep until Smoochy is dead!