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Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

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Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

"Stand Up"

2009

1h 30m

7.4(81 votes)

Comedy

Documentary

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HBO presents one of the most gifted and revered performers of our time, Academy-Award winning Robin Williams, starring in his fifth exclusive HBO special, taped before a live audience at Washington's Constitution Hall.

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