Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy (TV Movie 2005)

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy (TV Movie 2005). 1h 25m | TV-14

“I just watched this movie on itu0026#39;s premier night out of curiosity and sheer nostalgia. I liked (not loved) u0026quot;Mork u0026amp; Mindyu0026quot; as a kid, mostly for Robin Williamu0026#39;s zany energetic performance. This movie made me remember why. Was the original show great? Not really, but Robin certainly was. Which brings me to this movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was pleasantly surprised, expecting nothing more than a paint by numbers chronological retelling of the show (which in a way it was). But, of course, the real focus was on Robin. It was interesting to see Robinu0026#39;s journey from struggling street jester to national t.v star, and how such a drastic difference affected him and his long suffering wife. And my hat is off to star Chris Diamantopoulos as he portrayed Mr. Williams with integrity, sensitivity, and heart; not just a cute impression, although it was even dead-on. (On an unrelated note, I noticed that Robinu0026#39;s struggles were in some ways similar to Andy Kaufman, who was under-appreciated by network t.v. and held back creatively, but thatu0026#39;s the u0026quot;Taxiu0026quot; behind the scenes biopic.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, this was a very enjoyable flick, in which I felt I got to know a little more of the man behind the Orkan. The acting was solid by all- never melodramatic like I suspected- and the story moved along well. Performances that were particularly good were by those who played Garry Marshall and John Belushi (the scene in which Belushi heckles Robin was a hoot!). Not a great masterpiece by any means (I would have liked to have seen a tad more about Pam Dawber), but definitely watchable, especially for those Robin Williams and u0026quot;Mork u0026amp; Mindyu0026quot; fans out there. Nanoo, nanoo!”