

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
2009-12-06 · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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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- Marty Callner
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- David Steinberg Entertainment
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- United States of America
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