By Dan Heching –CNN –
While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter.
In a recent interview with CNN, Alexandra Reeve discussed the documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – which airs on CNN this weekend – and elaborated on the late actors’ friendship, which she likened to “more of a brotherhood.”
“Super/Man” explores her father’s life and career both before and after the 1995 horse riding accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down and his legacy of advocacy for people living with spinal cord injuries. The film highlights how Williams – the legendary and improvisational funnyman who died in 2014 – was the first person to get Reeve to laugh in the hospital after his fall, by dressing up in scrubs and pretending to be a Russian proctologist.
