The Lab visits the often beloved and guest-recommended film Dead Poets Society. Robin Williams plays the new teacher in a traditional boarding school, where his unorthodox teaching methods raise concerns. Karri and Henrik reminisce their own times at school and whether their teachers would've allowed walking on their desks. / (1989). Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith.