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In 1989, Hawke made his breakthrough appearance, playing shy student Todd Anderson opposite Robin Williams's inspirational English teacher in Dead Poets Society.

The film was critically well-received ; the Variety reviewer wrote " Hawke ... gives a haunting performance.

" With revenue of $ 235 million worldwide, the film remains Hawke's most commercially successful picture to date.

Hawke later described the opportunities he was offered as a result of the film's success as critical to his decision to continue acting: " I didn't want to be an actor and I went back to college.

But then the success was so monumental that I was getting offers to be in such interesting movies and be in such interesting places, and it seemed silly to pursue anything else.