Mrs. Doubtfire

Director: Chris Columbus Chris Columbus

Overview

Robin Williams learns that keeping in touch with his children can be a drag in this hit comedy. Daniel Hillard (Williams) is an eccentric actor who specializes in dubbing voices for cartoon characters. Daniel is a kind man and a loving father, but he's a poor disciplinarian and a shaky role model. After throwing an elaborate and disastrous birthday party for his son, Daniel's wife Miranda (Sally Field) reaches the end of her patience and files for divorce. Daniel is heartbroken when Miranda is given custody of the children, and he's only allowed to visit them once a week. Determined to stay in contact with his kids, Daniel learns that Miranda is looking for a housekeeper, and with help from his brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), a makeup artist, Daniel gets the job disguised as Mrs. Iphegenia Doubtfire, a stern but caring Scottish nanny. Daniel pulls off the ruse so well that neither his ex-wife nor his children recognize him, and in the process, he learns how to be the good parent he should have been all along. However, Daniel also has to deal with the little matter of Miranda's new boyfriend, Stu (Pierce Brosnan).

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2015
UPC:	0024543086666
Original Release:	1993
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Language:	English
Time:	2:05:00
Sales rank:	9,573

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Williams	Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire,Dr. Toad
Sally Field	Miranda Hillard
Pierce Brosnan	Stu
Harvey Fierstein	Frank
Polly Holliday	Gloria
Lisa Jakub	Lydia Hillard
Matthew Lawrence	Chris Hillard
Mara Wilson	Natalie Hillard
Robert Prosky	Mr. Lundy,T.V. Director (as Andrew L. Prosky)
Anne Haney	Mrs. Sellner
Scott Capurro	Jack
Danielle Spencer	Cook,Cook
Sydney Walker	Bus Driver
Joe Bellan	TV Boss
Martin Mull	Justin Gregory
Syd Walker	Bus Driver
Terence McGovern	ADR Director
Karen Kahn	1st Female Employee
Terry McGovern	ADR Director Lou
Eva Gholson	2nd Female Employee
James Cunningham	Male Employee
Ralph Peduto	Cop
Scott Beach	Judge
Juliette Marshall	Miranda's Attorney
Drew Letchworth	Daniel's Attorney
Jessica Myerson	Miranda's Mother
Dr. Toad	Bartender
Sharon Lockwood	Alice
Jim Cullen	Thug
Kenneth Loo	1st Staring Boy,2nd Staring Boy
Betsy Monroe	Stunning Woman
Adam Bryant	Man in Men's Room
Joseph Narducci	Delivery Boy
James S. Cranna	Ron,Ron
Adele Proom	Lundy's Secretary
Rick Overton	Maitre 'd
Paul Guilfoyle	Head Chef
Molly McClure	Woman Housekeeper
William Newman	Mr. Spinkles
Howard Shore	Composer
Christopher Pray	Puppeteer
Geoff Bolt	Lundy's Waiter

Technical Credits

Randi Mayem Singer

Leslie Dixon

Anne Fine

Chris Columbus	Director
Randi Mayem Singer	Screenwriter
Leslie Dixon	Screenwriter
Robin Williams	Producer,Producer
Mark Radcliffe	Producer
Matthew Rushton	Executive Producer,Producer
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Troy Brown	Stunts
John McLeod	Special Effects
Anne Fine	Screenwriter
Joan Bradshaw	Producer
Linda Jones Clough	Producer
Stephen Fossatti	Producer
Geoff Heron	Special Effects
C.J. Appel	Sound Effects
Sandina Bailo-Lape	Sound Effects
Tom Barwick	Sound Effects
Sara Bolder	Sound Effects
Gloria S. Borders	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Chris Columbus' Mrs. Doubtfire is one of Robin Williams' biggest hits, with more than 420 million dollars in worldwide receipts and status as a surefire ratings-getter whenever it is shown on network television. Not long after voicing the motormouth Genie in Aladdin, Williams takes his range even further as one of the most popular cross-dressing figures of all time, next to Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and Dame Edna Everage. Once the audience concedes that a dense layer of makeup is enough to conceal Williams' identity from the people who know him best, his family, Mrs. Doubtfire takes off as a first-rate screwball comedy with impeccable timing and a handful of classic scenes. Especially memorable are Williams' attempts to bounce between dinners at two different tables, as two different people, in one restaurant, which involves numerous costume changes and some awkward fumbling with an uncooperative set of false teeth. Numerous such close shaves are the bread and butter of this movie, and Williams makes them work perfectly. Even if they strain credibility to the breaking point, the outcome easily justifies a full suspension of disbelief. Supporting players Sally Field, Harvey Fierstein, and Pierce Brosnan are all wonderfully cast. The comedy's soft underbelly of sentiment would preview some of Williams' more saccharine choices later in the 1990s, but did not sufficiently detract from the proceedings at this point.