Wikipedia

Mrs. Doubtfire

This article is about the 1993 film. For the musical, seeMrs. Doubtfire(musical).

Mrs. Doubtfireis a 1993 Americancomedy filmdirected byChris Columbus,written byRandi Mayem SingerandLeslie Dixon,based on the 1987 novel,Madame Doubtfire,byAnne Fine.The film was produced by Mark Radcliffe,Marsha Garces Williamsand her then-husbandRobin Williams,who also starred in the lead role. The film co-starsSally Field,Pierce Brosnan,Harvey Fierstein,andRobert Prosky.It follows a recently divorced actor who disguises himself as an elderly female housekeeper to be able to interact with his children.

Mrs. Doubtfire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Columbus
Screenplay by
Based onMadame Doubtfire
byAnne Fine
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited byRaja Gosnell
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • November 24, 1993(1993-11-24)
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$441.3 million[2]

The film was released in the United States by20th Century Foxon November 24, 1993.[3]It won theAcademy AwardforBest Makeup,[4][5]and theGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.Williams was awarded theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

The film grossed $441.3 million on a $25 million budget, making it thesecond-highest-grossing film of 1993.The film received mixed reviews on release, but placed 67th in theAmerican Film Institute's "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs"list and 40th onBravo's "100 Funniest Movies of All Time" list. The original music score was composed byHoward Shore.

Plot

edit

Freelancevoice actorDaniel Hillard lives inSan Franciscoand is a devoted father to three children — 14-year-old Lydia, 12-year-old Chris, and 5-year-old Natalie — although hisworkaholicwife Miranda considers him immature and unreliable. After quitting a gig due to a disagreement over a morally questionable scene, Daniel throws Chris a chaotic birthday party, despite Miranda's objections due to Chris's poor grades. In the ensuing argument, Miranda says she wants a divorce. Due to his unemployed and homeless status, Miranda is granted sole custody of the children, with Daniel having visitation rights every Saturday; shared custody is contingent on Daniel finding a steady job and suitable residence within three months.

Daniel secures an apartment and a job as a shipping clerk at a television station. After learning that Miranda seeks a housekeeper, Daniel secretly alters herclassified adform, then calls her using his voice acting skills to pose as various undesirable applicants before calling as "Euphegenia Doubtfire" (a name he gets from a newspaper headline), an elderly British nanny with strong credentials. Impressed, Miranda invites Mrs. Doubtfire for an interview. Daniel's brother, Frank, a makeup artist, and Frank's domestic partner, Jack, help Daniel appear as an old woman through the use of makeup and prosthetics.

Miranda hires Mrs. Doubtfire following a successful interview. The children initially struggle under her authority, but eventually come around and thrive, while Miranda becomes more easygoing and closer with the kids. Daniel further improves himself as well, becoming more responsible, learning several household skills, and earning Miranda's respect. However, Miranda puts more trust in Mrs. Doubtfire than in Daniel, and cannot bring herself to dismiss her. Miranda also begins dating an old friend, Stu, to Daniel's chagrin. One night, Chris catches Mrs. Doubtfire standing while urinating and instructs Lydia to call the police. Panicked, Daniel reveals the truth; Lydia and Chris agree to keep his secret so that they can keep spending time with their father.

One day, the station's CEO, Jonathan Lundy, sees Daniel playing with props on the set of a recently canceled children's show. Impressed by his voice acting, humor, and imagination, Lundy invites Daniel to dinner to discuss plans for a new show. The meeting turns out to be at the same place and time as a planned birthday dinner for Miranda, to which Mrs. Doubtfire is invited. Daniel spends the night changing in and out of the Mrs. Doubtfire costume to attend both events. Becoming intoxicated, Daniel accidentally returns to Lundy in costume, but explains himself by claiming that Mrs. Doubtfire is his idea for the new show's host. After learning that Stu is allergic to pepper, Daniel sneaks into the kitchen and seasons Stu'sjambalaya,which he ordered not spicy, with powderedcayenne pepper.When Stu begins choking, Daniel remorsefully rushes and administers theHeimlich maneuver,which causes the prosthetic mask to slip off and expose his identity. Horrified, Miranda leaves with the kids.

At their next custody hearing, Daniel says that he has met the judge's requirements ahead of schedule, explains that his actions were done out of love for his children, and begs to still be allowed to see them. The judge, finding Daniel's behavior disturbing, dismisses his words as another ruse, grants Miranda full custody of the kids, and further restricts Daniel's rights to supervised visits. This devastates Daniel, the children, and Miranda, who realizes that her resentment towards Daniel was hurting the family. Without Mrs. Doubtfire, Miranda and the kids become miserable, acknowledging how much "she" improved their lives. They then discover that Mrs. Doubtfire is hosting the new children's show,Euphegenia's House,which becomes a nationwide hit.

One day, Miranda visits Daniel on set and admits that things were better when he was involved with the family as Mrs. Doubtfire. She arranges joint custody, allowing Daniel to take the kids daily after school. As Daniel leaves for the day with the kids, Miranda watches an episode ofEuphegenia's House.In it, Mrs. Doubtfire answers a letter from a young girl whose parents recently separated, saying that no matter what arrangements that families have, love will prevail.

Cast

edit

Casting

edit

Blake Livelyunsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Natalie Hillard, before Mara Wilson won the part.[6][better source needed] Warren Beattywas Anne Fine's first choice for the role of Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire.[7] Tim Allenwas offered the roles of between Daniel Hillard and Stu Denmeyer, but declined both of them.[8][better source needed]

Production

edit
TheSan Franciscohouse used for exterior shots of the film, photographed in August 2014, several days afterRobin Williams's death; a fan-made tribute to Williams can be seen at its front steps.

Production of the film was inSan Francisco.Various locations in the city were used during filming. Parts were filmed at the studios of television stationKTVUinOakland.Street signs for the intersection near the "Painted Lady"home, Steiner, and Broadway, were visible onscreen.

The exact address, 2640 Steiner Street, became a tourist attraction for some time after the film's release.[9]Following Williams's death on August 11, 2014, the house became an impromptu memorial.[10]All interior filming for the home took place in a Bay Area warehouse, converted for soundstage usage. Williams's character, Daniel Hillard, lived upstairs from Danilo Bakery at 516 Green Street; his children attended a school at Filbert and Taylor.

The makeup for Mrs. Doubtfire's appearance took four hours to apply.[11][12]Williams later recounted how he used to walk through San Francisco dressed in full makeup and costume as Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire, and on one occasion, visiting a sex shop to buy a largedildoand othertoys.[13]DirectorChris Columbusstated in a 2015 interview that they shot with multiple cameras at once, like shooting a documentary, to capture the cast members' reaction to Williams's improvisation.[14]According to Columbus, they ran out of film after shooting too much of Williams's improvisation.[15]The restaurant scene was filmed at Bridges Restaurant & Bar inDanville, California.[16]

The score was composed, orchestrated and conducted byHoward Shore.[17]

ThePudgy and Grungeanimated film segment in the opening scene was directed byChuck Jones.Though only one minute of the cartoon is shown during the film, Jones and his team animated five minutes of footage.[18]

Release

edit

The film was released in theUnited Stateson November 24, 1993, and was ratedPG-13.[19]

When the film was released in theUnited Kingdomin January 1994, it received a certificate of12,which, at the time, completely refused access to children under age 12 at cinemas (the 12A certificate did not exist until 2002). This resulted in cinemas requesting their local authorities to override the decision of theBritish Board of Film Classification,after having to turn down disappointed families. In February 1994,The Independentreported that the censors refused to give the film a U or PG certificate, and gave it a 12 instead, which was due to20th Century Foxrefusing to remove three controversial lines.[20]After the film's distributors requested the BBFC to reconsider, a compromise was reached, and the film was rerated PG, with just one of the proposed three cuts implemented, involving the removal of thirteen seconds featuring sexual innuendo (the other two cuts would have removed just some of the innuendo), and it was rereleased in May 1994.

Home media

edit

Fox Videoreleased the film onVHSin the United States on April 26, 1994, just five months after the film's theatrical release and while the film was still grossing over $1 million a weekend.[21]It would also debut on aTHXcertifiedLaserDiscrelease that same month.[22]

In the United Kingdom, the PG version was used in the initial VHS andDVDreleases. In November 2012, the distributors resubmitted the original version to the BBFC, and the 12 certificate was reinstated for home video, along with a12A certificatefor cinema release in 2014.[23][24]On March 4, 2013, the original version was released onBlu-rayanddownloadsin the United Kingdom.

Deleted scenes

edit

Over 30 minutes of scenes were omitted from the final cut of the film, some of which were featured in the 2008 DVD release ofMrs. Doubtfirecalled the "Behind-the-Seams Edition".[25]If the scenes had been included, the film would have run for 157 minutes. These include an entiresubplotfeaturing Daniel's conflict with his nosy neighbor, Gloria Chaney (Polly Holliday), in which, after Daniel dresses as Mrs. Doubtfire, he fools Gloria into killing her flowers by spraying dog urine on them, and a final confrontation in which Gloria sees Daniel in his Mrs. Doubtfire bodycostume but without the face mask. There is also an extended scene at Bridges restaurant. In 2016, three scenes from the 2008 DVD release, which were also included in the 2013 Blu-ray release, gained media attention to much fanfare and praise forRobin Williams.[26]These included a scene in which Daniel and Miranda fight at Lydia'sspelling beecompetition, and a confrontation scene with Miranda after Daniel's identity is revealed at the restaurant. He recovers and comes back home to the family.

In early 2021, several web articles claimed that there was an NC-17 cut of the film featuring extraordinarily vulgar ad libs by Robin Williams.[27][28]However, the claim was debunked by directorChris Columbusand starMara Wilson,with Columbus stating that Williams did film enough outtakes to make an R-rated version, but that an NC-17 rating was absurd.[29]Wilson previously denied the claims of an NC-17 version of the film in 2016 in her memoir,Where Are They Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame.[30]

Reception

edit

Box office

edit

Mrs. Doubtfirecollected $20.4 million during its three-day opening weekend.[31]Within its first five days of release, it generated a total gross of $27.5 million.[32]Upon opening, it would go on to reach the number one spot at the box office, beating outAddams Family ValuesandA Perfect World.[32]This would be the last non-Disneyfilm to win theThanksgivingweekend box office untilHow the Grinch Stole Christmasin 2000.[33]The film earned $219,195,243 in the United States and Canada, and $222,090,952 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $441,286,195,[2]making it Fox's highest-grossing film internationally at the time, and the highest-grossing cross-dressing film.[34][35]It became the second-highest-grossing film of 1993, behindJurassic Park.[36][37]Box Office Mojoestimates that the film sold over 52.6 million tickets in the US.[38]It had a record opening for Fox in the United Kingdom, with $5.8 million in 6 days (and the third-best in the country, afterJurassic ParkandBram Stoker's Dracula), and went on to gross $30.1 million, a Fox record.[39][34]It had the second-biggest opening in Italy, behindJurassic Park,with $2.9 million, and also grossed a record for Fox in Italy, with $15.6 million.[40][41][34]It had record openings for Fox in France (with an opening week gross of $4.8 million, and a total of $23 million), Belgium, Hungary and Denmark.[42][34]It grossed $29.6 million in Germany.[34]The film wasnumber one at the Australian box officeandJapanese box officefor nine consecutive weeks.[43][44]

Critical reception

edit

Mrs. Doubtfirereceived mixed reviews from critics upon release.[45][46][47][48]At the time of its release, several critics comparedMrs. Doubtfireunfavorably withSome Like It Hot(1959), and others who viewed the film favorably noted its similarity toTootsie(1982).[49]

OnRotten Tomatoes,Mrs. Doubtfirehas a rating of 71%, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 5.90/10. The site's critical reception reads: "On paper,Mrs. Doubtfiremight seem excessively broad or sentimental, but Robin Williams shines so brightly in the title role that the end result is difficult to resist. "[50]OnMetacritic,the film holds a score of 53 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[51]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale of A+ to F.[52]

Roger EbertofThe Chicago Sun-Timesgave the film two-and-a-half stars out of a possible four. He questioned if William's character could actually conceal his identity in makeup from his ex-wife and children, and also wrote "the film is not as amusing as the premise, and there were long stretches when I'd had quite enough of Mrs. Doubtfire." Ebert also noted comparisons toTootsie,which he described as "more believable, more intelligent and funnier" whileMrs. Doubtfirewas essentially a televisionsitcom.[53]

Accolades

edit
Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
20/20 Awards Best Make Up/Hair Greg Cannom,Ve Neill,andYolanda Toussieng Won
Academy Awards Best Makeup Won [54]
American Comedy Awards Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Robin Williams Won
Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Pierce Brosnan Nominated
Harvey Fierstein Nominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Howard Shore Won
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy Jane Jenkinsand Janet Hirshenson Nominated [55]
Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Robin Williams Nominated
Best Makeup & Hairstyling Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Makeup and Hair Nominated [56]
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Won [57]
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Robin Williams Won
Golden Screen Awards Won
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actor Robin Williams Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Male Performance Nominated
Best Comedic Performance Won
Nastro d'Argento Best Male Dubbing Carlo Valli(for dubbingRobin Williams) Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Won
Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture Robin Williams Won
Young Artist Awards Best Family Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Nominated [58]
Best Performance by a Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Matthew Lawrence Nominated
Best Performance by a Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Lisa Jakub Nominated

In 2000, theAmerican Film Instituteplaced the film on its100 Years...100 Laughslist, where it was ranked #67.[59]

Canceled sequel

edit

In 2001,Bonnie Huntbegan to developMrs. Doubtfire 2.Anne Finehad not written a follow-up toAlias Madame Doubtfire,and writing for the sequel did not begin until 2003.[60]Robin Williamswas set to return in disguise as the eponymous Mrs. Doubtfire. Rewriting began in 2006 because Williams was unhappy with the plot in the new script. The film had been anticipated for release in late 2007, but following further script problems, the sequel was scrapped in December 2006.[61]

In 2006, in aNewsdayinterview, Williams said that the sequel was indefinitely scrapped, stating his reasons:

The script they had just didn't work. The sequel's story involved Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire moving close to Lydia's college, so he could keep an eye on her.[62]

Also, in December that year, during an interview onBBC Radio 1by DJEdith Bowman,Williams said that if it was not going to be done right, then it was not worth doing, and that there would not be a sequel with him in it.

In August 2010, onAlan Carr: Chatty Man,Williams again brought up the topic of a sequel toMrs. Doubtfire.He blamed the script not being right as the reason why a sequel was not made. He claimed that the script had been written three times and failed, and there was no mention of any ongoing work on the project. Furthermore, in December 2011, during an interview byMoviehole,Williams again stated that the chances of a sequel are "highly unlikely".

In 2011, Williams said:

They could never write it. They kept trying and it doesn't work... because at the end of the first one they reveal who [Mrs. Doubtfire] is. So it ends up being her for five minutes and then she transitions into some old Russian woman. They so far can't crack it.[63]

In 2014,[64]Chris Columbusstated, in turn:

We're talking about a sequel toMrs. Doubtfire.We've [he and Williams] talked about it, and the studio is interested in it. The thing that fascinates me about a sequel toMrs. Doubtfireis with most actors who create an iconic character like Mrs. Doubtfire, when you come back and do that character, well, you're twenty years older so, you're not going to look the same. The cool thing withMrs. Doubtfireis there's a character, there's a woman, who is actually going to look exactly as she did in 1993.

In April 2014, a sequel was announced to be in development at20th Century Fox.Williams and Columbus were expected to return, andElfscreenwriter,David Berenbaum,was hired to write the script.[65]Initial reception to the announcement was mixed, with some people fearing that the sequel would revive certain misgivings about the transgender community and set theLGBTQawareness progress back two and a half decades, especially after an image of the character was used to mock the trans community at a medical insurance coverage reform in 2013.[66][67][68][69]Matthew Lawrence,Lisa JakubandPierce Brosnanhad expressed interest in reprising their respective characters for the sequel.[70][71][72][73]However,Mara Wilson,who played Natalie Hillard in the original film, expressed no interest in returning for the sequel.[74]Following Williams's death in August 2014, plans for a sequel were put on hold, then again canceled.[75][76][77]

In August 2014, shortly after Robin Williams's death, it was revealed that Williams had grown weary working on film sets because it tended to take him away from his family for extended periods of time, and he signed on for the sequel "purely out of necessity".[78]In August 2015,Chris Columbusrevealed that the sequel came to be after someone came up with a very interesting idea, and that his conversation with Williams about the subject was the last time he ever talked to the actor.[79]In December 2021, Columbus stated that a sequel is impossible without Robin Williams's involvement.[80]

Stage adaptation

edit
Main article:Mrs. Doubtfire(musical)

Theatrical producerKevin McCollumspoke in 2013 about the film's musical prospects, noting that the plot was "tailored for Broadway audiences".[81]Following a 2015 plan going on hiatus,[82][83]McCollum assembled a different creative team in 2018:KareyandWayne Kirkpatrickcomposing the score, withJohn O'Farrelland Karey Kirkpatrick writing the book, andTony Award-winner Jerry Zaks directing.[84]The musical,Mrs. Doubtfire,premiered inSeattleat the5th Avenue Theatreon December 13, 2019. The production transferred toBroadway,with previews beginning March 9, 2020, at theStephen Sondheim Theatre.[85]All Broadway productions were suspended three days later due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[86][87]Eventually,Mrs. Doubtfireresumed previews on October 21, 2021, and officially opened on December 5, 2021.[88]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^abcde"Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)".AFI Catalog of Feature Films.Archivedfrom the original on April 27, 2019.RetrievedApril 26,2019.
  2. ^abc"Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)".Box Office Mojo.IMDb.Archivedfrom the original on July 1, 2012.RetrievedJuly 6,2012.
  3. ^"Mrs. Doubtfire".Box Office Mojo. November 24, 1993.Archivedfrom the original on 16 November 2016.RetrievedSeptember 20,2016.
  4. ^"'Jurassic Park,' another Spielberg movie, also has good night with 3 awards ".The Orlando Sentinel.March 22, 1994. p. 6.Archivedfrom the original on September 21, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 21,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^Awards for Mrs. DoubtfireArchivedSeptember 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  6. ^"11 of the Funniest, Most Embarrassing, and Downright Awful Celebrity Audition Stories".9 February 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 15 September 2021.Retrieved15 September2021.
  7. ^"Why MRS Doubtfire is more than just a panto comedy".Independent.co.uk.26 December 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2021.Retrieved17 July2021.
  8. ^"13 Facts You Didn't Know About 'MRS. Doubtfire'".17 April 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-08-22.Retrieved2021-08-22.
  9. ^Shot on This Site,William A. Gordon, Citadel, 1995, p.39.
  10. ^Rocha, Veronica (August 13, 2014)."Robin Williams memorial grows outside 'Mrs. Doubtfire' house".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on August 16, 2014.RetrievedDecember 2,2019.
  11. ^Jessica Probus (August 14, 2014)."The Actual Makeup From" Mrs. Doubtfire "Was Even More Intense Than You Realized".Buzzfeed.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-08-22.Retrieved2014-08-26.
  12. ^https://www.businessinsider.com/mrs-doubtfire-robin-williams-30th-anniversary-director-chris-columbus-interview-2023-11
  13. ^Hooton, Christopher (August 12, 2014)."Robin Williams, dressed as Mrs Doubtfire, walks into a sex shop…".The Independent.Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2014.RetrievedAugust 26,2014.
  14. ^"'Adventures in Babysitting' Almost Featured He-Man, and Other Things We Learned from Director Chris Columbus ".Yahoo! Entertainment.July 24, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  15. ^https://www.businessinsider.com/mrs-doubtfire-robin-williams-30th-anniversary-director-chris-columbus-interview-2023-11
  16. ^Lipsky, Jessica (January 7, 2011)."Mrs. Doubtfire lives on in Danville memories".Pleasonton Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on 10 August 2017.Retrieved13 May2017.
  17. ^Mrs Doubtfire: Original Soundtrack Album(Media notes). Front cover.Composed and Conducted by Howard Shore(Category no. TCF 07822-11015-2)
  18. ^Ruocco, Michael (2013-06-23)."Revisiting the" Mrs. Doubtfire "Cartoon Directed by Chuck Jones".Cartoon Brew.Retrieved2024-08-30.
  19. ^"Mrs Doubtfire TV spot".YouTube.17 April 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 12 March 2016.Retrieved24 December2015.
  20. ^"Film stars lost for words: But why does Mrs Doubtfire have to swear? asks David Lister".Independent.co.uk.13 February 1994.Archivedfrom the original on 11 March 2016.Retrieved11 March2016.
  21. ^"Fox to brings Mrs Doubtfire out early".Screen International.April 15, 1994. p. 47.
  22. ^"Williams as Nanny".Newsday (Nassau Edition).April 29, 1994. p. 142.Archivedfrom the original on November 6, 2024.RetrievedNovember 6,2024– viaNewspapers.com.
  23. ^"MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993)".British Board of Film Classification.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2017.Retrieved16 December2017.
  24. ^"Case study into the film's rating history in the UK".bbfc.co.uk.Archivedfrom the original on 25 December 2015.Retrieved24 December2015.(see extension under the feature icon)
  25. ^Curt Fields (2008-02-29)."Go Behind The Seams of 'Mrs. Doubtfire'".Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-07-31.Retrieved2017-07-26.
  26. ^Stolworthy, Jacob (2017-02-08)."Rare deleted scenes show Mrs Doubtfire was nearly the most heartbreaking film of all time".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on July 31, 2017.Retrieved2017-07-26.
  27. ^Ibrahim, Nur (March 19, 2021)."Is There an NC-17 and R-Rated Version of 'Mrs. Doubtfire'?".Snopes.com.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  28. ^Libbey, Dirk (March 19, 2021)."Wait, Did Robin Williams Improv Skills Lead To An NC-17 Cut Mrs. Doubtfire?".Cinema Blend.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  29. ^Huff, Lauren (March 19, 2021)."Mrs. Doubtfire director says there is no NC-17 version of the film - but there is an R-rated cut".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  30. ^Miller, Mike (November 23, 2016)."Is There an R-Rated Version of 'Mrs. Doubtfire'? Mara Wilson Opens Up About Robin Williams' NSFW Outtakes".People.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  31. ^"20 Years Later, These Are The Issues Mrs. Doubtfire Will Make Us Think About Into Eternity".22 November 2013.
  32. ^abHorn, John (November 30, 1993)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' debuts as No. 1 ".The San Bernardino County Sun.Associated Press. p. 42.Archivedfrom the original on June 16, 2023.RetrievedJune 16,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
  33. ^"Analysis: Hollywood scores big with 'Grinch'".United Press International.28 November 2000.Archivedfrom the original on March 1, 2022.Retrieved1 March2022.
  34. ^abcdeGroves, Don (May 30, 1994). "'Doubtfire' mops up for Fox overseas ".Variety.p. 16.
  35. ^"Arts & Media".Guinness World Records 2007(UK ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. 2006. p. 182.ISBN1-904994-11-3.
  36. ^Fox, David J. (1994-02-01)."Mrs. Doubtfire' Still the Champ".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-11-03.Retrieved2010-10-26.
  37. ^Fox, David J. (1994-01-04)."Mrs. Doubtfire Takes the Holiday".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-11-03.Retrieved2010-11-14.
  38. ^"Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)".Box Office Mojo.Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2016.RetrievedMay 31,2016.
  39. ^Groves, Don (October 10, 1994). "'True Lies,' 'Gump' going strong o'seas ".Variety.p. 16.
  40. ^Groves, Don (February 14, 1994). "Big laughs mean big o'seas B.O.".Variety.p. 16.
  41. ^Groves, Don (February 7, 1994). "Sluggish '94 o'seas B.O. gets fired up".Variety.p. 14.
  42. ^Groves, Don (February 21, 1994). "Hot pix send o'seas B.O. upward".Variety.p. 73.
  43. ^"International box office".Variety.February 21, 1994. p. 73.
  44. ^"International box office".Variety.June 20, 1994. p. 10.
  45. ^Weinraub, Bernard(November 25, 1993)."For Movie Industry, Thanksgiving Means A Box-Office Feast".The New York Times.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.Despite the very mixed reviews it has received
  46. ^King, Susan (November 23, 2018)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' at 25: Inside the Making of the Robin Williams Classic ".Variety.RetrievedJuly 17,2024."Mrs. Doubtfire" earned mixed reviews upon release
  47. ^Asmelash, Leah (July 15, 2023)."The '90s comedies you should be watching right now".CNN.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.The story is a strange one, hence the initial mixed reviews at the time of its release
  48. ^Servantes, Ian (November 24, 2014).""Mrs. Doubtfire": The Surprisingly Progressive Divorce Film of the '90s ".Complex.RetrievedJuly 18,2024.Mrs. Doubtfire was ahead of its time. When the film was released on Nov. 24, 1993 (21 years ago today), it was met with mixed reviews
  49. ^Ansen, David (November 18, 1993)."Papa's Got A Brand New Drag".Newsweek.Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2011.RetrievedNovember 14,2010.
  50. ^"Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)".Rotten Tomatoes.Archivedfrom the original on November 5, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 15,2024.
  51. ^"Mrs. Doubtfire—Metacritic".Metacritic.Archivedfrom the original on April 19, 2012.RetrievedApril 5,2013.
  52. ^"Home - Cinemascore".Cinemascore.Archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2018.RetrievedDecember 28,2019.
  53. ^Ebert, Roger (1993-11-24)."Mrs. Doubtfire movie review & film summary (1993) | Roger Ebert".RogerEbert.com.Retrieved2024-08-30.
  54. ^"The 66th Academy Awards".Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.4 October 2014.Archivedfrom the original on May 10, 2019.RetrievedJuly 2,2017.
  55. ^"Nominees/Winners".Casting Society of America.Archivedfrom the original on November 19, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 6,2019.
  56. ^"Film in 1995".British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Archivedfrom the original on February 2, 2014.RetrievedJuly 2,2017.
  57. ^"Mrs. Doubtfire – Golden Globes".HFPA.Archivedfrom the original on January 31, 2020.RetrievedJuly 5,2021.
  58. ^"16th Annual Youth In Film Awards".YoungArtistAwards.org.Archived fromthe originalon August 20, 2010.RetrievedMarch 31,2011.
  59. ^"AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs"(PDF).American Film Institute.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 24, 2016.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  60. ^Evans, Bradford (May 26, 2011)."The Comedy Sequels That Never Happened".Vulture.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  61. ^"Williams Rejects Mrs. Doubtfire Sequel".WorstPreviews.com. December 7, 2006.Archivedfrom the original on October 11, 2012.RetrievedJune 12,2012.
  62. ^Brunton, Richard (December 5, 2006)."Williams says no Mrs Doubtfire 2".Filmstalker.Archivedfrom the original on September 29, 2007.RetrievedFebruary 6,2007.
  63. ^"MRS. DOUBTFIRE 2 in Development; Robin Williams Will Return".Collider.April 16, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on August 27, 2016.RetrievedAugust 26,2016.
  64. ^The Huffington Post UK (April 17, 2014)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel in the Works?'".The Huffington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 28, 2016.RetrievedAugust 27,2016.
  65. ^Kit, Borys (April 16, 2014)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel in the Works at Fox 2000 (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on April 17, 2014.RetrievedApril 18,2014.
  66. ^Anderson-Minshall, Diane (January 17, 2013)."Fox Uses Mrs. Doubtfire Image to Mock Transpeople".Advocate.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  67. ^Lang, Nico (April 18, 2014)."A 'Mrs. Doubtfire' sequel is a terrible, horrible, no good very bad idea".Daily Dot.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  68. ^"Robin Williams, a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel is a very bad idea".planet trans.April 19, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  69. ^Pate, Caroline (April 17, 2014)."4 Things 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel Will Have to Update".Bustle.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  70. ^"Matthew Lawrence I'm All In For 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel".TMZ.April 17, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  71. ^Eby, Margaret (April 18, 2014)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' star Mara Wilson says she won't appear in sequel: 'I don't see how we could do it again'".New York Daily News.Archived fromthe originalon September 22, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  72. ^Kristobak, Ryan (April 17, 2014)."Mara Wilson Won't Appear In 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel".The Huffington Post.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  73. ^Roberts, Sheila (May 25, 2014)."Pierce Brosnan Tals THE LOVE PUNCH, Working with Emma Thompson, Poking Fun at His Performances, Screwball Comedy, and Future Projects".Collider.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  74. ^Lewis, Hilary (April 17, 2014)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' Star Mara Wilson Blasts Planned Sequel ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  75. ^Sperling, Nicole (August 11, 2014)."Robin Williams leaves behind four upcoming films".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on August 12, 2014.RetrievedAugust 12,2014.
  76. ^Hooton, Christopher (August 13, 2014)."Mrs. Doubtfire 2: Sequel likely cancelled after Robin Williams' death".The Independent.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  77. ^Saperstein, Pat (August 11, 2014)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel In Doubt After Robin Williams' Death ".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  78. ^Ensor, Josie (August 13, 2014)."Robin Williams' friend reveals actor resented having to do new Mrs. Doubtfire".The Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  79. ^Breznican, Anthony (August 11, 2015)."Remembering Robin Williams: The Mrs. Doubtfire sequel that almost was".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  80. ^Jakiel, Olivia (December 10, 2021)."Director Chris Columbus Explains Why a 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel Is 'Impossible'".People.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  81. ^Healy, Patrick (August 1, 2013)."Hollywood's Big Bet on Broadway Adaptations".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on September 11, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 11,2018.
  82. ^Zuckerman, Esther (January 22, 2015)."Alan Menken confirms he's working on a 'Mrs. Doubtfire' musical".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on September 11, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 11,2018.
  83. ^Jeffery, Morgan (May 17, 2016)."Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical has been put on hold".Digital Spy.Archivedfrom the original on September 11, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 11,2018.
  84. ^Romano, Nick (August 28, 2018)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' musical is officially in the works and aiming for Broadway ".EW.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 5, 2019.RetrievedApril 5,2019.
  85. ^Rosky, Nicole (October 16, 2019)."Breaking: MRS. DOUBTFIRE Will Open on Broadway in Spring 2020 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre".BroadwayWorld.Archivedfrom the original on October 16, 2019.RetrievedOctober 16,2019.
  86. ^"The Shutdown Continues: All Performances of Broadway Shows Now Suspended Through June 7".Broadway.com.April 8, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on April 9, 2020.RetrievedApril 8,2020.
  87. ^Paulson, Michael (May 5, 2021)."Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on May 10, 2021.RetrievedMay 10,2021.
  88. ^Evans, Greg (May 10, 2021)."'Mrs. Doubtfire' Musical Announces Fall Broadway Return With Rob McClure In Title Role ".Deadline.Archivedfrom the original on May 10, 2021.RetrievedMay 10,2021.
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related toMrs. Doubtfire.
Wikiquote has quotations related toMrs. Doubtfire.
Listen to this article(13minutes)
This audio filewas created from a revision of this article dated 16 August 2014(2014-08-16),and does not reflect subsequent edits.
(Audio help·More spoken articles)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mrs._Doubtfire&oldid=1259766616"