Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1993-11-24

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Blue Wolf Productions

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Family

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$441 286 195

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Director

Chris Columbus

Actors

Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Prosky, Anne Haney, Harvey Fierstein, Scott Capurro
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Robin Williams, Mark Radcliffe, Marsha Garces Williams, Joan Bradshaw, Matthew Rushton

Operator

Donald McAlpine

Composer

Howard Shore

Artist

James J. Murakami

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins

Editing

Raja Gosnell
All team (153)

• In the film, Robin Williams' character is getting divorced from his wife and becomes a nanny for her children. In real life, Robin divorced his wife to marry his nanny.
• Mrs. Doubtfire's specific accent was borrowed from Scottish director Bill Forsyth, with whom the lead actor Robin Williams actively collaborated during the filming of "Being Human".
• The filming of the scene searching for a replacement for Mrs. Doubtfire involved members of the administrative film crew, specifically assistant Eric Ross, art department coordinator Kristen Ross, and production coordinator Jacqueline A. Shi.
• According to Williams' biography, he once decided to test the plausibility of his character (Mrs. Doubtfire) and went to a bookstore in disguise. After spending some time in the store and making a few purchases, Robin remained unrecognized.
• Robin spent about 4.5 hours in makeup every day. The procedure was that complex.
• Director Chris Columbus, aware of Williams' habit of improvising on set, gave the actor carte blanche. As a result, during filming, Robin allowed his character to utter several phrases on the verge of being inappropriate. Subsequently, each of them had to be approved by the artistic council.
• The surname Doubtfire was taken by the main character from the first newspaper headline he came across – “Police Doubt Fire Was Accidental”.
• The film's producers fired the first screenwriter for preparing a script with a “tragic” ending – the children’s parents remained divorced. After several attempts to write a script with a happy ending, the production team came to the conclusion that the original ending looked more believable. As a result, the screenwriter was reinstated, and we saw the realization of the first script.
• The scene where Daniel loses his mask, and it flies out the window, required more than 50 takes. This mask was actually just a support for the rest of the makeup, which consisted of eight separate pieces.
• In the film, Robin Williams' character is divorcing his wife and becomes a nanny for her children. In real life, Robin divorced his wife to marry his nanny.
• Mrs. Doubtfire's distinctive accent was borrowed from Scottish director Bill Forsyth, with whom the lead actor, Robin Williams, actively collaborated on the set of "Being Human."
• The filming of the scene searching for a replacement for Mrs. Doubtfire involved members of the administrative film crew, specifically assistant Eric Ross, art department coordinator Kristen Ross, and production coordinator Jacqueline A. Shi.
• According to Williams' biography, he once decided to test the believability of his character (Mrs. Doubtfire) and went to a bookstore in disguise. After spending some time in the store and making a few purchases, Robin remained unrecognized.
• Robin spent about 4.5 hours in makeup every day. The procedure was that complex.
• Director Chris Columbus, aware of Williams’ penchant for improvisation on set, gave the actor carte blanche. As a result, during filming, Robin allowed his character to utter several lines that were on the verge of being inappropriate. Subsequently, each of them had to be approved by the artistic council.
• The film's producers fired the first screenwriter for preparing a script with a “tragic” ending – the children’s parents remained divorced. After several attempts to write a script with a happy ending, the production team came to the conclusion that the original ending looked more believable. As a result, the screenwriter was reinstated, and we saw the realization of the very first script.
• The scene where Daniel loses his mask, which then flies out the window, required more than 50 takes. This mask was actually just a support for the rest of the makeup, which consisted of eight separate parts.