Mrs. Doubtfire
She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise.
Country
Production
Budget
$25 000 000
Box office
$441 286 195
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Robin Williams, Mark Radcliffe, Marsha Garces Williams, Joan Bradshaw, Matthew Rushton
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Angelo P. Graham, Eric Goldberg, Chuck Jones
Audition
Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins
Editing
Short description
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
What's left behind the scenes
- 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.
- 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.
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