Mrs. Doubtfire (Behind-the-Seams Edition)
Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife (Sally Field) needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British nanny who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
This huge 1993 hit for Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus (Home Alone), based on a novel called Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine, stars Williams as a loving but flaky father estranged from his frustrated wife (Sally Field). Devastated by a court order limiting his time with the children, Williams's character disguises himself as a warm, old British nanny who becomes the kids' best friend. As with Dustin Hoffman's performance in Tootsie, Williams's drag act--buried under layers of latex and padding--is the show, and everything and everyone else on screen serves his sometimes frantic role. Since that's the case, it's fortunate that Williams is Williams, and his performance is terribly funny at times and exceptionally believable in those scenes where his character misses his children. Playing Williams's brother, a professional makeup artist, Harvey Fierstein has a good support role in a bright sequence where he tries a number of feminine looks on Williams before settling on Mrs. Doubtfire's visage. --Tom Keogh
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Mrs. Doubtfire (Behind-the-Seams Edition) Reviews
Can't beat buying it thru Amazon.com. Bought it for him as a Christmas present. FUN movie, my husband's favorite to watch again & again.
Movie size: 32,05 GB. Running time: 2:05:11. #Improvisation of Mrs. Dolby Digital Audio French 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps.
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1. MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1. #Aging Gracefully, A Look Back at Mrs. #Publicity Department (SD - 17 minutes). Version: U.S.A / Region A. Dolby Digital Audio English 448 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps. Doubtfire (SD - 37 minutes). #Animation Studio (SD - 18 minutes).
Number of chapters: 31. Doubtfire (SD - 27 minutes). Subtitles: English / French / Spanish. DTS-HD Master Audio English 3457 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3457kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps). #The Evolution of Mrs.
#Deleted, Extended, and Alternate Scenes (SD - 37 minutes). Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps. Disc size: 43,77 GB. Average video bit rate: 27.89 Mbps. #Make-Up Department (SD - 22 minutes).
Doubtfire (SD - 14 minutes). #Print Materials (HD)
See the opening scenes of Mrs. She is dead-on convincing in almost every scene, in almost every emotional state. No. So its a triumph - a genuinely interesting and fun film. This movie takes a hopeless premise,and mixes in two actors - Robin Williams and Sally Fields - who are so dissimilar in their talents that their pairing should be D.O.A., and pulls out a surprisingly funny and effective movie.
She tells no jokes and creates a realness and a context that brings the best out of Robin's emoting. Robin is enormously funny when he is getting his makeup applied by Harvey Fierstein, gigging the court-appointed monitor, and tormenting Pierce Brosnan. But his manic side really distinguishes him from any other actor alive. Does he appear to have the right level of passion to truly walk out on his job.
I am stunned at the quality. Understand that Robin Williams has very limited range to his acting. As an actor, he is merely Robin Williams in his films. Sally Field, however, is a great actress (and greatly unappreciated, too). Bravo. She has the range to do almost anything - but cracking jokes is not her forte, and manic is not within her range at all. But when Sally is on-camera, the story moves.
And yet, even he shows 3-dimensionality to his character, with the help of some sensitive script-writing. and there is emotional power in the scenes. Doubtfire where he quits his job -dubbing voices into cartoons - over a trivial moral issue.
There would be no movie without Robin, but it is Sally that makes the movie something much more than Three Men and A Baby. But in the Robin-only scenes, the film stands still -as if he is doing a stand-up routine.
Is the scene convincing. So what happens. Even Pierce Brosnan works - in an unusual twist he plays a male version of the type of role that many gorgeous actresses are accustomed to play - his role is simply to be good-looking and charming so that other characters can be jealous or lust-filled.
Best comedy of the 90's. Now on DVD loaded with bonus features, this is the true DVD treasure. It's also nice to have it as a digital transfer so it looks good on an HD-upconverting dvd player. For years, I have been waiting for this movie to come to DVD. As I had worn out the copy I had on VHS, this movie was a lost treasure.
Pierce Brosnan is easy on the eyes, he's still gorgeous to this day. This is an oldie but goodie, Williams is nearly flawless in this dual role. Good movie to watch with family and friends, enjoy. Doubtfire starring Robin Williams is pretty hilarious. I like this film but I've watched so much I got kind of sick of it. Not sure who cast Sally Field but she seems out of place in this comedy. Mrs.
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