Mrs. Doubtfire

12/28/2023

"Danny" (Robin Williams) and wife "Miranda" (Sally Field) just can't go on any longer with their marriage. Their constant rowing and her husband finally jacking in his job as a voice-over artiste of some cigarette-based "creative differences" see her get a divorce. "Danny" adores his three kids but is only given visitation rights for a Saturday until he can prove worthy of more. He manages to get a basic job, but misses his brood terribly. When he hears that "Miranda" is seeking a housekeeper, he hits on the idea of getting his gay brother "Frank" (Harvey Fierstein) and his boyfriend - who are into prosthetics - to make him a mask and some body-altering clothes and et voilà - he is now the English (but Scottish sounding?) "Mrs Doubtfire". "Miranda" takes to her instantly - after some misch

5/14/2026

_Mrs. Doubtfire_, part of my Robin Williams retrospective Anne Fine's novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire" was written to help children navigate the pain of divorce, offering comfort during one of life's hardest transitions. But in adapting it for the screen, director Chris Columbus and star Robin Williams created something unexpected: America's answer to Mary Poppins. Here, too, a magical nanny arrives to transform a fractured family, except this nanny is the father in disguise, and the magic isn't supernatural, it's love, patience, and the willingness to change. Thirty years later, Mrs. Doubtfire remains timeless, a film that demonstrates the breadth of Robin Williams' talent and may well be his most adorable role. Daniel Hillard is a voice actor, a devoted father, and a disaster of a hu