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Summary: The funniest film that I have EVER seen!
Review: In 1993, Chris Columbus directed Mrs. Doubtfire, one of the funniest films of the 1990's. It has since become one of my favourite films ever, and never fails to make me laugh every time I watch it. The film became a massive worldwide Box Office success at Christmas and made Robin Williams an even bigger international superstar. The film is very popular amongst the public, but critics often have a hard time giving it any praise at all, because of the acting. Even I admit that the acting in Mrs. Doubtfire is not excellent, but if you can get past that and focus on the jokes and the storyline, then you're onto a real winner.Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is happily married to his lovely wife Miranda (Sally Field). Together, they have three children. Their only son is Chris (Matthew Lawrence). With him, they have two daughters. The youngest is Natalie (Mara Wilson) and the oldest is Lydia (Lisa Jakub). Miranda is a highly successful designer, and she is the one who runs the household, pays the bills and manages to live in such a massive house. Daniel is constantly between jobs, voicing cartoon characters on kids' television shows. Because of this, he gets to spend much more time with his children than Miranda does. To Daniel, life couldn't be better, but for Miranda life is hell. She constantly works and gets to spend no time with her children. The film begins (after a short introduction) one day when it is Chris' birthday. His mum says they cannot have a party, but Daniel disobeys these rules by going ahead and throwing a street party (complete with Petting Zoo!) while Miranda's at work. She returns home after a tip off from the next door neighbour totally disgusted, later telling Daniel that she wants a divorce. He is heartbroken, as are the kids. Three months later at their divorce, Daniel loses custody of his children to Miranda. He is desperate to be with his children, and no special visitation rights are good enough. So, along with his gay brother (and his partner), they hatch a disguise for Daniel. After many hours of treatment and disguises, Mrs. Doubtfire is finally born... Daniel catches the advertisement from Miranda for a housekeeper, and rings up to inquire for the job in many awful personas that make Miranda think twice, but then Mrs. Doubtfire inquires. Fooled by Daniel's disguise, Miranda instantly hires Mrs. Doubtfire after one interview. No one knows that Mrs. Doubtfire is indeed Daniel in disguise. His children feel so far away from their father, but he's right with them at all times - well, 3:00pm until 7:00pm. In his real world, Daniel must also get a job and a place of his own and report to a social worker, Mrs. Sellner (Anne Haney). After her divorce, Miranda begins seeing her co-worker, Stu (Pierce Brosnan). Mrs. Doubtfire contains so many excellent scenes and jokes that it's impossible to fit them all in one review. The scene where Daniel is voicing a bird for a cartoon is hilarious. Chris' birthday party is wonderful, and Daniel's impressions as he applies for a job are hysterical, too. There is also a great part where Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like A Lady" plays in the background as Mrs. Doubtfire goes about her daily arrangements. Playing football with the kids, getting on a bus to an old driver who fancies 'her' and learning how to cook are the highlights. Daniel has to learn how to cook, after his first experience of doing so. The scene is a 'Oh-my-God-this-is-so-funny-I-can't-breathe' type scene! His facial expressions are priceless as Mrs. Doubtfire sets fire to her fake boobs. She screams her head off racing around the kitchen trying desperately to put the fire out with spatulas and pan lids! There's also an excellent scene where Mrs. Sellner visits Daniel to see how he's coping. She catches him in his Mrs. Doubtfire disguise, so he has to constantly change clothes and his voice to keep her fooled - and as if this wasn't funny enough, the scenes where he's making Mrs. Sellner's cup of tea are downright classic. "Oh, your tea!" he screams in his voice to fool the woman as she approaches the kitchen to see what's the matter with him. He has no choice but to stuff his face into cake icing to disguise himself after he looses his mask! It really is hilarious stuff. The swimming pool scenes are also excellent, where Stu asks Mrs. Doubtfire to join him and the family in the pool. "Oh! You wicked, wicked monkey!" she exclaims. So she sits by the side of the pool watching Stu take over Daniel's family! The film ends on Miranda's birthday where all the family, Mrs. Doubtfire and Stu are invited to Bridges restaurant for a posh meal. Unfortunately, Daniel has a business meeting with a boss at a television company where he works part-time at the same restaurant. Cue many clothes-changing moments as Mrs. Doubtfire and Daniel swop seating arrangements so they can please everyone. The film then goes onto a huge revelation (obviously that Miranda discovers Mrs. Doubtfire is Daniel in disguise) and then the film finally ends on a positive note with a clear message about divorcing families and that things aren't always as bad as they seem. Overall, an excellent comedy. Highly recommended to people of all ages.
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Summary: You mean like Shelley Winters older or Shirley MacLaine old?
Review: In 1993, Chris Columbus directed one of the funniest films that Robin Williams has ever starred in: "Mrs. Doubtfire". Based upon the novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire" written by Anne Fine, Robin Williams plays the role of Daniel Hillard, a frequently unemployed actor who specializes in voice impersonations. He and his wife Miranda (Sally Field) have three children: Lydia (Lisa Jakub), Chris (Matthew Lawrence) and Natalie (Mara Wilson). With Miranda working as a highly successful designer, Daniel spends more time with the children than she can. After Miranda comes home to find her home in total disarray with an uproarious birthday party for Chris that includes petting-zoo animals, she completely loses her temper and tells Daniel that she wants a divorce. Daniel is dumbstruck and eventually loses custody of the children to Miranda in court, but wants desperately to spend more time with them than his visitation privileges allow. Upon learning that Miranda plans to hire a nanny to stay with the children when she's at work, Daniel decides to present himself as a potential nanny to Miranda. With the aid of his brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), who is a makeup artist, and his brother's partner Jack (Scott Capurro), Daniel is transformed into a kindly old woman that he names Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire. Fooled by Daniel's disguise, Miranda hires Mrs. Doubtfire. The story heats up even more when Miranda is courted by an old friend, Stuart 'Stu' Dunmeyer (Pierce Brosnan). The acting in the film, especially Sally Field and Robin Williams, is superb and the story is completely engaging. Memorable scenes in the film include Chris' birthday party, Daniel's first interview with the social worker Mrs. Sellner (Anne Haney), Daniel getting a regular job, Daniel's various impersonations over the telephone, Frank & Jack testing various disguises on Daniel, Mrs. Doubtfire cooking her first dinner, Mrs. Sellner's visit to Daniel's apartment, the country club, and the restaurant. Other very memorable characters in the film include Jonathan Lundy (Robert Prosky), the bus driver (Sydney Walker), Mr. Sprinkles (William Newman), and Daniel's boss at the TV station (Joe Bellan). If you enjoy films such as "Tootsie" (1982) and "Some Like It Hot" (1959), you're sure to enjoy "Mrs. Doubtfire". Overall, I rate "Mrs. Doubtfire" with 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy a funny and engaging comedy.
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Summary: A Stupendous Comedy in Drag
Review: Robin Williams divorces Sally Field and goes to great lengths to appear as an old English woman to become his kids' housecleaner. Robin Williams is hysterical, giving us a sincere performance, which makes the comedy a feast, rather than a hard-to-digest comedy from folks like Tom Green. Sally Field is great as Robin Williams ex-wife. Neurotic and driven, yet motherly and thoughtful, she and Robin capture magic on the screen. Supporting actors are also great: Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierston, and the kids are all great. All of this is held together by a fantastic script. A great soundtrack features Aerosmith and the Four Seasons among others. This movie can be watched over and over again, with something new to appreciate each time.
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Summary: Mrs. Doubtfire is one of Robin Williams Best!
Review: I have seen Mrs. Doubtfire and this one of my all time favorite movies. I am a Robin Williams fan and this movie is right up there as one my favorites. There is a great cast with him including an Oscar winner and a man who also portrays James Bond! This movie has a good moral and that is that two people can be friends even though they may be no longer lovers.
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Summary: Excellent comedy with Robin Williams
Review: From the beginning, I was enchanted by this awesome comedic performance. Mrs. Doubtfire is about a man who gets divorced but really loves his kids, and goes to extremes to be with them. What does he doe? He pretends to be a maid by dressing up as an old lady. Robin does a great job of playing Mrs. Doubtfire, and changing roles. I loved this movie. Robin Williams does a great job at playing two people. It's really amazing how he can switch voices (everything from Gandi to a Mafia thug to an old lady, Mrs. Doubtfire). It's really a hilarious movie, and although it's a little old, it's a classic. It was so funny and is suitable for both kids and adults. It's a little bit suggestive in some places (but usually the language is advanced too). If you haven't seen this movie, then you should buy this DVD ASAP. You are missing out on Robin Williams at his best!
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Summary: 5 stars for the movie and 4 stars for the dvd
Review: I have to warn you about something If you have either, (1) don't have Mrs. Doubtfire on dvd, (2) If you do own Mrs. Doubtfire on dvd but have not watched the movie yet, on the box and at Amanzon, you see listed over 30 minutes of deleted secnes either on the box or at Amanzon.com, will I have viewed the deleted scens and they ended at 29 minutes. If you have watched Mrs. Doutbfire and wished to have seen more of Polly Hoilday, then I reccomend you to watch the deleted scenes because there are about 4 or 5 scenes (deleted from the movie) with Polly in them. Mrs. Doubtfire is the story of an actor named Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) who has quit in the middle of voicing characters for a cartoon starting a bird and a cat. He gets home in time to meet his 3 kids, Lydia (Lisa Jakub), Chris (Matthew Lawrence and Natalie (Mara Wilson). He throws Chris a party, but when a complaint comes to his wife Miranda Hillard (Sally Field) from a neighbor (Polly Holliday), Miranda comes home early to find her house a zoo. And catches her husband acting like a kid so she ends the birthday party and starts to clean up and gets in a fight with Daniel and decides to get a dirvoce. Daniel loses custody of the three kids and ends up ordered that he cna only see them every Saturday. Besides the deleted scenes on the dvd, you also have Commentary by Chris Columbus, On Screen interviews with Robin Willaims, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein and Chris Columbus. Animation penical tests and more. My Thoughts on the film. This is a great movie to watch if you are either going to become a father (for the first time), going to get married and learn how to be both a good father and husband and not having your marriage ending in a dirovce. The actors and actress give a good performance. But also please remember this movie is rated PG-13 for lanuage and I'm not sure if has that rating for anything else. But if you love to watch movies on dvd with delted scenes or outakes, I also reccomend you to to watch this for that reason. So please to yourself a favor a buy this movie (if you don't own it). But if you have not seen the movie please rent it first to see if you will like this movie. And if you are a fan of "letterbox" format, there is a widescreen edition of this film. This is a film I would reccomend to fans of Robin Williams, who really hates the idea of only seeing his kids every Saturday. Plus he has to get a job and a home to try to get the judge to have joint custody of his kids.
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Summary: NOT UP TO SNUFF
Review: In a rare performance as the heavy, funnyman Robin Williams disguises himself as an old Scottish bitty to throw fruit at James Bond. Meandering "high-concept" picture goes on too long, but nonetheless thrilled 007 fans from Seattle to Shang-hai.
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Summary: A Beautiful and Moving Film!
Review: This movie is soo nice. I just saw it on tv and rushed online to tell you about it. It's about a couple who divorced. The children are in the care of the mother and the father is only allowed to see them on Saturdays. The mother hires a nanny to look after the kids after school everyday. Someone who'll make them do their homework, eat dinner, be in bed on time, etc. Meanwhile, the father-who is desperate to see his kids everyday-disguises himself as a woman and is hired as the kids' nanny. Although everyone is much happier than before, the father-whose identity is known as "Mrs. Doubtfire"-longs to confess to his family who he really is. This movie will make you laugh and cry-but the ending wasn't that good. It isn't surprising-but it isn't what you expected all along either. Well anyway the movie's just great. Trust me on this one-you won't want to miss it. However I don't think children under the age of 13 should watch it, because the language is inappropriate at times. But aside from that, it's just enchanting.
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Summary: Robin Williams is great
Review: one of the funniest movies i've ever seen. Robin WIlliams is a barrol of laughs. That costume looked so real. even tho it's funny it's also very serious too and i wish they would've had them get back together in the end. It's a sad ending.
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Summary: Good.
Review: This is a good movie but it reminds me a lot of Tootsie(1982). it is aboout two parents who get divorced played by Sally Field and Robin Williams and she will only let him see the kids on Saturdays. So to see the kids everyday he disguises himself as a nanny. It has some good tag lines but some just fall flat. The funniest part is when he puts the cake on his face and says "Hello!". This movie is funny but if she just let him see the children after school for a few hours at the beggining of the movie It would have been over but I recommend it.
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