Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama movie, based on the novel Madame Doubtfire. It stars Robin Williams as Daniel Hillard, a divorced actor who disguises himself as a nanny since he desperately wants to be with his children.
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Canada |
24 November 1993 |
 United States |
24 November 1993 |
 Australia |
16 December 1993 |
 Puerto Rico |
23 December 1993 |
 Kenya |
24 December 1993 |
 Brazil |
25 December 1993 |
 Argentina |
6 January 1994 |
 Panama |
14 January 1994 |
 South Korea |
22 January 1994 |
 Germany |
27 January 1994 |
 |
27 January 1994 |
 Austria |
28 January 1994 |
 United Kingdom |
28 January 1994 |
 Ireland |
28 January 1994 |
 |
28 January 1994 |
 Iceland |
28 January 1994 |
 New Zealand |
28 January 1994 |
 Venezuela |
2 February 1994 |
 Switzerland |
4 February 1994 (Italian speaking region) |
 Cyprus |
4 February 1994 |
 Spain |
4 February 1994 |
 Greece |
4 February 1994 |
 Poland |
4 February 1994 |
 Portugal |
4 February 1994 |
 Sweden |
4 February 1994 |
 Belgium |
9 February 1994 |
 France |
9 February 1994 |
 Hungary |
10 February 1994 |
 Taiwan |
10 February 1994 |
 Denmark |
11 February 1994 |
 Italy |
11 February 1994 |
 |
16 February 1994 |
 |
16 February 1994 |
 Finland
|
18 February 1994 |
 |
18 February 1994 |
 Turkey |
18 February 1994 |
 Indonesia |
22 February 1994 |
 Philippines |
23 February 1994 |
 Netherlands |
24 February 1994 |
 Latvia |
25 February 1994 |
 Mexico |
25 February 1994 |
 Czech Republic |
3 March 1994 |
 Peru |
3 March 1994 |
 Slovenia |
3 March 1994 |
 Slovakia |
3 March 1994 |
 Bulgaria |
4 March 1994 |
 Norway |
4 March 1994 |
 Thailand |
5 March 1994 |
 Chile |
17 March 1994 |
 Russia |
18 March 1994 |
 Uruguay |
18 March 1994 |
 Bolivia |
24 March 1994 |
 Romania |
1 April 1994 |
 Japan |
16 April 1994 |
 Croatia |
28 April 1994 |
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13 May 1994 |
 Singapore |
19 May 1994 |
 Paraguay |
20 May 1994 |
 Malaysia |
25 May 1994 |
 India |
24 June 1994 |
 Egypt |
1 August 1994 |
 Lithuania |
21 October 1994 |
Plot
Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is a voice actor who quits his job over a smoking issue in a cartoon. Then, he throws his son Chris a birthday party, which is against his wife Miranda (Sally Field)'s wishes because Chris received bad grades on his report card. After a long argument, Miranda asks Daniel for a divorce.
Daniel has 90 days to get a job and a place to live. He later discovers that his wife wants a nanny. So, he makes several calls to his wife, using fake names and different accents, to be hired. Eventually, he gets the job.
Daniel Hillard goes to his gay brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein) and his partner Jack (Scott Capurro) to get a makeover. The makeover makes him look like a woman, which is exactly what Daniel had hoped for.
Miranda is later seen dating Stu Dunmeyer (Pierce Brosnan). Disguised as Mrs. Doubtfire, Daniel babysits his three children. When he, his family, and Stu go to Bridges Restaurant to celebrate Miranda's birthday, Daniel must switch in and out of costume repeatedly since he is also eating dinner with Jonathan Lundy (Robert Prosky). While drunk, Daniel ends up mixing up the two outfits. Later, when he saves Stu from choking (disguised as Mrs. Doubtfire), Daniel's face mask comes off, exposing him. Horrified and angered, Miranda immediately leaves with the children while Stu is confused, but thanks Daniel for saving him.
Afterwards, Miranda is awarded full custody of the children while Daniel can only see them with supervision. After realizing how easier it was having Mrs. Doubtfire around, Miranda calls the court and allows Daniel to pick up his children after school and unsupervised.
Cancelled sequel
In 2001, Bonnie Hunt began development on Mrs. Doubtfire 2, but Williams disapproved and claimed that the script was scrapped multiple times. On April 17, 2014, production on Mrs. Doubtfire 2 began. Williams' death in 2014, production on the sequel was cancelled. However, it is possible that Williams could have filmed scenes for the sequel when he was alive.
Mrs. Doubtfire Media
The San Francisco house used for exterior shots of the film, photographed in August 2014, several days after Robin Williams' death; a fan-made tribute to Williams can be seen at its front steps.
