Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire was the link movie connecting The Hot Chick and Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
Linked through Matthew Lawrence and Mara Wilson.
Both Matthew Lawrence and Mara Wilson appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire.
About Mrs. Doubtfire
"She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise."
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.
Directed by Chris Columbus
Written by Randi Mayem Singer, Leslie Dixon, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman
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Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; Robin Williams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
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Score by Howard Shore
The film's score was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore.
Movie trivia
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Mrs. Doubtfire is adapted from Anne Fine's 1987 novel Madame Doubtfire; the screenplay was written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon and the film was produced by Mark Radcliffe, Marsha Garces Williams and Robin Williams, who also starred.
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Blake Lively unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Natalie Hillard before Mara Wilson was cast in the part.
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Tim Allen was offered both the roles of Daniel Hillard and Stu Dunmeyer but declined; other casting considerations included Daniel Stern for Stu, Catherine O'Hara and Kirstie Alley for Miranda, and George Carlin, Gene Wilder and Charles Grodin for Jonathan Lundy.
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Filming took place in San Francisco in spring 1993; the painted Victorian house shown at 2640 Steiner Street became a tourist attraction after release and an impromptu memorial following Robin Williams' death in 2014.
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The Mrs. Doubtfire makeup required four hours to apply; Williams reportedly walked around San Francisco in full costume and makeup and once visited a sex shop in character to purchase a large dildo and other toys.
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Director Chris Columbus said the production shot with multiple cameras to capture Robin Williams' improvisation and that they ran out of film after shooting extensive improvised material.
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