Rewatchables Reference

• The pool scene / 'run by fruiting' – the single best scene in the movie (Bill and Amanda's pick).
• The double duty restaurant dinner scene – going back and forth between identities; teeth fall in the wine glass.
• The job interview where Robin Williams does all the voices/impressions.
• Harvey Fierstein creating Mrs. Doubtfire's look (makeover scene).
• The frosting/meringue scene when the apartment lady comes to check on him.
• Sally Field opening up to 'Mrs. Doubtfire' about why she left Daniel.
• The family watches the first 'Mrs. Doubtfire' TV show (the final speech).

• Pre-Internet San Francisco – old school SF as an awesome city (Bill's pick).
• No sequel – they never made 'Mrs. Doubtfire' 2.
• 'Jump Around' by House of Pain used non-ironically in the party scene – possibly the last time it was used non-ironically in a movie.
• The grim divorced dad apartment – a classic realistic divorce trope (Amanda's pick).

• The cross-dressing/drag comedy premise – wouldn't be made today; transphobic elements even if unintentional.
• Sally Field's 'working mom' character being essentially the villain – early 90s trope.
• The movie being over 2 hours – 'Mrs. Doubtfire' doesn't appear until the 37-minute mark.
• 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' montage – the Aerosmith song lyrics have aged very poorly.
• The bathroom scene in particular would not be done in 2021.

• Tim Allen was offered both the Daniel/'Mrs. Doubtfire' role AND the Pierce Brosnan role – rejected everything.
• Blake Lively lost the role of Natalie (the youngest daughter) to Mara Wilson.

Sally Field – leaning too hard into the frustrated working mom role, especially the yelling; Amanda says she had terrible material to work with.

Polly Holiday (the annoyed next-door neighbor) – played Flo on Alice; a lot of her scenes got cut.

• Mara Wilson (Shea's pick).
• Pierce Brosnan, the horny bus driver, Robert Prosky also nominated.

• Sally Field's role – waste of her talents; Kathleen Turner suggested as alternative.
• Amanda: 'I don't wish this role on anyone I like'.

• Robin Williams's real childhood nanny was a British lady named Lolly who was a bit like 'Mrs. Doubtfire'.
• 'Mrs. Doubtfire' says 'dear' 101 times in the movie.
• Sally Field was going through a real divorce while filming; Robin Williams divorced his wife to marry the nanny after making this movie.
• Lisa Jakub (oldest daughter) got expelled from her Toronto school for 5 months of filming; Robin Williams wrote a letter asking to un-expel her – they didn't, but they framed the letter.
• The exact address is 2640 Steiner St. in San Francisco.
• 30 minutes of deleted scenes with the nosy neighbor were cut.

• Robin Williams – yes; 5 top 10 movies in 6 years, Aladdin was #1, this was #2 in 1993; may never have been a bigger star.
• Chris Columbus – yes; 'Home Alone' 1, 'Home Alone' 2, then 'Mrs. Doubtfire' making $441 million.
• Divorce comedies – yes.
• Old school San Francisco houses – yes.
• Sally Field – no; Pierce Brosnan – no (but his chest hair: yes).

• Sally Field should have let Daniel be the babysitter from 3-7, at least one more chance before hiring a maid.
• Daniel had no plan for the nanny name – he looked at the newspaper for 'Mrs. Doubtfire' on the spot.
• Would Pierce Brosnan's character really settle down with a divorced mom with 3 kids and a messy ex?
• Parents having a loud divorce fight in the kitchen where kids can overhear.
• The kids watching Dick Van Dyke – 'no 14-year-old is watching that in 1993'.

• All three say No; Shea: 'This should not even have been a 2 hour and 8 minute movie'.
• Amanda: 'The central premise just can't be updated'.

• Did Sally Field's character ever actually like Daniel? What was their foundation?
• Did she wind up with Pierce Brosnan? (They filmed about 4 different endings).
• Was the pepper incident attempted murder? Should 'Mrs. Doubtfire' have gone to jail?

• The house at 2640 Steiner St. (Bill).
• Membership to the pool club – the Claremont Club and Spa, north of Berkeley (Amanda).
• The pony from the party scene (Shea).

Robin Williams – unanimous agreement.

Craig Horlbeck (born 1994): one of the biggest childhood movies – on the Mount Rushmore with 'Home Alone' and Sandlot; for people under 35, when they think Robin Williams it's 'Mrs. Doubtfire' 'not even close'.