Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Directed by Chris Columbus
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.
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This is, after all, a variation on Tootsie meets Kramer vs. Kramer, both of which featured Hoffman.
Williams has to break out of a second-rate "Tootsie" imitation, ankles clamped in pathos and face covered in latex.
This is, after all, a variation on Tootsie meets Kramer vs. Kramer, both of which featured Hoffman.
Mrs. Doubtfire represents the first of the ‘bodysuit’ comedies (The Nutty Professor and Big Momma’s House are later examples) that became popular – at least among comedic actors – and it features some of the most prominent and visible San Francisco locales since Hitchcock presented Vertigo .