Stars: Sally Field, Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky, Mara Wilson

Director: Chris Columbus

Summary: An estranged husband gets himself employed as a female nanny by his wife, so that he may be near his kids. But life becomes very complicated when there's two identities to think about!...

When an irresponsible and child-like dad (Robin Williams) is barred from seeing his kids, he disguises himself as a woman and applies for the job of housekeeper for his ex-wife (Sally Field). The disguise of a sturdy matron works a beneficial change on him as well...but how long can he keep the act up

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This huge 1993 hit for Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus (Home Alone), based on a novel by Anne Fine, stars Williams as a loving but flaky father estranged from his frustrated wife (Sally Field). Devastated by a court order limiting his time with the children, Williams's character disguises himself as a warm, old British nanny who becomes the kids' best friend. As with Dustin Hoffman's performance in Tootsie, Williams's drag act--buried under layers of latex and padding--is the show and everything and everyone else on screen serves his sometimes frantic role. Since that's the case, it's fortunate that Williams is Williams and his performance is terribly funny at times and exceptionally believable in those scenes where his character misses his children. Playing Williams's brother, a professional makeup artist, Harvey Fierstein has a good support role in a bright sequence where he tries a number of feminine looks on Williams before settling on Mrs Doubtfire's visage. --Tom Keogh

--This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary By Chris Columbus, On Camera Cast Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Interview With Animation Director Chuck Jones, Original Animation Pencil Test, Makeup Test And Application Footage, Final Animated Sequence, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Year:	1993
Release Date:	July 30, 2001
Runtime:	119 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	08588 D V D
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Wide, Screen, Mrs, Doubtfire
Genre:	Comedy