Mrs. Doubtfire

This article is about the 1993 film. For the musical, see Mrs. Doubtfire (musical).
Mrs. Doubtfire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Columbus
Screenplay by
Based onMadame Doubtfire
by Anne Fine
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited byRaja Gosnell
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$441.3 million[2]

Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel, Madame Doubtfire, by Anne Fine. The film was produced by Mark Radcliffe, Marsha Garces Williams and her then-husband Robin Williams, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, and Robert Prosky. It follows a recently divorced actor who disguises himself as an elderly female housekeeper to be able to interact with his children.

The film was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on November 24, 1993.[3] It won the Academy Award for Best Makeup,[4][5] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Williams was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

The film grossed $441.3 million on a $25 million budget, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1993. The film received mixed reviews on release, but placed 67th in the American Film Institute's "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs" list and 40th on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies of All Time" list. The original music score was composed by Howard Shore.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Doubtfire". Box Office Mojo. November 24, 1993. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "'Jurassic Park,' another Spielberg movie, also has good night with 3 awards". The Orlando Sentinel. March 22, 1994. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Awards for Mrs. Doubtfire Archived September 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-11-12.