Entertainment Weekly, 02/11/1994, p.39, "...Williams is hilarious..." -- Rating: B
Sight and Sound, 02/01/1994, p.58-9, "...A potent, pantomimic and hugely hilarious family fantasy..."
New York Times, 11/24/1993, p.C11, "...Nothing holds [Williams] back when he's on a roll..."
FoxVideo laserdisc #8607-85 is a Widescreen Collector's Edition of the film. This THX laserdisc includes interviews with cast and crew members, footage cut from the theatrical release, makeup tests, original theatrical trailers, production stills, an alternate audio track commentary, among other supplementary materials.
Shot in Panavision. Color by DeLuxe.
Title design by Nina Saxon; titles by Pacific Title.
Body suits for "Mrs. Doubtfire" were made by Linda Benavente Notaro.
Animal action supervised by The American Humane Association.
Soundtrack available on Fox Records.
Special thanks went to San Francisco Film and Video Arts Commission; the City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department.
Post-production sound services by Skywalker Sound; services by The Film Unit & The Post Group; edited on The Lightworks.
Bryndon Hasman was Robin Williams' opera coach and Elena Servi was his Italian diction coach.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Available to buy in the UK.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
DTS 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: MRS. DOUBTFIRE - Theatrical Presentation
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted and Extended Scenes (Play All and Select Individually)
Trailers - Forced Trailer - THE SANDLOT: HEADING HOME
Disc 2: MRS. DOUBTFIRE - Supplemental Material
Additional Footage - 1. Final Animation (Animation Studio)
2. Final Animation With Alternate Backgrounds (Animation Studio)
Alternate Scenes - "The Improvisation of Mrs. Doubtfire" (7)
Behind the Scenes - 1. Original Pencil Test (Animation Studio)
2. "Make-Up Application with Ve Neill" (Make-Up Department)
3. "Make-Up Tests" (Make-Up Department)
Featurettes - 1. "From Man to Mrs: The Evolution of Mrs. Doubtfire"
2. "Aging Gracefully: A Look Back at MRS. DOUBTFIRE"
3. Original 1993 Featurette (Publicity Department)
4. "Meet Mrs. Doubtfire" (Publicity Department)
Interviews - "A Conversation With Legendary Animator Chuck Jones" (Animation Studio)
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers (3)
2. TV Spots
Interactive Features:
Easter Egg - Arrested Development Clip
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Behind-the-Scenes
2. Make-Up Photo Gallery (Make-Up Department)
When an irresponsible and child-like dad is barred from seeing his kids he disguises himself as a woman and applies for the job of housekeeper for his ex-wife. The disguise of a sturdy matron works a beneficial change on him as well -- but how long can he keep this up? Academy Awards: Best Makeup.