Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs.
Doubtfire is the title character of a 1993 comedy film, a fictional elderly Scottish nanny who is actually a divorced father in disguise, trying to spend time with his children.
The name has become shorthand for any elaborate disguise adopted to gain access to someone or something: He pulled a Mrs. Doubtfire to get into the building.
- 1993Four-digit date
- comedy-dramaHumor-meets-pathos storytelling
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- custodyProtective care or control
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
Robin Williams · Pierce Brosnan · disguise · cross-dressing · drag performance · dual identity · voice modulation · secret identity · Sally Field · iconic character · San Francisco · makeup artistry · Broadway · characterization · family bonds · actor · costume · wig
- 1993 FilmsJurassic Park, Schindler's List, The Fugitive, Groundhog Day, Sleepless in Seattle
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
- Kid MoviesHome Alone, E.T., Matilda, Annie, Harry Potter
Mrs. DoubtfireBuffalo Bill
Scout turned showman
Hannibal Lecter · Patrick Bateman · catfish · con artist · identity thief
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