"Mrs. Doubtfire Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Chris Columbus and written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the novel ""Alias Madame Doubtfire"" by Anne Fine. It stars Robin Williams (who also served as a co-producer), Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, and Robert Prosky. It follows a recently divorced actor who dresses up as a female housekeeper to be able to interact with his children. The film addresses themes of divorce, separation, and the effect they have on a family. The film was released in the United States on"
"Madame Doubtfire Madame Doubtfire, known as Alias Madame Doubtfire in the United States, is a 1987 English novel, written by Anne Fine for teenage and young adult audiences. The novel centers around a family with divorced parents. In November 1993, six years after its publication, the novel was adapted into ""Mrs. Doubtfire,"" a film starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. Daniel and Miranda Hillard are separated and Miranda, a successful businesswoman, severely limits the amount of time Daniel, an impractical, out-of-work actor, is allowed to spend with their three children Lydia, Christopher and Natalie. When Miranda decides to hire a"
"1993. The adaptation was directed by Chris Columbus, and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon. Robin Williams played the eponymous character, and Sally Field played his wife Miranda. In the film, his disguise is so well done that no one in his family recognizes him at first, the nanny and Miranda get very close. Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng received the Academy Award for Best Makeup for creating ""Mrs. Doubtfire"". Madame Doubtfire Madame Doubtfire, known as Alias Madame Doubtfire in the United States, is a 1987 English novel, written by Anne Fine for teenage and young"
"Dante's Peak Dante's Peak is a 1997 American disaster thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Elizabeth Hoffman, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley and Grant Heslov, the film is set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak where the inhabitants fight to survive a volcanic eruption. The film was released on February 7, 1997, under the production of Universal Pictures and Pacific Western Productions. In 1993, USGS volcanologist Dr. Harry Dalton and his partner, Marianne, attempt to escape an eruption in Colombia. She dies when a volcanic bomb lands through the roof of their"
"the script has never been produced, it was listed in the Los Angeles Times’ “'The Best' Still On Paper” article in 1992. Due to the buzz from that script, Twentieth Century Fox tapped Singer to write the screen adaptation of children's novel ""Alias Madame Doubtfire"" by Anne Fine. Released in 1993, ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" grossed $441 million worldwide, earned an Academy Award for Best Makeup, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and placed 67th in the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest movies of the last century, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs. Randi Mayem Singer"
"taught screenwriting for UCLA’s graduate screenwriting program and has guest lectured at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Writers Boot Camp and AFI. Randi Mayem Singer Randi Mayem Singer is an American screenwriter, producer and showrunner best known for writing the screenplay to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. While working at KFI, Singer took a screenwriting course at UCLA and began her first screenplay, a quirky romantic comedy called ""A 22¢ Romance"". That script won the inaugural UCLA Diane Thomas Screenwriting Award in 1987, a competition judged by such Hollywood luminaries as Steven"
"credits include John Hughes' ""Planes, Trains and Automobiles"" and ""She's Having a Baby"", Jerry Zucker's ""Ghost"", Donald Petrie's ""Mystic Pizza"", and Paul Schrader's ""Light of Day"". In 1994, he co-founded 1492 Pictures, along with Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan. Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (born October 7, 1952) is an American production manager, assistant director and film producer. His credits as producer include ""Mrs. Doubtfire"", ""Bicentennial Man"", ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", ""Rent"", and """". Radcliffe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Tulsa. Radcliffe began his film career as a production manager on"
"with actor Tim Daly. Since then he primarily directed television, directing episodes of ""The Comeback"", ""One Tree Hill"", ""Blue Mountain State"", ""Supah Ninjas"" and ""Grimm"". Clark Mathis Clark Mathis (sometimes credited as J. Clark Mathis) is an American cinematographer and television director. As a cinematographer, he photographed a number of notable films. His credits include the Disney Channel original film ""Gotta Kick It Up!"" (2002), ""In the Mix"" (2005), ""Rocky Balboa"" (2006) and Brian Robbins-directed films ""The Perfect Score"" (2004), ""Norbit"" (2007), ""Meet Dave"" (2008) and ""A Thousand Words"" (2012), the latter three films starring Eddie Murphy. He also photographed"
"just twelve days after being diagnosed with leukemia, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife of 45 years, Laura Peduto, and their two children, Maro Peduto and Oceanna Ceja. Ralph Peduto Ralph Peduto (March 9, 1942 – May 12, 2014) was an American actor, playwright, writer and director. Peduto's film roles included ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" in 1993, ""The Rock"" in 1996, and ""Patch Adams"" in 1998, while his television credits included guest spots in ""Cheers"" and ""Hill Street Blues"". He ultimately appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, as forty television commercials. An acting teacher"
"Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (born October 7, 1952) is an American production manager, assistant director and film producer. His credits as producer include ""Mrs. Doubtfire"", ""Bicentennial Man"", ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", ""Rent"", and """". Radcliffe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Tulsa. Radcliffe began his film career as a production manager on the 1979 film ""Rock 'n' Roll High School"". He went on to become an assistant director on the Francis Ford Coppola production ""The Escape Artist"", re-teaming with Coppola on ""Rumble Fish"" and ""Peggy Sue Got Married"". Other assistant director"
"Mafia! Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia!, is a 1998 comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges (in one of his final films), Olympia Dukakis and Christina Applegate. The film spoofs Francis Ford Coppola's ""Godfather"" series and various other mafia films, notably Martin Scorsese's ""Casino"". It also parodies films in other genres, ranging from ""Forrest Gump"" to ""Il Postino"" and ""The English Patient"". Like ""The Godfather Part II"", the narrative of ""Mafia!"" consists of a series of flashbacks interwoven with the main plot. Tony is the son of a prominent Mafia don, Vincenzo Armani"
"it went on to earn $178 million worldwide, making it a box office success. Despite having wider financial success and being slightly more scientifically accurate than ""Volcano"", ""Dante's Peak"" received negative reviews compared to its rival: Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 24% rating based on 29 reviews, compared to a 48% rating from 42 reviews for ""Volcano"". The consensus states: """"Dante's Peak"" works when things are on fire, but everything else from dialogue to characters is scathingly bad."" Dante's Peak Dante's Peak is a 1997 American disaster thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles"
"""Shark"", ""Bones"", """" and ""NCIS"". She also had three-episode stints on ""The Nanny"" and ""Weeds"". In 1998, Smith was a series regular on the Fox sitcom ""Ask Harriet""; the series was canceled after five episodes aired. Jamie Renée Smith Jamie Renée Smith (born April 10, 1987) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films """" (1996) and ""Dante's Peak"" (1997). Born in Manhattan, New York, Smith began her acting career at the age of six when, at her first audition, she landed a guest-starring role on an episode of """". Smith has appeared"
"dignity and respect. Overt bigotry against gay people on screen became akin to overt racism, sexism or anti-Semitism. A-list Hollywood stars were more eager to play a gay character in a film. Initially, most of these Hollywood depictions were in the context of campy, funny characters, often in drag on some sort of adventure or farce, while teaching a lesson in tolerance, if not equality. Drag portrayals also made a comeback in many films of the 1990s, notably ""The Birdcage"" (1996), starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), also starring Robin Williams, ""The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of"
"Ralph Peduto Ralph Peduto (March 9, 1942 – May 12, 2014) was an American actor, playwright, writer and director. Peduto's film roles included ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" in 1993, ""The Rock"" in 1996, and ""Patch Adams"" in 1998, while his television credits included guest spots in ""Cheers"" and ""Hill Street Blues"". He ultimately appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, as forty television commercials. An acting teacher as well as an actor, Peduto founded Acting On Camera, an acting school in Santa Cruz, California. Peduto was born on March 9. 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a working-class Italian"
"Wine Month celebration. Ousterhout lived in the ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" home, which he bought in 1997. The title character in the movie, played by Robin Williams, is a divorced man who pretends to be an older female nanny so he can be around his children. Ousterhout briefly knew Williams and liked the connection, explaining, ""I turn boys' faces into girls' faces. It seemed only natural."" In 2015, a disgruntled former patient tried to set the front door on fire. Douglas Ousterhout Douglas K. Ousterhout is a retired craniofacial surgeon who practiced in San Francisco, CA, United States. His specialty was facial"
"critics compared ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" unfavorably with ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959) and others who viewed the film favorably noted its similarity to ""Tootsie"" (1982). On Rotten Tomatoes, ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" has a rating of 71%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical reception reads: On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 53 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. In 2000, the American Film Institute placed the film on its 100 Years...100 Laughs list, where it was ranked #67. In 2001, ""Mrs. Doubtfire 2"" began being developed by Bonnie"
"of Skopelos. An instant box office success, ""Mamma Mia!"" became Streep's highest-grossing film to date, with box office receipts of US$602.6 million, also ranking it first among the highest-grossing musical films. Nominated for another Golden Globe, Streep's performance was generally well received by critics, with Wesley Morris of ""The Boston Globe"" commenting: ""The greatest actor in American movies has finally become a movie star."" ""Doubt"" (also 2008) features Streep with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis. A drama revolving around the stern principal nun (Streep) of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 who brings accusations of pedophilia against"
"Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American writer and former child actress. Her best known roles include Natalie Hillard in ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), Susan Walker in ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1994), Matilda Wormwood in ""Matilda"" (1996), and Lily Stone in ""Thomas and the Magic Railroad"" (2000). Since retiring from film acting, Wilson has focused on writing, penning the play ""Sheeple"" which was produced for the New York International Fringe Festival in 2013 as well as publishing a memoir, ""Where Am I Now?"":"" True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame"" (2016). Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born"
"Matthew Lawrence Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor and singer known for his roles as Chris Hillard in ""Mrs. Doubtfire"", Jack Hunter in ""Boy Meets World"", Billy in ""The Hot Chick"", Sam Collins in ""Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad"", and Matt Roman in ""Brotherly Love"". Lawrence was born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna Lynn (née Shaw), a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence, Sr., an insurance broker. His family's surname was changed to Lawrence from Mignogna before he was born. He is of half Italian descent. He is the middle-born of three boys; with two"
"Randi Mayem Singer Randi Mayem Singer is an American screenwriter, producer and showrunner best known for writing the screenplay to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. While working at KFI, Singer took a screenwriting course at UCLA and began her first screenplay, a quirky romantic comedy called ""A 22¢ Romance"". That script won the inaugural UCLA Diane Thomas Screenwriting Award in 1987, a competition judged by such Hollywood luminaries as Steven Spielberg, James L. Brooks, Michael Douglas, and Robert Zemeckis. ""A 22¢ Romance"" sold in a bidding war to Orion Pictures, and, although"
"Mamma Mia! (film series) Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again are an American musical film series based on the 1999 musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. An international co-production between Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the first two films were directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Ol Parker, respectively, distributed by Universal Pictures in partnership with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's Playtone and Littlestar, and the title originates from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper ""Mamma Mia"". Meryl Streep and Amanda"
"was then broken by ""Mamma Mia!"". ""Chicago"" along with an earlier musical ""Moulin Rouge!"" and the hip hop centred film ""8 Mile"", is widely considered to be responsible for the re-emergence of the musical film genre in the 21st century. Following the success of ""Chicago"" many musical films have been released in cinemas including ""Phantom of the Opera"", ""The Producers"", ""Rent"", ""Dreamgirls"" (also written and directed by Bill Condon), ""Hairspray"" (also starring Queen Latifah), ""Enchanted"", """" (also featuring costumes by Coleen Atwood), ""Mamma Mia!"" (also starring Christine Baranski), ""Nine"" (also directed by Rob Marshall), ""Les Misérables"", ""Rock of Ages"" (also"
"Doug Jones (actor) Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor, contortionist, and mime. He is best known for his roles in ""Hellboy"", ""Pan's Labyrinth"", and ""The Shape of Water"". He is known for his multiple collaborations with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, starring in ""Mimic"", as Abe Sapien in ""Hellboy"" and """", the Faun and the Pale Man in ""Pan's Labyrinth"", the ghosts of Edith's Mother and Beatrice Sharpe in ""Crimson Peak"", and the Amphibian Man in ""The Shape of Water"". He has appeared in films such as ""Tank Girl"", ""Hocus Pocus"" and ""The Bye Bye Man"". He"
"in the house"". The film features the 2009 song ""Don't Change for Me"" by Matthew Moon in the closing credits, which was later covered by Gin Blossoms on their 2010 album ""No Chocolate Cake"". ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" – a 1993 comedy in which a parent also dresses up in the other gender to grow closer to his children and which reviewers compared ""Soccer Mom"" to. Soccer Mom (film) Soccer Mom is an American 2008 direct-to-video film starring Missi Pyle and Emily Osment. A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach"
"Danny Trejo Danny Trejo (; ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and antiheroes. His films include ""Heat"" (1995), ""Con Air"" (1997), and ""Desperado"" (1995), the last with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez. Trejo is perhaps most recognized as the character Machete, originally developed by Rodriguez for the ""Spy Kids"" series of movies and later expanded into Trejo's own series of films aimed at a more adult audience. He has appeared in TV shows such as ""Breaking Bad,"" ""The X-Files"", ""King of the Hill"", ""The Flash"", and ""Sons of"
"Lisa Jakub Lisa Jakub is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lydia Hillard in ""Mrs. Doubtfire"". Jakub was born on December 27, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Slovak (father) and Welsh and Scottish (mother) descent. She attended multiple schools in her early life including Hillfield-Strathallan College. Jakub later graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Sociology in 2010. Jakub's first role was in the 1985 film ""Eleni"". She later appeared in ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" with Mara Wilson, Sally Field, Matthew Lawrence, and Robin Williams. When Jakub"
"production of ""Joni Mitchell: River"". Later that year, she performed with Kenneth Welsh in the show ""A Coal Mine Christmas"" at Toronto's Coal Mine Theatre. Louise Pitre Louise Pitre (born January 1, 1957) is a Canadian actress in musical theatre. She performs on Broadway and in Canada. She is best known for her role as Donna Sheridan in the ABBA-themed musical ""Mamma Mia!"", which earned her a 2002 Tony Award nomination. Pitre was born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario; her family moved to Montreal and then to Welland during her childhood. Her first language is French. At age seven, she"
"Crimson Peak Crimson Peak is a 2015 American gothic romance film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver. The story, set in Victorian era England, follows an aspiring author who travels to a remote Gothic mansion in the English hills with her fiancé and his sister. There, she must decipher the mystery behind the ghostly visions that haunt her new home. In 2006, a spec script written by Del Toro and Robbins was sold to Universal Pictures, with Del Toro"
"for ""The Dance and The Railroad"", and the Garland Award for his acting in ""Flower Drum Song"". Tzi Ma Tzi Ma (; born June 10, 1962) is a Hong Kong American character actor who has made numerous appearances in American films and television series including ""Dante's Peak, Rush Hour, 24"", ""Arrival"" and ""The Man in the High Castle."" Ma was born in Hong Kong, the youngest of eight children. Ma's film career includes major roles in the films ""The Quiet American"" and the remake of ""The Ladykillers"" as well as appearances in Asian American independent films ""The Sensei"", ""Red Doors"","
"Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress"" and a Young Star Award for ""Matilda"" in ""Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film"". She was twice nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, for ""Matilda"" and ""A Simple Wish"". Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American writer and former child actress. Her best known roles include Natalie Hillard in ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), Susan Walker in ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1994), Matilda Wormwood in ""Matilda"" (1996), and Lily Stone in ""Thomas and the Magic Railroad"" (2000). Since retiring"
"Jamie Renée Smith Jamie Renée Smith (born April 10, 1987) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films """" (1996) and ""Dante's Peak"" (1997). Born in Manhattan, New York, Smith began her acting career at the age of six when, at her first audition, she landed a guest-starring role on an episode of """". Smith has appeared in various roles in television and films including """" (1996), ""Dante's Peak"" (1997) with Pierce Brosnan, the ABC TV movie ""My Last Love"" (1999), the film """" (2000), ""ER"", ""Grounded for Life"", ""Malcolm in the Middle"","
"in the revival of the American musical film genre. Baz Luhrmann stated that his musical film ""Moulin Rouge!"" (2001) was directly inspired by Bollywood musicals. The film incorporated an Indian-themed play based on the ancient Sanskrit drama ""Mṛcchakatika"" and a Bollywood-style dance sequence with a song from the film ""China Gate"" (1998). The critical and financial success of ""Moulin Rouge!"" renewed interest in the then-moribund Western musical genre, and subsequently films such as ""Chicago"", ""The Producers"", ""Rent"", ""Dreamgirls"", ""Hairspray"", """", ""Across the Universe"", ""The Phantom of the Opera"", ""Enchanted"" and ""Mamma Mia!"" were produced, fuelling a renaissance of the genre."