Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel, Madame Doubtfire, by Anne Fine. Robin Williams, who also served as a producer, stars with 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 3 children. The film addresses themes of divorce, separation, and the effect that they have on a family.
Theatrical release poster
The San Francisco house used for exterior shots of the film, photographed in August 2014, several days after Robin Williams's death; a fan-made tribute to Williams can be seen at its front steps.
Chris Columbus (filmmaker)
Chris Joseph Columbus is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).
Columbus at New York Comic Con in 2012
Home Alone made Culkin (pictured in 1991) a child star.
Cast of the Harry Potter film series: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, 2011
Ned Vizzini and Columbus at the New York Comic Con, 2012