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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Amanda Dobbins

April 20, 2021 · Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) · Comedy · Drama · Family · 1:26:35 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Amanda DobbinsThe catering food scene where he orders fancy food and presents it as home-cooked, and the final speech about love▶ 46:44
Bill SimmonsThe pool scene with Pierce Brosnan - 'I think the pool scene is the single best scene in the movie'▶ 47:46
Shea SerranoThe opening voice acting booth scene and the house party scene▶ 48:58

What's Aged the Worst

Amanda DobbinsThe Disney ride-like score that's overly comfortable and very 90s▶ 1:01:06
Bill SimmonsMovie's excessive length (2+ hours), 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' montage/song, cigarette smoking inside studios, teenage girl with YouTube poster▶ 59:35
Shea SerranoAgrees the movie should be cut down to 90 minutes instead of 2+ hours▶ 59:43

Casting What-Ifs

Amanda DobbinsTim AllenTim Allen as Mrs. Doubtfire would be worse - 'you can't have the movie' with him in that role▶ 1:04:21
Bill SimmonsTim AllenTim Allen offered roles of Mrs. Doubtfire/Daniel and Pierce Brosnan - thinks Pierce Brosnan role would be worse casting▶ 1:03:21
Shea SerranoBlake LivelyBlake Lively lost the role to Mara Wilson - 'You weren't going to beat Mara. She's too good.'▶ 1:04:48

Joey Pants Award

Bill SimmonsPolly HollidayPolly Holiday (the annoyed next-door neighbor who played Flo on Alice)▶ 1:05:04

Dion Waiters Award

Bill SimmonsPierce BrosnanPierce Brosnan, the horny bus driver (Robert Prosky), and Merrill Wilson (best of the three kids)▶ 1:06:54
Shea SerranoMerrill WilsonMerrill Wilson (agrees with SPEAKER_00's assessment)▶ 1:07:13

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill SimmonsShared various trivia including house address (2640 Steiner Street), Robin Williams pranks in costume, deleted scenes with nosy neighbor, makeup process details, real childhood nanny named Lolly, and behind-the-scenes facts about cast members▶ 1:09:04
Shea SerranoGuessed Mrs. Doubtfire says 'dear' 29 times in the movie▶ 1:10:02

Apex Mountain

Amanda DobbinsRobin WilliamsAcknowledges Robin Williams' commercial peak in 1993 but notes Good Will Hunting Oscar as potential alternative apex; discusses Pierce Brosnan's various shirtless scenes across movies▶ 1:11:15
Bill SimmonsRobin WilliamsYes for Robin Williams (1993 peak with five top 10 movies in six years), Yes for Chris Columbus (Home Alone 1&2 plus Mrs. Doubtfire success), Yes for old school San Francisco houses, Yes for divorce comedies▶ 1:10:54
Shea SerranoPierce BrosnanYes for Pierce Brosnan's chest hair apex mountain▶ 1:12:42

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Amanda DobbinsThey probably made sense as a couple in their 20s but grew apart during different life phases, especially when parenting became involved. Also questioned the kitchen organization system in the restaurant scene.▶ 1:19:59
Bill SimmonsDid she ever like Daniel? What was their foundation of their relationship? Also, does she wind up with Pierce Brosnan? Was the pepper incident attempted murder? Could you just waltz into a kitchen like that?▶ 1:18:16
Shea SerranoWe're catching them at the end of their relationship after years of him letting her down repeatedly. He was probably fun in their 20s but became unreliable. Pierce Brosnan likely broke up with her after the near-choking incident.▶ 1:18:37

Who Won the Movie

Movies Referenced (46)

Title (year)LinksMentionsMentioned byFirst
Good Will Hunting (1997)IMDb ↗Lb ↗9Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 4:40
Aladdin (1992)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 3:25
Insomnia (2002)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 3:14
Forrest Gump (1994)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 8:22
Home Alone (1990)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons▶ 33:54
Last Action Hero (1993)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:25
Noah (2014)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 21:53
Patch Adams (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 9:29
Rushmore (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons▶ 2:36
The Apartment (1960)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano▶ 43:51
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 28:59
What Dreams May Come (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins▶ 9:29

Directors Referenced (6)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Chris ColumbusIMDb ↗Lb ↗7Bill Simmons, Amanda DobbinsThe Help▶ 18:02
Francis Ford CoppolaIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Shea Serrano, Bill SimmonsApocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II▶ 1:23:54
Martin ScorseseIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsTaxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 1:23:41
David FincherIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Amanda DobbinsSe7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 54:37
Robert AltmanIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsGosford Park▶ 15:11
Steven SoderberghIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 1:23:41

Actors Referenced (36)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Robin WilliamsIMDb ↗Lb ↗53Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda DobbinsMrs. Doubtfire▶ 1:52
Pierce BrosnanIMDb ↗Lb ↗30Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda DobbinsThe World Is Not Enough▶ 26:02
Sally FieldIMDb ↗Lb ↗13Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Shea SerranoLincoln, Forrest Gump▶ 30:10
Tim AllenIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Amanda Dobbins, Bill SimmonsToy Story, Galaxy Quest▶ 1:03:21
Tom HanksIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda DobbinsCast Away, Big, Forrest Gump▶ 1:53
Dick Van DykeIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons, Amanda DobbinsMary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns▶ 1:17:15
Mara WilsonIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Shea SerranoMrs. Doubtfire▶ 1:04:32
Harvey FiersteinIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsIndependence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bullets Over Broadway▶ 43:23
Kathleen TurnerIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Amanda Dobbins, Bill SimmonsRomancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Body Heat▶ 1:08:41
Matthew LawrenceIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Amanda Dobbins, Shea SerranoMrs. Doubtfire, The Hot Chick▶ 1:07:17
Joey LawrenceIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano▶ 1:04:59
Al PacinoIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Shea SerranoDog Day Afternoon, The Godfather▶ 12:03

Writers Referenced (5)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Nancy MeyersIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Amanda DobbinsIt's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 24:04
Noah BaumbachIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Amanda Dobbins, Bill SimmonsThe Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 21:53
Patch AdamsIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Shea SerranoPatch Adams▶ 9:29
Anne FineIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsMrs. Doubtfire▶ 33:40
Roger EbertIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 34:02