‘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
What's Aged the Worst
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
Casting What-Ifs
Amanda DobbinsTim Allen — Tim Allen as Mrs. Doubtfire would be worse - 'you can't have the movie' with him in that role▶ 1:04:21
Bill SimmonsTim Allen — Tim Allen offered roles of Mrs. Doubtfire/Daniel and Pierce Brosnan - thinks Pierce Brosnan role would be worse casting▶ 1:03:21
Shea SerranoBlake Lively — Blake 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 Holliday — Polly Holiday (the annoyed next-door neighbor who played Flo on Alice)▶ 1:05:04
Dion Waiters Award
Bill SimmonsPierce Brosnan — Pierce Brosnan, the horny bus driver (Robert Prosky), and Merrill Wilson (best of the three kids)▶ 1:06:54
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
Apex Mountain
Amanda DobbinsRobin Williams — Acknowledges 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 Williams — Yes 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
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
Movies Referenced (46)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Will Hunting (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 4:40 |
| Aladdin (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 3:25 |
| Insomnia (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:14 |
| Forrest Gump (1994) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | ▶ 8:22 |
| Home Alone (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 33:54 |
| Last Action Hero (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:12:25 |
| Noah (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:53 |
| Patch Adams (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 9:29 |
| Rushmore (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 2:36 |
| The Apartment (1960) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | ▶ 43:51 |
| The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | ▶ 28:59 |
| What Dreams May Come (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 9:29 |
Directors Referenced (6)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Columbus | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | The Help | ▶ 18:02 |
| Francis Ford Coppola | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons | Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II | ▶ 1:23:54 |
| Martin Scorsese | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets | ▶ 1:23:41 |
| David Fincher | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Amanda Dobbins | Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac | ▶ 54:37 |
| Robert Altman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Gosford Park | ▶ 15:11 |
| Steven Soderbergh | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:23:41 |
Actors Referenced (36)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Williams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 53 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins | Mrs. Doubtfire | ▶ 1:52 |
| Pierce Brosnan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 30 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins | The World Is Not Enough | ▶ 26:02 |
| Sally Field | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | Lincoln, Forrest Gump | ▶ 30:10 |
| Tim Allen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | Toy Story, Galaxy Quest | ▶ 1:03:21 |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 1:53 |
| Dick Van Dyke | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns | ▶ 1:17:15 |
| Mara Wilson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | Mrs. Doubtfire | ▶ 1:04:32 |
| Harvey Fierstein | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Independence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bullets Over Broadway | ▶ 43:23 |
| Kathleen Turner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | Romancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Body Heat | ▶ 1:08:41 |
| Matthew Lawrence | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | Mrs. Doubtfire, The Hot Chick | ▶ 1:07:17 |
| Joey Lawrence | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | ▶ 1:04:59 | |
| Al Pacino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather | ▶ 12:03 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Meyers | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Amanda Dobbins | It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin | ▶ 24:04 |
| Noah Baumbach | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story | ▶ 21:53 |
| Patch Adams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | Patch Adams | ▶ 9:29 |
| Anne Fine | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Mrs. Doubtfire | ▶ 33:40 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 34:02 |