‘Mrs. Doubtfire director Chris Columbus talks about the ‘NC-17 Cut’ rumor

Director Chris Columbus clarified speculation surrounding an edition of his beloved 1993 comedy, “Mrs. Doubt.”

There is no NC-17 version of the film led by Robin Williams, but there are It is a censored cut, Columbus told Entertainment Weekly.

“The reality is that there was an agreement between Robin and me, which was, he would do one or two, three scripted shots,” said Columbus. “And then he said, ‘So let me play.’ And basically we were going to do between 15 and 22 takes, I think 22 is the maximum I remember. “

“Mrs. Doubtfire”, which was released with a PG-13 rating, starred Williams as divorced father Daniel Hillard, who introduces herself as an elderly nanny named Euphegenia Doubtfire to stay close to her children.

Fans were commenting on the possibility of an NC-17 version this week after a viral tweet of the Film Facts account stated that the late Williams “improvised so much that there were PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 cuts”.

The tweet was based on something that Columbus himself said in 2015. The director, who called Williams “the best actor I’ve ever worked with”, told Yahoo Entertainment that he ended up with “literally, a PG version of the film, PG-13 , R and NC-17. ”

However, Columbus told EW this week that the “NC-17” comment was a joke.

An R rating for the film means that children under 17 must be accompanied to watch it in cinemas by a parent or adult guardian, while an NC-17 rating means that no one under 17 will be admitted.

It is unclear whether fans who crave a more mischievous version of the iconic nanny will make their wish come true. When asked if he ever let the audience see a “Mrs. Doubtfire, ”Columbus said he would be“ open ”to a documentary on the production of the film, which could include scenes from the censored version.

The cast members recalled Williams’ hilarious and shocking improvisation during a 2018 meeting. Pierce Brosnan, who played Williams’s rival, Stu, said he “could not” control himself in the face of the many hints of the comedy legend.

But Mara Wilson, who played the young Natalie Hillard in the film (daughter of the Williams character) annotated on Twitter that Williams kept him suitable for children when she was present.

“He didn’t say any of the blue things around me, but I know he did,” she wrote. “Wouldn’t I be surprised if there was material for an R. NC-17 rating? No way.”