What would be a classified R version of “Mrs. Doubtfire ”looks like?
The internet begged for an answer at the end of last week, when a viral tweet addressed the late Robin Williams’ talent for improvisation, particularly when he filmed scenes for the iconic role, which supposedly resulted in so many takes that numerous cuts from the 1993 film now exist in PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 forms, for never be seen by the public. The memorable comedy set in San Francisco follows Williams as a divorcee who tries to regain the trust of his ex-wife (Sally Field) and keep in touch with the children from whom he lost custody, disguising himself as an old housekeeper.
The tweet in question refers to a Yahoo! Entertainment interview with the film’s director, Chris Columbus, who said he used multiple cameras at the same time during each take to fully capture Williams’s comedic talent – and the reactions of the other actors, who had no idea what he would say next .
“It would be like, ‘OK, take 25!'”, Recalled actress Mara Wilson (who played Natalie, one of the children) in a separate segment on the “Today” program in 2018. “And Robin would be different each time.”
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So, while this piece of “Mrs. Doubtfire Trivia ”wasn’t exactly new, the tweet had an explosive response, however, with thousands of die-hard fans clamoring to see the unseen footage. And on Friday, Colombo I talked with Entertainment Weekly to address his previous claims, admitting that while there is no NC-17 cut – that was a joke, he said – the three other iterations exist, including the cut for minors. (The final rating of the film was PG-13.)
“The reality is that there was an agreement between Robin and me, which was, he would do one or two, three scripted shots. And then he said, ‘So let me play.’ And we were basically going to do between 15 and 22 takes, I think 22 is the maximum I can remember, “Columbus told Entertainment Weekly.
Let’s say that not all of Williams’ improvised lines were included in the family comedy that we remember “Mrs. Doubtfire ”as today, although Columbus noticed that many of the outtakes would have made a hilarious version of the film for minors.
Will the public ever be able to witness them? It is certainly a possibility, he said.
“I would be open to perhaps making a documentary about the making of the film, and allowing people to see certain scenes reissued in a censored version,” Columbus said Weekly entertainment. “The problem is, I don’t remember most of it. I only know what’s in the movie right now because it’s been a long time. But I remember it was outrageously funny stuff.”