“Mrs. Doubtfire” director Chris Columbus spoke after rumors that there are several cuts to the film, including some with much higher ratings.
The film starring Robin Williams was released in 1993 with a PG-13 rating. The story follows a divorced actor who disguises himself as a maid to spend more time with his children, who mainly live with his ex-wife.
On Thursday, a tweet of a factoid film account went viral, claiming that “While filming ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ (1993), Robin Williams improvised so much that there were PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 cuts from the film.”
Columbus has now confirmed that there is an R-rated cut, but an NC-17 cut does not.
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“The reality is that there was an agreement between Robin and me, which was, he would do one or two, three takes with a script. And then he said, ‘So let me play.’ And we were basically going to do between 15 and 22 takes, I think 22 is as long as I can remember, “he told Entertainment Weekly about filming the film.
The late Robin Williams in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire. ‘The film’s director, Chris Columbus, confirmed that there is a censored version of the film.
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The late and famous comedian would present new lines for each improvised shot, the filmmaker revealed.
“He sometimes entered a territory that would not be appropriate for a PG-13 film, but certainly appropriate and hilarious for a censored film,” explained Columbus. “I just [previously] used the phrase NC-17 as a joke. “
He added, “There could be an NC-17 version of the film.”
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Although it is not clear whether there is also a PG version, Columbus revealed that there are “three or four versions of the film”.
However, he is not very interested in the idea of launching the various cuts.
“I would be open to perhaps making a documentary about the production of the film, and allowing people to see certain scenes reissued in a censored version,” he shared. “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.”
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If he made such a documentary, Columbus said it would include interviews with himself, editor Raja Gosnell and producer Marsha Garces Williams.
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“I think that would be the best approach. I am very proud of the film … I am in a good place with ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’, so there is really no reason to make the final cut,” he said. “The definitive version of ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ is in the world now.”