In Search of the Crystal Skull Episode 2: Mrs. Doubtfire

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Patricia and
Arun discuss about the 1993 comedy Mrs. Doubtfire based on the
book of the same name by Anne Fine starring Robin Williams, Sally
Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky, Matthew
Lawrence, Lisa Jakub, and Mara Wilson. The story is about a
failing voice actor named Daniel Hilliard who had lost his job
and throws a birthday party for his son behind his wife Miranda's
back. It ends up with them getting a divorce and Daniel only
allowing to see his kids once a week. Wanting to see them more
often, he asks his brother, a makeup artist, to help disguise him
as a old British house nanny named Mrs. Doubtfire. Meanwhile, an
old flame of Miranda named Stuart Dunmire returns to her life and
tries to reconnect again.   


When the movie premiered, it became a massive success making over
$441 million dollars out of a $25 million dollar budget receiving
decent reviews from critics. Roger Ebert claimed that it was
similar to Tootsie, but nowhere near as clever or as realistic.
It currently has a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes despite a lot of
people loving it. What do Arun and Patricia think of the movie?
Does it hold up over 25 years later? Listen and find out.