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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Amanda Dobbins

April 20, 2021 · Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) · Comedy · Drama · Family · 1:26:35

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Amanda Dobbins▶ 46:44The catering food scene where he orders fancy food and presents it as home-cooked, and the final speech about love
Bill Simmons▶ 47:46The pool scene with Pierce Brosnan - 'I think the pool scene is the single best scene in the movie'
Shea Serrano▶ 48:58The opening voice acting booth scene and the house party scene

What's Aged the Worst

Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:01:06The Disney ride-like score that's overly comfortable and very 90s
Bill Simmons▶ 59:35Movie's excessive length (2+ hours), 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' montage/song, cigarette smoking inside studios, teenage girl with YouTube poster
Shea Serrano▶ 59:43Agrees the movie should be cut down to 90 minutes instead of 2+ hours

Casting What-Ifs

Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:04:21Tim Allen — Tim Allen as Mrs. Doubtfire would be worse - 'you can't have the movie' with him in that role
Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:21Tim Allen — Tim Allen offered roles of Mrs. Doubtfire/Daniel and Pierce Brosnan - thinks Pierce Brosnan role would be worse casting
Shea Serrano▶ 1:04:48Blake Lively — Blake Lively lost the role to Mara Wilson - 'You weren't going to beat Mara. She's too good.'

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:04Polly Holliday — Polly Holiday (the annoyed next-door neighbor who played Flo on Alice)

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:54Pierce Brosnan — Pierce Brosnan, the horny bus driver (Robert Prosky), and Merrill Wilson (best of the three kids)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:07:13Merrill Wilson — Merrill Wilson (agrees with another host's assessment)

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:09:04Shared 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
Shea Serrano▶ 1:10:02Guessed Mrs. Doubtfire says 'dear' 29 times in the movie

Apex Mountain

Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:11:15Robin 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
Bill Simmons▶ 1:10:54Robin 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
Shea Serrano▶ 1:12:42Pierce Brosnan — Yes for Pierce Brosnan's chest hair apex mountain

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:19:59They 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.
Bill Simmons▶ 1:18:16Did 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?
Shea Serrano▶ 1:18:37We'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.

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:22:45Robin Williams
Shea Serrano▶ 1:22:47Robin Williams — Robin Williams (agreed with others)

Movies Referenced (49)

Jack (1996)

11 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins▶ 8:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Good Will Hunting (1997)

9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 4:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Aladdin (1992)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 3:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Insomnia (2002)

5 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 3:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Forrest Gump (1994)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 8:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Home Alone (1990)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 33:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Last Action Hero (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Patch Adams (1998)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 9:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rushmore (1998)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 28:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

What Dreams May Come (1998)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins▶ 9:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hook (1991)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 5:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Chris Columbus

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Help▶ 18:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Francis Ford Coppola

4 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II▶ 1:23:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Martin Scorsese

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 1:23:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Fincher

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 54:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert Altman

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Gosford Park▶ 15:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Soderbergh

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Traffic▶ 1:23:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (36)

Robin Williams

53 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mrs. Doubtfire▶ 1:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pierce Brosnan

30 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The World Is Not Enough▶ 26:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sally Field

13 mentions · Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano · Known for Lincoln, Forrest Gump, Steel Magnolias▶ 30:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tim Allen

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons · Known for Toy Story, Galaxy Quest▶ 1:03:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Hanks

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump▶ 1:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dick Van Dyke

4 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns▶ 1:17:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mara Wilson

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Mrs. Doubtfire▶ 1:04:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harvey Fierstein

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Independence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bullets Over Broadway▶ 43:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kathleen Turner

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons · Known for Romancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Body Heat▶ 1:08:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matthew Lawrence

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano · Known for Mrs. Doubtfire, The Hot Chick▶ 1:07:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joey Lawrence

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano▶ 1:04:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Al Pacino

1 mentions · Shea Serrano · Known for Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather▶ 12:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (5)

Nancy Meyers

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 24:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Noah Baumbach

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 21:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Patch Adams

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Patch Adams▶ 9:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anne Fine

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Mrs. Doubtfire▶ 33:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 34:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗