Our next movie dad this week is Mrs. Doubtfire, the divorced dad Daniel HIllard, who goes to extremes and masquerades as a vaguely Scottish housekeeper to fool his ex-wife (Sally Field) and kids while sneaking back into their lives full-time. This was undoubtedly one of the late Robin Williams' most beloved movies and roles, and while it does have some classic hilarious parts in it, I was always slightly bugged by the underlying creepiness of the premise- no one thought he might be clinically insane when the ruse was revealed? Really? I guess you just have to suspend disbelief. It's still worth it as one of the essential Robin Williams vehicles (even if it's not as good as Tootsie, in my opinion).
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