“Madame Doubtfire” by Chris Columbus is one of the cult films of the 1990s. Robin Williams displayed all his talent in the skin of this father who decided to make himself up as an old English housekeeper to continue to see his children after a heated divorce . Discover a moving cut scene below.
Madame Doubtfire: the genius of Robin Williams
In 1993, Chris Columbus directed Mrs. Doubtfire. A cult comedy, as funny as it is moving, carried by the immense Robin Williams. He plays the role of Daniel Hillard, a voice actor, who finds himself deprived of custody of his three children following a complicated divorce. To see them daily, he has the idea of putting his acting skills to good use and transforms into Madame Doubtfire, a housekeeper whom the whole family welcomes with open arms.
The film is based both on the comic genius of Robin Williams (who did not hesitate to improvise many scenes) and on all his fragility. At his side, we could find Sally Field in the role of his ex-wife Miranda, and Pierce Brosnan in the skin of the new companion of the latter.
Discover a moving cut scene
In one of the cut scenes from the film that can be found on YouTube, we discover Daniel arriving at the spelling contest of Lydia (Lisa Jakub), his eldest daughter. We remember that Mrs. Doubtfire had her review this contest, just before going to the bathroom, and her son finds out that she was in fact his father. This sequence therefore happens just after.
Daniel cannot find a place next to his children, which triggers an argument with his ex-wife. Lydia, distracted, ends up losing the competition. The sequence ends with a touching face to face between the latter and her father. She asks him why he did not use his acting skills to pretend that everything was going well with his relationship and thus avoid divorce. He replies that the illusion would not have lasted, and that it could not have continued and adds that he is not a good enough actor to be in the shoes of a character 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. out of 7.
He ends by telling her that being her father is the greatest joy of her life, and asks her to forgive him for the contest.
If you would like to see or re-watch the film, it is available on Disney +.
