Robin Williams was undoubtedly one of the most gifted actors to ever appear in Hollywood films. In a career that lasted for 38 years, Williams gave many memorable performances for the audience. Even among them, there are a few that are simply above a notch than the rest.
One such project attached to Robin Williams’ name is the 1993 comedy-drama Mrs. Doubtfire. Williams’ portrayal of a female housekeeper led to the actor improvising at an alarming rate. Evidently, it’s a gold mine of hilarious behind-the-scenes clips of a master at work.
Chris Columbus Labels Robin Williams’ Performance in Mrs. Doubtfire as ‘Divine Inspiration’
The late Hollywood legend, Robin Williams delivered a memorable performance in almost every movie he acted in. Speaking of Mrs. Doubtfire, Williams evidently improvised a lot to make the film extremely hilarious.
In a recent interview with Business Insider, director Chris Columbus shared his views on Robin Williams’ performance in his 1993 comedy-drama.
He was in his prime at that point in his life and it was like divine inspiration.
In the movie, Williams played the role of Daniel Hillard, who is going through a bitter divorce. After losing the custody of his children to his ex-wife, Hillard decides to disguise himself as a female housekeeper.
He lands a job at his ex-wife’s house and gets to spend time with his children by this clever strategy. Williams did a terrific job of making the audience laugh with his epic comedic timing and improv during the flick.
It’s no surprise that even today, it’s regarded as one of the greatest performance by Robin Williams in a movie.
Disney is Yet to Release More Than 900 Boxes of Robin Williams’ Footage From Mrs. Doubtfire
In the same interview with Business Insider, Columbus revealed the fact that there are roughly 972 boxes of containing footage of Williams’ elite improv skills, which could be used to create a memorable documentary. However, Disney is yet to release the boxes and green lit a potential documentary.
There are roughly 972 boxes of footage from “Doubtfire” — footage we used in the movie, outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage — in a warehouse somewhere and we would like to hire an editor to go in and look at all of that footage. We want to show Robin’s process. There is something special and magical about how he went about his work and I think it would be fun to delve into it.
It would be amazing to see more of Robin Williams being in his zone while filming for Mrs. Doubtfire. Ever since the actor’s tragic death in 2014, fans ache to see any unseen content from his movies.
It’s certainly ironic that one of the greatest comedy actors of all time committed suicide at the age of 64. Williams will forever remain a national treasure and his epic movies will be passed on to generations to come.
