There are some movies that simply never get old, no matter how many times you watch them.
For most ’90s kids, that list definitely includesMrs.
And as silly as it is, it’s also full of heart.
Talk about a winning combo!
But you’re able to’tre-watchMrs.
Doubtfiretoday without realizing that, hey, you missed a few major things the first go ‘round.
Hey, that’s Matilda!
This wouldn’t have been common knowledge whenMrs.
Doubtfirefirst debuted because it was actually Wilson’s first big role.
It’s hard to imagine Natalie as anyone else, right?
Only, that was very nearly the case.
According toTurner Classic Movies, formerGossip Girlleading lady Blake Lively almost landed the part.
She was only 5 years old at the time, and it all came down to her or Wilson.
Her nerves got the best of her.
Daniel Hillard could throw a killer party.
Granted, it was a teenage dream but a working mom’s nightmare.
He may have been running a mobile petting zoo, but his setup proved more like a circus.
The animals were roaming all over the place!
They ate potentially harmful things (cake can’t be good for ponies, can it?)
and were forcibly shooed off of stoops.
This is not a man invested in the welfare of his pets.
Mind your responsibilities, man.
Judging by the Hillard home, Miranda is one heck of an interior designer
WatchingMrs.
Doubtfirewhen you were younger, you may have had a passing thought that the Hillard home was nice.
In 2016, it sold for an impressive $4,150,000.Hotpadsputs that monthly mortgage at $4,850 per month.
As of 2018,Zillowvalued it at almost $5 million.
Thinking of abandoning your current profession for a career in interior design just like Miranda Hillard?
Don’t hand in your two weeks notice just yet.
She also pays Mrs. Doubtfire $1,200 per month and drives a luxury car.
Harvey Fierstein has a little Fiddler moment
The kids ofMrs.
Doubtfirewere cute, but they had competition for the title of biggest scene-stealers.
Their natural charisma isn’t the only thing that makes these two so great, either.
It just so happens that Fierstein is aTony Award-winningBroadways singer-slash-performer andhe’s starred inFiddler not once, but twice.
That is quite literally music to drama geeks’ ears.
The end result is crazy impressive.
It was like walking around with a beanbag chair for t***."
The movie flips the script on typical male-female tropes
To be honest,Mrs.
Doubtfirewas pretty empowering for its time.
Miranda is the primary income earner, and she makes bank.
Doubtfirepaints Miranda in a vibrant light.
A refreshing flip, no?
Hmm, would that meringue face mask really work?
Be real: when you first watchedMrs.
Cake to the face that shtick never gets old when you’re young.
If you ask YouTube beauty bloggers and vloggers, the answer is yes.
They tighten and shrink pores.
It fights acne and protects skin from free radicals.
When Daniel’s son, Chris, catches Mrs. Doubtfire using the bathroom standing up, he seems revolted.
But how does the trans community feel about the film?
Still, the movie isn’t considered openly transphobic.
People in the community underscore the fact that Daniel was only cross-dressing and, then, only in farce.
But re-watching it, you’ll likely recognize the face, and geta certain themesong stuck in your head.
The head chef inMrs.
Doubtfireis played by actorPaul Guilfoyle, whoplayed Captain Jim Brassfrom 2000 to 2014 on the flagshipCSIseries.
So, unless there was a crime in there, Guilfoyle being in the kitchen seems out of place.
It’s no wonder he let Mrs. Doubtfire sneak by and practically poison someone’s food!
His specialty is pursuing violent criminals, not running a tight kitchen.
Speaking of the kitchen, something smells fishy
The dinner scene inMrs.
Doubtfirecreates more questions than answers.
But also, how wouldStunot have noticed it?
Pepper has a strong smell, and Mrs. Doubtfire poured it liberally.
Surely Stu would have caught a whiff of it, or even seen it before chowing down.
This means that when he took a bite, the most likely reaction would have been an allergic reaction.
If his allergies were severe, he could have suffered life-threatening anaphylaxis.
Barring all of that, though, who orders jambalaya “not spicy”?
Is that even a thing?
“Go on, lean in.
Listen,“he whispers to them.
“You hear it?…
Seize the day, boys.
Make your lives extraordinary.”
Or that journalists and outlets often categorize it asone of the best filmsof all time.
Oh captain, my captain… you are greatly missed.
The mailman is the OG dinosaur man
The major plot catalyst inMrs.
Here, he is introduced as “Mr. Never made this connection the gazillion times you watched the movie growing up?
You’re not alone.
However, that doesn’t mean Hollywood had forgotten about this film gem altogether.
Tragically, a sequel toMrs.
Doubtfirewas in the works at the time of Williams' death.
“We said for years that we would never do it,” Columbus toldEntertainment Weeklyof shooting a sequel.
“Then somebody came up with a really interesting idea, and we agreed to develop a script.”
After the beloved actor passed, though, they couldn’t fathom replacing him.
