‘Mrs. Doubtfire director Chris Columbus addresses rumors ‘NC-17 Cut’

Director Chris Columbus raised the speculation about a rumored NC-17 rating of his beloved 1993 comedy, Mrs. Doubtfire. ”

There is no NC-17 version of the movie directed by Robin Williams, but there is is a reduction of R, Columbus told Entertainment Weekly.

“The reality is that there was an agreement between Robin and myself, that is, he would do one or two, three text recordings,” Columbus said. “And then he would say, ‘Let me play then.’ ‘And we’ll basically take between 15 and 22, I think 22 is the most I remember. ‘

“Mrs. Doubtfire,” issued with a PG-13 rating, plays Williams as a divorced father, Daniel Hillard, posing as an elderly female babysitter named Euphegenia Doubtfire to stay close to his children.

Robin Williams as Euphegenia Doubtfire in


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Robin Williams as Euphegenia Doubtfire in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire ‘.

Fans are buzzing this week about the possibility of an NC-17 version after a viral tweet from the Film Facts report states that the late Williams “improvised so much that there were PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 cuts.”

The tweet was based on something Columbus himself said in 2015. The director, who called Williams ‘the best actor I’ve ever worked with’, told Yahoo Entertainment he ‘finally got’ literally a PG rated version of the movie, PG-13, R and NC-17. ”

However, Columbus told EW this week that the “NC-17” remark was a joke.

An R-movie rating means that children under 17 must be accompanied to see it by a parent or adult guardian in the theaters, while an NC-17 rating means that no one under the age of 17 is allowed.

It’s unclear whether fans looking for a naughtier version of the iconic babysitter will get their wish. Asked if he ever gave the public an R-rated ‘Mrs. Doubtfire, ”Columbus said he would be” open “to a documentary about the making of the film, which could include scenes from the R version.

During a reunion in 2018, members of the cast recalled Williams’ hilarious and shocking improvisation. Pierce Brosnan, who played Williams’ rival Stu, said he “could not really” hold it together in the face of the comedian legend’s many insinuations.

But Mara Wilson, who played the young Natalie Hillard in the film (the daughter of Williams’ character) noticed on Twitter that Williams kept it kid-friendly when she was at.

“He did not say anything about the blue things around me, but I know he said it,” she wrote. ‘I would not be surprised if there is material for an R rating. NC-17? Not at all. ”

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