Storyline
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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Cast
Sally Field, Robin Williams, Martin Mull, Harvey Fierstein, Lisa Jakub, Pierce Brosnan, Karen Kahn, Scott Beach, James Cunningham, Terence McGovern, Polly Holliday, Joe Bellan, Ralph Peduto, Robert Prosky, Anne Haney, Drew Letchworth, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, Scott Capurro, Sydney Walker, Eva Gholson, Juliette Marshall, Jessica Myerson, Sharon Lockwood, Jim Cullen
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Reviews
80
Empire
Although the broad comedy of the first half soon gives way to a tidal wave of entirely uncalled for sentimentality, this is still a laugh riot - the sight of our hero setting fire to his falsies never fails to amuse.
75
ReelViews
Strictly speaking, it's not a top example of movie making, but it offers two hours of undeniably solid entertainment, and not too many viewers can argue with that.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Williams gives an inspired comic performance. Unfortunately, he outclasses the movie, which is basically a patchwork rip-off of Tootsie.
63
But the film is not as amusing as the premise, and there were long stretches when I'd had quite enough of Mrs. Doubtfire.
60
Williams has to break out of a second-rate "Tootsie" imitation, ankles clamped in pathos and face covered in latex. He pulls it off in the end, but it's not pretty.
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