Nearly 33 years have passed since Mrs. Doubtfire was released in theaters. ButSally Field knows why the blockbuster comedy remains a fan favorite—especially among Millennials.
And no, the movie’s enduring popularity has little to do with the hilarious sight of Robin Williams in a dress and high heels.
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"The movie is about something really valid and important," the actress tells Parade in this week’s exclusive cover story coming on April 29. "It’s a lot of laughter, but it’s about the difficulties of divorce for children and how ultimately, the mom and the dad can get divorced and the kids will still be okay. Kids need to know this—they need to know that sometimes divorce is the very best thing because sometimes when moms and dads feel they need to stay together for the kids, it’s a bad message."
The movie chronicles Daniel Hillard (Williams), a freelance voice actor desperate to spend more time with his three kids—played by Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence and Mara Wilson—after a divorce. His big idea: Dressing up and disguising himself as an elderly British nanny, "Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire."
Field plays Miranda, his ex-wife who hires Mrs. Doubtfire and starts confiding in her—all the while unaware of her true identity. She also falls in love with a dashing new man (Pierce Brosnan). Field explains, "You want your children to understand that finding a partner to support you and love you and grow with you and challenge you is a really wonderful thing. And if it isn’t working, that’s okay, too. Not every relationship is supposed to last 'till the end of time."
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Field herself is a two-time divorcée: She was wed to high school sweetheart Steven Craig from 1968-75 and to producer Alan Greisman from 1984-94. Like Miranda, she’s also a proud mom of three—screenwriter Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick), screenwriter and director Eli Craig (Little Evil) and writer Sam Greisman.
Sally Field poses with her son Eli Craig, daughter-in-law Sasha Craig and grandson Noah Craig, as she is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.Photo by ROBYN BECK on Getty Images
The actress—who stars in the heartwarming new Netflix movie Remarkably Bright Creatures out May 8—adds that she and Williams—along with director Chris Columbus (Home Alone) made sure that all the adult characters stayed sympathetic throughout the narrative. "We wanted to say to the kids that there are no bad guys in this," she says. "Life isn’t just one thing. And if you clamp down on it and demand that it stay this one thing, you miss the really fabulous colors of life and all its different paths. Like 'Oh wait, there’s this path and that path. I didn’t see that.'"
Released over Thanksgiving weekend in 1993 to mixed reviews (famed critic Roger Ebert gave it a “thumbs down”!), Mrs. Doubtfire nonetheless grossed nearly $450 million worldwide and was the second-highest-grossing movie of the year behindJurassic Park. It received an Oscar for Best Makeup and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy. The Mrs. Doubtfire musical officially opened on Broadway in 2021.
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