I don't know if this has been asked before, but which do you prefer? I know both are different stories, but they have the same concept. I grew up with Mrs. Doubtfire but I just saw Tootsie for the first time tonight and I thought it was great. I can see where Tootsie deeply influenced Doubtfire, especially with the scene where Dorothy beats the guy with the shopping bags for taking her cab. :)
shareboth are good, but in my opinion, it is hard to compare both as the circumstances are different.
I mean, Robin Williams' character in Doubtfire is more sympathetic. His reasons are really essential ones as he wants to be near his kids that are his life. His "lie" is more acceptable to me.
But the one in Tootsie, it is too complicated.
Both are rather tiresome films, but Tootsie is somewhat more tolerable. At least we don't have to watch Robin Williams weeping.
shareTootsie is a far better film than Mrs Doubtfire. This is because Dustin Hoffman is and was a far better actor than Robin Williams was. Furthermore, Williams played the role in a "feeling sorry for myself" and sentimental way. Playing for sympathy. Hoffman played it straight. Absolutely, no sympathy Hoffman was looking for.
The film is not a LOL film. It has gentle laughs and makes quiet social comments on matters concerning sexism; acting jobs; relationships; and daily Soaps.
Hoffman is terrific. He is presently an underrated actor. But I believe he is one of the best actors of his generation, up there with Nicholson, Pacino, and De Niro.
Sydney Pollack was a revelation as the agent. I have not seen all the films that Pollock directed, but this is the best film I have seen directed by him.
The script is good and is not preachy about its themes of sexual and human relationships.
Not all the things in the film work. For example, when Michael says to the character played by Jessica Lange exactly what she wants a man to say to her to ask her out, I could not accept that she did not think that something was up or strange.
Nevertheless, despite a couple of misgivings I have about the film, it is superior to Mrs Doubtfire in my opinion
I like them both but they are very different films.
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I like both. In the first episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, The Tale of the Frog Prince starred 2 comedians from those 2 movies: Mrs. Doubtfire's Robin Williams and Tootsie's Teri Garr.
shareGreat question, OP. I love them both.
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Tootsie is the better film. One reason is that I never noticed Hoffman when I was watching him playing a woman, ie, I didn't say to myself, "That's Dustin Hoffman." With Mrs. Doubtfire, I could tell it was Robin Williams underneath. Also, Tootsie was better written.
shareThere are a few films that are like the crossroads between Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie:
The Tale of the Frog Prince episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre with Robin Williams as the Frog Prince and Teri Garr as the Princess which is my favorite one
Hook with Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook and Robin Williams as Peter Pan
A Simple Wish with Mara Wilson as Anabel Greene and Teri Garr as Hortense's receptionist, Rena
But which one is the real crossroads between Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie?
Tootsie, hands down. Doubtfire was great, but Tootsie had more to say about eternal battle of the sexes, in so many situations.
shareI was asking which film is the real crossover between Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie. Is it The Tale of the Frog Prince episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, Hook or A Simple Wish?
shareI can't stand kids, so Tootsie. There's only one crying baby versus the annoying kids in Mrs. Doubtfire.
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