‘Mrs. Doubtfire director Chris Columbus addresses the rumored “NC-17 Cut”

Director Chris Columbus has clarified speculation about a rumored NC-17 cut from his beloved 1993 comedy “Mrs. Doubt.”

There is no NC-17 version of the film directed by Robin Williams, but it is is an R-rated cut, Columbus told Entertainment Weekly.

“The reality is that there was an agreement between Robin and me, that he did one or two, three script shots,” Columbus said. “And then he said, ‘Then let me play.’ And we’d basically go between 15 and 22 shots, I think 22 is the one I remember the most.”

“Mrs. Doubtfire,” which was released with a PG-13 rating, starred Williams as divorced father Daniel Hillard, who masquerades as an elderly nanny named Euphegenia Doubtfire to stay close to his children.

Fans were rumored about the possibility of an NC-17 version this week after one viral tweet of the Film Facts account claimed that the late Williams had “improvised so much that there were cuts in PG, PG-13, R and NC-17”.

The tweet was based on something Columbus himself said in 2015. The director, who called Williams “the best actor I’ve worked with,” told Yahoo Entertainment that he had ended up with “literally, a version of the film rated PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 “.

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

An R-rated film means that children under the age of 17 must be accompanied to see it in cinemas by an adult parent or guardian, while the NC-17 rating means that no one under the age of 17 will be admitted. .

It’s unclear if fans who want a more mischievous version of the iconic nanny will get their wish. When asked if she would ever allow the audience to see a “Mrs. Doubtfire, ”Columbus said, would be“ open ”to a documentary about the film’s creation, which could include scenes from the R-rated version.

Cast members had recalled Williams ‘hilarious and shocking improvisation during a 2018 reunion. Pierce Brosnan, who played Williams’ rival Stu, said he “couldn’t really” keep him together in the face of the band’s many innuendos. comedy legend.

But Mara Wilson, who played the young Natalie Hillard in the film (the daughter of Williams’ character) posted on Twitter that Williams kept it fit for children when he was present.

“He didn’t say anything blue around me, but I know he said it,” he wrote. “Wouldn’t it surprise me that there was material for an R. NC-17 rating? No way.”