@Rawhead inspired me to write about this movie next because of his reference to the great Robin Williams.

When I used to flip through channels, if this movie was on I had to start watching it no matter what part it was on. At its core, there is just something funny about a man dressing up as a woman. I’m not disrespecting crossdressers, transvestites, or any of the like. I’m merely pointing out my kind of humor.

Of course the movie is Mrs. Doubtfire. which was released in 1993. Robin Williams portrays a recently-divorced dad so desperate to spend more time with his kids that he concocts a scheme to dress up as an English housekeeper. He has run-ins with his ex-wife’s new love interest and a social worker tasked with verifying that he has an appropriate home environment. Toward the end of the movie, he has a fateful night at a restaurant where simultaneously the charade falls apart and he somehow lands a new job.

The movie was the second-highest-grossing movie of 1993, second to Jurassic Park, and also won both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards.

Now that Robin Williams is gone, it feels different to watch the movie. I still enjoy it and laugh every time I watch it. But there is an underlying sad note as I think about the loss of such a gifted comedian and actor.