“It’s a side of Robin that people rarely knew,” Field said of her late costar.
“He was very sensitive and intuitive.”
In a new oral history about Williams' life and workpublished byVanity Fair, hisMrs.
Sally Field and Robin Williams in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’.Everett
DoubtfirecostarSally Fieldremembered an act of kindness that he did for her on set.
Directed by Chris Columbus and released in 1993,Mrs.
“I never shared this story before,” Field said.
“I was in the camper outside of the courtroom where we were shooting the divorce scene.
My father had a stroke a couple of years before, and was in a nursing facility.
I got a phone call from the doctor saying my father had passed, a massive stroke.
He asked if I wanted them to put him on the resuscitator.
I said, ‘No, he did not want that.
Just let him go.
And c’mon lean down and say, Sally says goodbye.'”
“I was of course beside myself.
I came on the set trying with all my might to act,” Field said.
“I wasn’t crying.
Robin came over, pulled me out of the set, and asked, ‘Are you okay?'”
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It helped that Williams was a producer onMrs.
Doubtfirein addition to being the star, so he was able to adjust the filming schedule on short notice.
The production was then able to shoot around Field while she made funeral arrangements with her family.
“It’s a side of Robin that people rarely knew,” Field said.
“He was very sensitive and intuitive.”
Williams was more known for his rapid-fire improvisational skills.
This has led to persistent rumors that there is a more vulgar, NC-17 cut of the film.
Columbus denied that ina 2021 interview withEntertainment Weekly, but did confirm there was an R-rated version in existence.
Read more tributes to WilliamsatVanity Fair.
