GARAGE NEWS on Instagram: "Mrs.Doubtfire (1993) • Some movies are obviously adaptations of novels, but you would be forgiven for having no idea Mrs. Doubtfire is based on a book. It’s an adaptation of Anne Fine’s 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire. Fine is a British author, so perhaps her book had more cache in her homeland than across the pond. • Apparently, Daniel Hilliard was quite talented with makeup, or so we can surmise based on what happened in the real world. Mrs. Doubtfire was nominated