Oscar bait success of summer blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars" (both of which had also been nominated for Best Picture), independent filmmakers refined Carr's methods of exploiting the Oscars. Merchant Ivory, who produced lavish costume dramas, often based on novels by Henry James or E. M. Forster, began to time their releases to align with the awards season. Their 1985 adaptation of Forster's "A Room with a View" won three of the eight Oscars it was nominated for. By 1991 the modern film-release calendar, in which studios released the movies they had the highest Oscar hopes for in autumn and December,
Mrs. Doubtfire critics compared "Mrs. Doubtfire" unfavorably with "Some Like It Hot" (1959) and others who viewed the film favorably noted its similarity to "Tootsie" (1982). On Rotten Tomatoes, "Mrs. Doubtfire" has a rating of 71%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical reception reads: On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 53 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. In 2000, the American Film Institute placed the film on its 100 Years...100 Laughs list, where it was ranked #67. In 2001, "Mrs. Doubtfire 2" began being developed by Bonnie