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I swear Janet McTeer's character looks like K D Lang


Which is pretty ironic, given the context.

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I thought Hubert was K D Lang!
And oh yes, the irony!

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It's funny you say that because one Australian film reviewer said Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs looks like Robin Williams and Janet McTeer as Hubert looks like KD Lang.

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The Robin Williams comparison is spot on, I wondered why I found Albert faintly amusing!

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Here's a hoot - When I first saw the trailer for "Mrs Doubtfire" I thought it was Glenn Close as the title character. Turns out to be Robin Williams.

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It's funny you say that because one Australian film reviewer said Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs looks like Robin Williams...


If you were to bring this gender-bending theme full circle--Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire is a dead-ringer for Glenn Close.

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Same for me, on both counts :)

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OMFG, YOU'RE RIGHT!

I couldn't figure out who she reminded me of! haha!

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I had to stop the movie and check if Hubert was K.D. Lang before I could finish watching the film. That's how much it bothered me in a .."I know Hubert looks like K.D. Lang but what is K.D. Lang doing in this film?' so I found out that it was Janet McTeer and then I could watch the film without those nagging thoughts distracting me.

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i knew it wasn't kd, but they sure do look alike. though Janet looked very tall and kd is quite petite. both hot stuff! i didn't know who it was that played hubert til the credits, but knew it wasn't kd.

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I thought so too. Young KD Lang circa mid 90's....



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she was great. saw it once. want to see it again. ''Barefoot'' is one great song. kd is divine.

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Yes and also James L Woods

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I thought McTeer was terrific

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It was obviously intentional to show that a situation similar to that of the movie can also exist in our own time.

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You're right! (And I've loved Janet since "Songcatcher".) I thought Glenn Close looked like Lyle Lovett.

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I thought k.d. lang right away, loved this sad little movie

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yes, and Robin Williams a bit!

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Right on, Jegpad!

That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw what Hubert looked like :) my gosh, is this KD Lang?

In any case, Janet McTeer makes a great butch!

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she sure does! kd is tiny compared to how tall Janet looked in this role. hot stuff, both of them!

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