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Tootsie
“What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.”
7.2 / 10• 1982• 1h 56m•PG• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Cast & Crew
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Lead
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sydney Pollack's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tootsie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
