Dustin Hoffman
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Tootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning.
Tootsie: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman. Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Tootsie (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
“Tootsie” has a lot of fun with its plot complications; we get almost every possible variation on the theme of mistaken sexual identities. The movie also manages to make some lighthearted but well-aimed observations about sexism. It also pokes satirical fun at soap operas, New York show business agents and the Manhattan social pecking order.
An out-of-work actor finds success, love and frustration when he gets the role of his life . . . playing a woman. 4,289. IMDb 7.4 1 h 56 min 1982 PG. Romance • Comedy • Gentle • Strange. Rent.
Check out the official Tootsie (1982) Trailer starring Dustin Hoffman!
New York actor Michael Dorsey is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part.
New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After...
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- Comedy, LGBTQ+
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Dustin Hoffman shines as a struggling actor who becomes a TV star and finds true love - by dressing as a woman! © 1982 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
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.
