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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.
Dec 17, 1982 · 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.
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"Tootsie" is the kind of Movie with a capital M that they used to make in the 1940s, when they weren't afraid to mix up absurdity with seriousness, social comment with farce, and a little heartfelt tenderness right in there with the laughs.
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 a soap opera...
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- Comedy, LGBTQ+
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This multilayered comedy from Sydney Pollack follows the elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who poses as a woman to get a soap opera gig; while “Dorothy Michaels” skyrockets to fame, Michael finds himself learning to be a better man.
Dec 14, 2015 · 1. IT WAS A LONG, LONG, LONG DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. Originally written as a play, Don McGuire wrote the screenplay Would I Lie to You?, about a male actor who dresses like a woman to find...
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.
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.
Jan 2, 2015 · Tootsie wasn’t the first feminist film from a major studio (or comedy, even; see the aforementioned 9 to 5), but it was one of the most important, because it was a giant...