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Tootsie (1982) is an engaging, original, hilarious gender-comedy story of an unemployed actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) whose disguises as a feminist named "Dorothy" fooled his/her co-actors and helped him get a job and become a female star. September 29, 2019. FULL REVIEW.
Kids say ( 9 ): This is a raucously funny, yet touching film (that includes one of the best uses of a corncob in the history of motion pictures). Before Mrs. Doubtfire donned a dress, Dustin Hoffman made a splash on the big screen as Dorothy Michaels (née Michael Dorsey) in Tootsie. Aside from classic performances by Hoffman, Jessica Lange ...
Dustin Hoffman does the definitive drag Diva in this sparkling comic gem. Unlike the easy or vulgar laughs of some inferior gender bender flicks, Hoffman & cast always deliver mature and nuanced performances. Mrs. Doubtfire may have more laughs or shocks, but Tootsie rolls along with more dramatic substance and narrative punch.
Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir!Moments after Michael's (Dustin Hoffman) first appearance in drag, he auditions for the soap, meeting director Ron (Dabney Coleman), producer Rita (Doris Belack, herself a daytime-drama veteran) and actress Julie (Jessica Lange), ending with a famous line, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.
Where to watch Tootsie (1982) starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr and directed by Sydney Pollack.
How has Tootsie aged as a feminist / transgender text? I just watched Tootsie for the first time. Overall, I thought it was a fun movie that genuinely surprised me in its narrative choices. Cross-dressing as a gag for comedic effect is one of the older tropes in American comedies.
