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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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- Sydney Pollack
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Roger Ebert December 17, 1982. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. One of the most endearing things about "Tootsie," a movie in which Dustin Hoffman plays a middle-aged actress, is that the actress is able to carry most of her own scenes as herself - even if she weren't being played by Hoffman. "Tootsie" works as a story, not as a ...
After a three-year acting hiatus, he starred in the comedy Tootsie in 1982 as a struggling actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get an acting role. He returned to stage acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman – Hoffman reprised the role a year later in a television film.
YearTitleRole1967Hap1967Benjamin "Ben" Braddock1968Jason Fister1969Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" RizzoSynopsis. Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is an actor living and working in New York City. Most of his work seems to be on the stage; he is adept at disguises, and has a tendency to tailor his own look at the audition based on what he thinks the director wants.
Dec 17, 2022 · Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie. Photograph: Columbia/Sportsphoto/Allstar. Dustin Hoffman. This article is more than 1 year old. Tootsie at 40: a dazzling comedy with something serious on...
