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Summaries. Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama.
Tootsie. 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.
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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Dustin Hoffman stars with Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray andGeena Davis in director Sydney Pollack's heart-filled classic that heralded a new era of Hollywood wig-flipping and set a new standard for unpredictable laugh-out-loud comedy. © 1982 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Film Info. Spine #738. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES. New 4K digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Audio commentary featuring director Sydney Pollack. New interviews with actor Dustin Hoffman and comedy writer Phil Rosenthal. Interview with Dorothy Michaels by film critic Gene Shalit.
Fandom. Share. Available to Rent or Buy. Watch Now. Tootsie (1982) PG 12/17/1982 (US) Comedy , Romance 1h 56m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. 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. Overview.
Comedy 1982 1 hr 56 min. 91% 13+. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr. Director Sydney Pollack. Trailers. Tootsie. Related. Cast & Crew. DH. Dustin Hoffman. Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels. JL. Jessica Lange. Julie Nichols. TG. Teri Garr. Sandy Lester. DC. Dabney Coleman. Ron Carlisle. CD. Charles Durning. Les Nichols. Bundles. About.
