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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.
- (115K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sydney Pollack
- 1982-12-17
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" 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.
Tootsie (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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...
- (54)
- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Dustin Hoffman
A comedy film about an actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera and falls in love with his co-star. Read the full plot summary, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews on IMDb.
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Tootsie. An out-of-work actor finds success, love and frustration when he gets the role of his life . . . playing a woman. 4,227 IMDb 7.4 1 h 56 min 1982. PG. Romance · Comedy · Gentle · Strange.
