Tootsie (1982)

  • PG
  • 12/17/1982 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 56m

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

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.

Sydney Pollack

Director

Larry Gelbart

Screenplay, Story

Murray Schisgal

Screenplay

Elaine May

Writer

Don McGuire

Story

Cast

Dustin Hoffman's headshot

Dustin Hoffman

Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange's headshot

Jessica Lange

Julie Nichols
Teri Garr's headshot

Teri Garr

Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman's headshot

Dabney Coleman

Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning's headshot

Charles Durning

Les Nichols
Bill Murray's headshot

Bill Murray

Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack's headshot

Sydney Pollack

George Fields
George Gaynes's headshot

George Gaynes

John Van Horn

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