Tootsie (1982)
- Starring:
- Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), a brilliant but troublesome New York actor, has managed to alienate every producer on both coasts. Michael's agent George Fields (Sydney Pollack) can't even get his client a commercial since Michael complained that the tomato he was playing wasn't properly motivated. "You were a tomato!" screams George in desperation, adding that Michael is so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera, he applies for the job--even though the job is for a woman. Posing as "Miss Dorothy Michaels," Michael wins the part and becomes a widely-known actress. Yet complications ensue when Michael falls for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange, in an Oscar-winning performance) but, as Dorothy, is courted by Julie's widowed father (Charles Durning). Michael ultimately finds that his disguise as a woman has made him a better man. One of the classic comedies of the 1980s, Tootsie's gender-bending premise boasts a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, and by a host of memorable supporting comic performances from Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, and Bill Murray. Future Oscar-winner Geena Davis makes her screen debut as a daytime drama queen, which indeed she had been before Tootsie came along. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 116 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman - Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
- Teri Garr - Sandy
- Charles Durning - Les
- Sydney Pollack - George Fields
- Geena Davis - April
- Ellen Foley - Jacqui
- Lynne Thigpen - Jo
- Estelle Getty - Middle-Aged Woman
- Gavin Reed - Director
- Susan Merson - Page
- Tony Craig - Joel Spector
- Kas Self - Acting Student
- Susan Egbert - Diane
- Jim Jansen - Stage Manager
- James Carruthers - Middle-Aged Man
- Annie Korzen - Autograph Hound
- John Carpenter - First Actor
- Sam Stoneburner - Actor
- Willy Switkes - Man at Cab
- Jessica Lange - Julie
- Dabney Coleman - Ron
- Bill Murray - Jeff
- George Gaynes - John Van Horn
- Doris Belack - Rita
- Peter Gatto - Rick
- Lois de Banzie - Autograph Hound
- Debra Mooney - Mrs. Mallory
- Richard Whiting - Priest
- Murray Schisgal - Party Guest
- Anne Shropshire - Mrs. Crawley
- Christine Ebersole - Linda
- Ronald L. Schwary - Phil Weintraub
- Bernie Passeltiner - Mac
- Amy Lawrence - Amy
- Tom Mardirosian - Stage Manager
- Pamela Lincoln - Secretary
- Bob Levine - Second Actor
- Marjorie Lovett - Salesgirl
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Writer(s):
- Robert Garland, Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal
- Producer(s):
- Ronald L. Schwary, Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Humor, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
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- 1998 - Tootsie - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
- 1983 - Tootsie - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 1982 - Tootsie - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1982 - Tootsie - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1982 - Tootsie - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1982 - Tootsie - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 1998 - Tootsie - Library of Congress - U.S. National Film Registry
- 1982 - Tootsie - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 1982 - Tootsie - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 1982 - Tootsie - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
- 1982 - Tootsie - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
- 1982 - Tootsie - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
- 1982 - Tootsie - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
- 1982 - Tootsie - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
