Tootsie
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.
Comedy
Romance
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1982-12-17
Runtime:
1h 56m
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writer:
Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Elaine May
Top Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
Geena Davis
April
Doris Belack
Rita
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Peter Gatto
Rick
Official Videos
Dustin Hoffman on Tootsie
Three Reasons: Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman on TOOTSIE and his character Dorothy Michaels
Director Sydney Pollack on TOOTSIE
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