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.”
1982•PG•1h 56m•7.2•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Writer
Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Elaine May
Budget
$21M
Revenue
$177M
Languages
English
Studio
Mirage Enterprises
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
Lynne Thigpen
Jo
Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
Production
Company
Mirage Enterprises
Company
Punch Productions
Company
Delphi Films
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Dick Richards
Producer
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
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