Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 56m

Tootsie

Tootsie poster
Director
Sydney Pollack
Cast
Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols Teri Garr as Sandy Lester Dabney Coleman as Ron Carlisle Charles Durning as Les Nichols Bill Murray as Jeff Slater
Crew
Owen Roizman — Director of Photography William Steinkamp — Editor Fredric Steinkamp — Editor Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer Larry Gelbart — Screenplay Murray Schisgal — Screenplay
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Tootsie — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
infidelitynew york citylovefriendsfeministcross dressingagentreputationserenadeapologylive televisionwitty
Key Collaborators
Sydney Pollack Director Owen Roizman Director of Photography William Steinkamp Editor Fredric Steinkamp Editor Dave Grusin Original Music Composer Larry Gelbart Screenplay Murray Schisgal Screenplay Larry Gelbart Story Don McGuire Story Dick Richards Producer Sydney Pollack Producer Ronald L. Schwary Producer
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