Movie
Tootsie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-17
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Sydney Pollack as George Fields
- George Gaynes as John Van Horn
- Geena Davis as April
- Doris Belack as Rita
- Ellen Foley as Jacqui
- Peter Gatto as Rick
Crew
- Sydney Pollack - Director
- Larry Gelbart - Screenplay
- Murray Schisgal - Screenplay
- Don McGuire - Story
- Larry Gelbart - Story
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