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Tootsie (1982)

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DVD Release Date
• R1: May 29, 2001
• R2: 10 Dec 2001

MPAA Rating
PG

Running Time
1 hour, 59 minutes

Country USA

Studio Columbia Pictures, Mirage, Punch Productions

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Other Titles
• Would I Lie to You? (1982)



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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Role-switching, Showbiz, Cult Classic, Love, Love Triangle, Farce

Tagline: Desperate, he took a female role and became a star. If only he could tell the woman he loves.

Plot: When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself blacklisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera. Dorsey arrives for the audition in a dress and makeup. Calling himself Dorothy Michaels, he/she gives an astonishing screen test and is hired on the spot by the show's executive (Dabney Coleman). Dorsey is an overnight sensation with the show's fans, but as his secret career escalates, his relationship with his girlfriend (Teri Garr) suffers. Soon Dorsey finds a new romantic interest at work with his co-star, Julie. The only problem is, Julie thinks Dorsey is a woman and it's not long before she's trying to fix up Dorothy with her single father.

In the tradition of Mel Brooks's THE PRODUCERS, Sydney Pollack's TOOTSIE is a rich, funny, complex film. In featuring Hoffman as the smock-wearing protagonist, its boldness exposes movie-goers to the hilarious challenges faced by a modern cross-dresser. At the same time, the film promoted tolerance for transgendered people. Hoffman is unforgettable as the actor so desperate for work that he'll dress as a woman to get it, and supporting players Geena Davis and Bill Murray

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 Directed by
Sydney Pollack
The Interpreter, The Firm, Sabrina
 Written by
Larry Gelbart
Blame It on Rio, Oh, God!, Neighbors
Don McGuire
Bad Day at Black Rock, Humoresque, Possessed
 Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man, Finding Neverland, Meet the Fockers
Jessica Lange
Big Fish, Cape Fear, Rob Roy
Teri Garr
Dumb & Dumber, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Young Frankenstein
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation, Groundhog Day, The Royal Tenenbaums
Sydney Pollack
Eyes Wide Shut, Changing Lanes, The Player
Geena Davis
Beetle Juice, Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own
Lynne Thigpen
The Insider, Anger Management, Shaft
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