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Tootsie 1982 Directed by Sydney Pollack

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.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $21,000,000
Revenue $177,200,000
Release Date 17 December 1982
116 mins
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
Ellen Foley Jacqui
Ronald L. Schwary Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney Mrs. Mallory
Robert D. Wilson Stage Hand
James Carruthers Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty Middle-Aged Woman
Bernie Pollack Actor #1
Marjorie Lovett Salesgirl
Anne Shropshire Mrs. Crawley
Murray Schisgal Party guest
Jim Jansen Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian Stage Manager
Gavin Reed Director
Annie Korzen Autograph Hound
Ibbits Warriner Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting Autograph Hound
Michael M. Ryan Middle-Aged Man
Bob Levine Second Actor
Pamela Lincoln Secretary
Tobin Bell Waiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos (uncredited)
Jim Dratfield Acting Student (uncredited)
John Kapelos Actor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Worsley Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy Warhol Self (uncredited)
Gene Shalit Self (uncredited)