| Tootsie (1982)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Dustin Hoffman |
Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
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| Jessica Lange |
Julie
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| Teri Garr |
Sandy
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| Dabney Coleman |
Ron
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| Charles Durning |
Les
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| Bill Murray |
Jeff
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| Sydney Pollack |
George Fields
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| George Gaynes |
John Van Horn
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| Geena Davis |
April
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| Doris Belack |
Rita
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| Ellen Foley |
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| Peter Gatto |
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| Plot |
| Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), a brilliant but troublesome New York actor, has managed to alienate every producer on both coasts. Michael's agent George Fields (Sydney Pollack) can't even get his client a commercial since Michael complained that the tomato he was playing wasn't properly motivated. "You were a tomato!" screams George in desperation, adding that Michael is so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera, he applies for the job—even though the job is for a woman. Posing as "Miss Dorothy Michaels," Michael wins the part and becomes a widely-known actress. Yet complications ensue when Michael falls for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange, in an Oscar-winning performance) but, as Dorothy, is courted by Julie's widowed father (Charles Durning). Michael ultimately finds that his disguise as a woman has made him a better man. One of the classic comedies of the 1980s, Tootsie's gender-bending premise boasts a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, and by a host of memorable supporting comic performances from Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, and Bill Murray. Future Oscar-winner Geena Davis makes her screen debut as a daytime drama queen, which indeed she had been before Tootsie came along. — Hal Erickson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Romance |
| Director |
Sydney Pollack |
| Producer |
Sydney Pollack; Dick Richards |
| Writer |
Larry Gelbart; Murray Schisgal; Barry Levinson; Robert Garland |
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| Studio |
Columbia TriStar |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
116 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/1/1982 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
321 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
10/26/2004 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Standard 1.33:1 Color
 Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396037472 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
5/29/2001 |
| Subtitles |
Chinese; English; French; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Bonus Trailers
Filmographies
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
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