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Tootsie
Sign in to saveTootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job.
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Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy drama and LGBTQ-related film directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay was written by Murray Schisgal, Barry Levinson, Elaine May, and Larry Gelbart. The cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, and Charles Durning. Produced by Columbia Pictures, the film was shot in New York City, Hurley, and Fort Lee, with Owen Roizman serving as director of photography and Dave Grusin as composer.
The movie has a runtime of 112 minutes according to one source, while others list it as 116 minutes. It was released on December 17, 1982, and March 25, 1983. The production had a budget of $21,000,000 and generated box office revenue of $177,200,000. Tootsie received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, and the BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.
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Film · TMDB
7.2When 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.
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
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- love
- friends
- feminist
- cross dressing
- agent
- reputation
- serenade
- apology
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Tootsie
- Film.image
- Tootsie imp.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Sydney Pollack
- Film.cinematography
- Owen Roizman
- Film.music
- Dave Grusin
- Film.studio
- Mirage Enterprises
- Film.distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 116 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $22 million
- Film.gross
- $177.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Home media
- Musical adaptation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Tootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job.
Tootsie was partly inspired by a play McGuire wrote in the early 1970s, and was first made into a screenplay in 1979 by Dick Richards, Bob Kaufman, and Robert Evans. Richards, who was selected as director, introduced the project to Hoffman, who obtained complete creative control after signing on: revisions to the screenplay and the replacement as director of Richards and his successor, Hal Ashby, by Pollack delayed the production, which began in November 1981. Principal photography took place across New York and in New Jersey, including in Manhattan, Hurley, and Fort Lee. The film's theme song, "It Might Be You", performed by Stephen Bishop, peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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