Tootsie (1982)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writers:

Don McGuire (story) and
Larry Gelbart (story) ...

Release Date:

17 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera.

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Female Role | Cross Dressing | Director | Unemployed Actor | Television Producer

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Dustin Hoffman	...	Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange	...	Julie Nichols
Teri Garr	...	Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman	...	Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning	...	Leslie 'Les' Nichols
Bill Murray	...	Jeff Slater
George Gaynes	...	John Van Horn
Geena Davis	...	April Page
Doris Belack	...	Rita Marshall
Ellen Foley	...	Jacqui
Peter Gatto	...	Rick
Lynne Thigpen	...	Jo
Ronald L. Schwary	...	Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney	...	Mrs. Mallory
Amy Lawrence	...	Amy

Also Known As:

Would I Lie to You? (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15 (video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:R (original rating) | South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Hurley Mountain Inn, Hurley, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In Sydney, Australia, director Sydney Pollack commented "No one ever laughed during the shooting of any scenes of the film. It's only funny because of its story structure."

Goofs:

Continuity: In the party scene, when Michael (out of drag) meets Julie and lays "the line" on her, she throws a drink in his face. The drink hits the back of the man behind them. The man jumps, but doesn't turn around. When Michael turns to dry his face on the man's coat, the coat is dry.

Quotes:

George Fields: OK, I know this is going to disgust you, Michael, but a lot of people are in this business to make money.
Michael Dorsey: You make it out like I'm some flake, George. I am in this business to make money, too.
George Fields: Really?
Michael Dorsey: Yes!
George Fields: The Harlem Theatre for the Blind? Strindberg in the Park? The People's Workshop in Syracuse?
Michael Dorsey: OK, now wait a minute. I did nine plays in eight months up in Syracuse. I happened to get great reviews from the New York critics, not that that's why I did it.
George Fields: Oh, of course not. God forbid you should lose your standing as a cult failure.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Tootsie

BRILLIANT!

This is a wonderful film,I can't remember how many times I have seen it,I love it! Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels.Along with Jessica Lange and Teri Garr and fantastic direction from and co-star Sydney Pollack,this couldn't be any better.It's a great story and well scripted and very funny besides.If you love films you can't not love this one.This is my 2nd favourite film in the world only because ''Some Like it Hot'' is my first choice.Dustin is one of the best actors in the business and continues to be to this day.