Tootsie ★★★★ 1982 (PG) Stubborn, unemployed actor Michael Dorsey (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels to secure a part on a soap opera. As his popularity on TV mounts, his love life becomes increasingly soap operatic. Hoffman is delightful, as is the rest of the stellar cast, especially Lange as the cast member he falls in love with. Debut of Davis; Murray's performance was unbilled. Director Pollack plays Michael's put-upon agent, George Fields. 110m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Geena Davis, George Gaynes, Estelle Getty, Christine Ebersole, Sydney Pollack;
Director:
Sydney Pollack;
Writer:
Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire;
Writer:
Owen Roizman;
Cameo:
Dave Grusin. Oscars '82: Support. Actress (Lange); AFI '98: Top 100; British Acad. '83: Actor (Hoffman); Golden Globes '83: Actor—Mus./Comedy (Hoffman), Film—Mus./Comedy, Support. Actress (Lange); L.A. Film Critics '82: Screenplay, Natl. Film Reg. '98;; N.Y. Film Critics '82: Director (Pollack), Screenplay, Support. Actress (Lange); Natl. Soc. Film Critics '82: Actor (Hoffman), Film, Screenplay, Support. Actress (Lange); Writers Guild '82: Orig. Screenplay.
