Tootsie (1982)
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.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Dustin Hoffman
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
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Jessica Lange
as Julie Nichols
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Teri Garr
as Sandy Lester
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Dabney Coleman
as Ron Carlisle
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Charles Durning
as Les Nichols
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Bill Murray
as Jeff Slater
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Sydney Pollack
as George Fields
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George Gaynes
as John Van Horn
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Geena Davis
as April
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Doris Belack
as Rita
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Ellen Foley
as Jacqui
- Peter Gatto as Rick
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Lynne Thigpen
as Jo
- Ronald L. Schwary as Phil Weintraub
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Debra Mooney
as Mrs. Mallory
- Amy Lawrence as Amy
- Kenny Sinclair as Boy
- Susan Merson as Page
Crew
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Sydney Pollack
Director
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Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
- Fredric Steinkamp Editor
- William Steinkamp Editor
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Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
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Sydney Pollack
Producer
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Dick Richards
Producer
- Ronald L. Schwary Producer
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Larry Gelbart
Screenplay
- Murray Schisgal Screenplay
