Tootsie

[1982, Movie]

Tootsie: Review

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A sitcom ode to the Hoffman ego. Like Hoffman in drag, it doesn't look at itself very closely; it might crack the mirror. Rather than confront what it sets up, it takes the one joke and runs--till it runs out of steam. Paging Billy Wilder. TOOTSIE is about a man who pretends to be a woman in order to secure employment as an actor-actress. Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), a stage actor trying to make ends meet, dresses in drag and auditions for a part as a mature woman at a N... read more

Tootsie: Cast & Details

Year: 1982
Rated PG

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Cast
Dustin Hoffman: Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange: Julie
Teri Garr: Sandy
Dabney Coleman: Ron
Charles Durning: Les
Bill Murray: Jeff

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