Tootsie (1982)

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 | Unemployed Actor | Audition | Actress | Soap Opera

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
Sydney Pollack	...	George Fields
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

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) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | 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:

The movie's line "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man. Know what I mean?" was voted as the #61 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sandy comes over and surprises Dorothy in her apartment, she takes her coat off twice.

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:

Referenced in "Oi treis harites: Tootsie: Part 1" (????)

Soundtrack:

Tootsie

THE COMMENTS OF A FILM ADDICT

Wow!, what a film anyone who has seen this film would definetly agree with me that this film touches you in so many different places. It's funny, sad but also appealing to so many different people. Dustin Hoffman is superb in it, so is Jessica Lange the way they act on set together is very amusing but when they are alone, it's always an emotional scene. Especially the scene in which Julie (Lange) throws a glass of champagne at him when he tries to come on to her at a party, it's so funny. Murray is also good as Hoffman's mixed-up flat mate. Sydney Pollack the director also takes a small role as Hoffman's Agent who unsuccesfully tries to find him work. The viewer sees the struggle of all the characters in their everyday life. There is also a touch of romance in the fim for the sentimentals in this world. The whole team bonds together to create a funny, imaginative film suitable for anyone who is in the mood for a laugh or a cry. I thouroughly reccomend it!!