How 'Tootsie,' Woody Allen, and More Influenced 'The Big Sick'2 of 9
'Tootsie' (1982)
"In Tootsie, the main character, played by Dustin Hoffman, is spinning all these plates. He’s trying to keep all these lies going at once and you’re waiting for them all to fall and crash. That’s something that inspired us with what Kumail Nanjiani's character is going through in The Big Sick. He's lying to everybody and trying to keep everything going. It’s spinning but getting more wobbly so you’re waiting for it all to fall – at which point, he can start to change."
"In Tootsie, the main character, played by Dustin Hoffman, is spinning all these plates. He’s trying to keep all these lies going at once and you’re waiting for them all to fall and crash. That’s something that inspired us with what Kumail Nanjiani's character is going through in The Big Sick. He's lying to everybody and trying to keep everything going. It’s spinning but getting more wobbly so you’re waiting for it all to fall – at which point, he can start to change."