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7.4
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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

Dustin Hoffman didn’t win an Oscar for this one, but he’s superb as the tetchy actor no one will hire until he dresses up as a woman and lands a part in a TV soap.

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Cast & Crew

Sydney Pollack
As George Fields
Sydney Pollack
Director
Andy Warhol
As Andy Warhol (uncredited)
Charles Durning
As Les Nichols
Bill Murray
As Jeff Slater
Dustin Hoffman
As Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Teri Garr
As Sandy Lester
John Kapelos
As Actor at Party (uncredited)

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Tootsie (1982) A struggling actor, Michael Dorsey, disguises himself as a woman to land a role in a daytime drama. His female alter ego, Dorothy Michaels, becomes an unexpected star and a feminist icon, but Michael's double life leads to a romantic pickle. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Directed by Sydney Pollack.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Tootsie include Annie Hall, Grease, Joy of Sex, Roxanne, Modern Problems, Law of Desire.

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Tootsie was released in theaters on December 17, 1982.