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Movie
language
English
duration
112 min
genre
comedy-drama
theme
romantic comedy
director
Sydney Pollack
Score
7 / 10

Tootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job.

Plot

Michael Dorsey is a respected actor, but nobody in New York City wants to hire him because he is a perfectionist and difficult to work with. He makes ends meet by working as a server in a restaurant and teaching acting classes.

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    award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Silver nugget for the best foreign film
    contentLocation New York City
    director Sydney Pollack
    editor Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp
    events breeches role
    genre comedy-drama
    keywords act claim engage engagement ring gloria steinem good time move open single mother soap opera teach tipping point twin brother widow
    musicBy Dave Grusin
    nomination Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    producer Dick Richards Sydney Pollack
    productionCompany Mirage Enterprises
    publisher Columbia Pictures
    recordedAt New York City
    theme feminist romantic comedy romantic drama