When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
71% ★★★★☆ (238,642)
Tootsie
Where to watch: Netflix
Movie · Comedy · Romance · PG
1982 · 1h 56m · ★ 71% (239K)
What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
Overview
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Production
Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack, Ellen Foley, Peter Gatto, Lynne Thigpen, Ronald L. Schwary, Debra Mooney, Amy Lawrence, Kenny Sinclair, Susan Merson, Robert D. Wilson, James Carruthers