Tootsie
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Tootsie

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.

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.

Comedy
Romance

Why watch this

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.

Released December 17, 1982

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Language
en
Status
Released
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Seasons
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Top cast

The faces you are about to watch.

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Julie Nichols

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Sandy Lester

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Ron Carlisle

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Les Nichols

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Jeff Slater

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

George Fields

George Gaynes

George Gaynes

John Van Horn

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