Tootsie

PG

Released Dec 17, 1982

1 hr. 51 min.

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie (Jessica Lange), complications develop that could wreck everything.

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Critics Consensus

Tootsie doesn't squander its high-concept comedy premise with fine dialogue and sympathetic treatment of the characters.

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Ilaria C

My favorite movie. That's it, that's my review. It's my #1.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Pedro G

Muy buena película, una gran comedia muy divertida y original. Esta es una película con una historia divertida en la que un hombre se viste de una mujer para participar en un programa de televisión y se termina haciendo famoso. Es una película con una comedia que funciona mas que nada gracias al protagonista pero mas que nada cuando esta como Dorothy, ya que Dustin Hoffman lo hace genial e interpreta muy bien a este personaje femenino, y mas allá de que en ese tiempo lo gracioso era que este vestido de mujer, si es verdad que hay chistes mas allá de eso que son geniales. La película se me hizo muy entretenida, aunque ya conocía la historia por haber visto el musical y ya sabia todo lo que iba a pasar por lo que no me atrapaba tanto. Las actuaciones además de la de Dustin, son excelentes, principalmente las de Jessica Lange, Sydney Pollack, Bill Murray, Teri Garr, etc. En conclusión, una muy buena película para pasar el rato, es una historia entretenida y divertida que te hace reír bastante y tiene un elenco que lo hace genial. La recomiendo.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Alec B

Undeniably has some great scenes (i.e. just about anything with Teri Garr or Bill Murray) but on the whole its a little too long and the romance isn't all that convincing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Madie R

This might just be one of the greatest comedies I've seen. Dustin Hoffman is 100% believable as a woman. "I was a better man with you, as a woman... than I ever was with a woman, as a man. "

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Kurt A

Outstanding film and acting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Eugenia N

Is an excelente comedy but isnt a LgTBQ picture. Please change this classification. Thanks

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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Sydney Pollack

Director

Dustin Hoffman

Michael Dorsey

Jessica Lange

Julie Nichols

Teri Garr

Sandy Lester

Dabney Coleman

Ron Carlisle

Charles Durning

Les Nichols

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Pauline Kael

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[Tootsie] has what the best screwball comedies had: a Can-you-top-this? quality.

Sep 12, 2023

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Both [Garr and Lange] are excellent, and Miss Lange continues her promise to become a superstar of the 1980s.

Nov 12, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It's a movie with a lot on its mind - while never toppling over under the weight of its good intentions.

May 30, 2016

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

There are brains behind the film which allow it to be funny and provocative in its observations on gender roles and women’s equality.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It all comes together with some sensationally dry humor - the kind of comedy that feels natural, realistic, and spontaneous.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 8, 2020

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

[Hoffman gives] a remarkable dual performance, as profound as it is funny.

Feb 26, 2020

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Synopsis

New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie (Jessica Lange), complications develop that could wreck everything.

Director: Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer: Charles Evans
Screenwriter: Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson, Elaine May, Murray Schisgal
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, RCA/Columbia, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Criterion Collection, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Punch Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 1982, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2014
Sound Mix: Mono, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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