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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Sydney Pollack |
| Stars: |
Jessica Lange |
| Actors: |
Sydney Pollack |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Romances · Switching Roles · Showbiz · Rags To Riches · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 25th Anniversary Edition |
| UPC: |
043396247901 |
| Release Date: |
1982 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 56min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 56min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 29, 2001)
UPC: 043396037472 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/08/1982, Cart.): "...Remarkably funny and entirely convincing....[The] film instantly takes flight with charm and confidence and stays aloft thereafter..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"How do you feel about Cleveland?"--cameraman's response when asked how far back he can go to make Dorothy Michaels (Dustin Hoffman) look more attractive
"I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man."--Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) to Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange) |
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When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself blacklisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera. Dorsey arrives for the audition in a dress and makeup. Calling himself Dorothy Michaels, he/she gives an astonishing screen test and is hired on the spot by the show's executive (Dabney Coleman). Dorsey is an overnight sensation with the show's fans, but as his secret career escalates, his relationship with his girlfriend (Teri Garr) suffers. Soon Dorsey finds a new romantic interest at work with his co-star, Julie. The only problem is, Julie thinks Dorsey is a woman and it's not long before she's trying to fix up Dorothy with her single father. <br> <br> In the tradition of Mel Brooks's THE PRODUCERS, Sydney Pollack's TOOTSIE is a rich, funny, complex film. In featuring Hoffman as the smock-wearing protagonist, its boldness exposes movie-g... |
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