Tootsie poster
Director Sydney Pollack
Writer Elaine May
Screenplay Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal

Tootsie

Tagline: 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.

Release Date: 1982-12-17

Duration: 116 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Dustin Hoffman
    Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
  • Teri Garr
    Sandy Lester
  • Tobin Bell
    Waiter (uncredited)
  • Bill Murray
    Jeff Slater
  • Geena Davis
    April
  • Charles Durning
    Les Nichols
  • Jessica Lange
    Julie Nichols
  • Ellen Foley
    Jacqui
  • John Kapelos
    Actor at Party (uncredited)
  • Dabney Coleman
    Ron Carlisle