Tootsie
Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection.
Comedy, Romance
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, The Criterion Collection
Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels, Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols, Teri Garr as Sandy, Dabney Coleman as Ron Carlisle, Charles Durning as Les Nichols, Bill Murray as Jeff Slater, Sydney Pollack as George Fields, George Gaynes as John Van Horn, Geena Davis as April, Doris Belack as Rita, Ellen Foley as Jacqui, Peter Gatto as Rick, Lynne Thigpen as Jo, Ronald L. Schwary as Phil Weintraub, Debra Mooney as Mrs. Mallory, Amy Lawrence as Amy, Kenny Sinclair as Boy, Susan Merson as Page, Robert D. Wilson as Stage Hand, James Carruthers as Middle-Aged Man, Estelle Getty as Middle-Aged Woman, Christine Ebersole as Linda, Bernie Pollack as Actor #1, Sam Stoneburner as Actor #2, Marjorie Lovett as Salesgirl, Barbara Spiegel as Billie, Suzanne von Schaack as Party girl, Anne Shropshire as Mrs. Crawley, Murray Schisgal as Party guest, Richard Whiting as Priest, Jim Jansen as Stage Manager #2, Tom Mardirosian as Stage Manager, Gavin Reed as Director, Annie Korzen as Autograph Hound, Ibbits Warriner as Autograph Hound, Lois de Banzie as Autograph Hound, Stephen Prutting as Autograph Hound, Tobin Bell as Waiter (uncredited), Phillip Borsos as (uncredited), Jim Dratfield as Acting Student (uncredited), John Kapelos as Actor at Party (uncredited), Joyce Worsley as Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited), Andy Warhol as Himself (uncredited), Pamela Lincoln as Secretary, Michael M. Ryan as Middle-Aged Man