Dustin Hoffman he made you want to do for him—to give him one." In "Tootsie" (1982), Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself dressing up as a woman to land a role on a soap opera. His co-star was Jessica Lange. "Tootsie" earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination. Under direction by Sydney Pollack, Hoffman's role demanded "a steady bombardment of opposites—edgy then funny, romantic then realistic, soft then quivering." To film critic David Denby, Hoffman's character "embodies vulnerability and drive in perfect proportion. He has the knack of making everything he does seem perilous, and so
Dots (candy) brands]] [[Category:Products introduced in 1945]] [[Category:Candy]] [[Category:Kosher food]] Dots (candy) [[ Dots, or Mason Dots (trademarked DOTS), is a brand of [[gumdrop|gum drops]] marketed by [[Tootsie Roll Industries]], which claims that "since its 1945 launch," the candy has become "America's...#1 selling gumdrop brand." According to advertisements, more than four billion dots are produced from the Tootsie Roll Industries Chicago plant each year. According to [[PETA]], Dots are [[vegan]], and according to the Tootsie Roll Industries website, they are gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, and [[kosher]] (officially certified kosher by the [[Orthodox Union]] as of December 1, 2009). Dots were introduced in 1945