Tootsie

Tootsie

116 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 17, 1982

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.

Tootsie

116 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 17, 1982

Tootsie
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films
Original title Tootsie
Directors Renee Bodner, Joseph P. Reidy, David McGiffert, Sydney Pollack
Writers Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart

Cast

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

Ronald L. Schwary

as Phil Weintraub

Debra Mooney

as Mrs. Mallory

Amy Lawrence

as Amy

Susan Merson

as Page

Robert D. Wilson

as Stage Hand

James Carruthers

as Middle-Aged Man

Estelle Getty

as Middle-Aged Woman

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