Tootsie (1982) - 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.

Tootsie

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.
( Comedy / Romance )

US Runtime: 116 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 17, 1982 [USA]

Director:	Sydney Pollack

Writers:	Larry Gelbart [Screenplay] Larry Gelbart [Story] Don McGuire [Story] Murray Schisgal [Screenplay]

Producers:	Charles Evans [Executive Producer] Sydney Pollack [Producer] Dick Richards [Producer] Ronald L. Schwary [Producer]

Cinematography:	Owen Roizman

Edited by:	Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp

Music Composed by	Dave Grusin

Production Design:	Peter S. Larkin

Costume Design:	Ruth Morley

Casting by	Sylvia Fay Lynn Stalmaster

Production Companys:	Columbia Pictures (US) Delphi Films (US) Mirage Enterprises (US) Punch Productions

Plot Summary:

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Dustin Hoffman Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels Jessica Lange Julie Nichols Teri Garr Sandy Lester Dabney Coleman Ron Carlisle Charles Durning Les Nichols Bill Murray Jeff Slater Sydney Pollack George Fields George Gaynes John Van Horn Geena Davis April Doris Belack Rita		Ellen Foley Jacqui Peter Gatto Rick Lynne Thigpen Jo Ronald L. Schwary Phil Weintraub Debra Mooney Mrs. Mallory Amy Lawrence Amy Kenny Sinclair Boy Susan Merson Page Robert D. Wilson Stage Hand James Carruthers Middle-Aged Man

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Hurley Mountain Inn, Hurley, New York, USA [bar scene]

Hurley, New York, USA

New York City, New York, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $21,000,000
Revenue:: $177,200,000
Color Info:: Color
Laboratory:: Technicolor

Aspect Ratio:: 2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Panavision - anamorphic
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm

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