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.

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.

1h 56m1982PGTMDb 7.2

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Punch Productions

Tootsie poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 17 December 1982
Runtime: 1h 56m
Rating: PG
TMDB score: 7.2 / 10 (1,993 votes)

Production

Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire
Studios: Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $21.0M
Revenue: $177.2M
Profit: $156.2M
Return: 8.4×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English