Movie
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Tootsie
Cast
Dustin HoffmanMichael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica LangeJulie Nichols
Teri GarrSandy Lester
Dabney ColemanRon Carlisle
Charles DurningLes Nichols
Bill MurrayJeff Slater
Sydney PollackGeorge Fields
George GaynesJohn Van HornCredits
- Directed by
- Sydney Pollack
- Written by
- Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Larry Gelbart, Don McGuire
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $21M
- Box office
- $177.2M
Production
Mirage EnterprisesUnited States- Punch ProductionsUnited States
Delphi FilmsUnited States
Columbia PicturesUnited States
