Rent Tootsie (1982)
3.6 of 5 from 273 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- Dustin Hoffman stars as Dorsey, a dedicated actor with a reputation for being difficult. Having antagonised every producer in New York nobody will hire him. But Michael is desperate for work, so desperate he's willing to pretend to be a woman. Passing himself off as 'Dorothy Michaels' he lands himself a part on a TV Soap Opera and soon becomes a national phenomenon. But when he falls for the leading lady of the show things get complicated. How can he tell her he loves her when she thinks he's a woman and so does the rest of America....
- Actors:
- Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack, Ellen Foley, Peter Gatto, Lynne Thigpen, Ronald L. Schwary, Debra Mooney, Amy Lawrence, Kenny Sinclair, Susan Merson, Michael Ryan, Robert D. Wilson
- Directors:
- Sydney Pollack
- Producers:
- Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards, Ronald L. Schwary
- Writers:
- Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire, Barry Levinson, Robert Garland, Elaine May
- Others:
- Dick Richards, Don McGuire, Murray Schisgal, Les Fresholtz, Ruth Morley, Terri Garr, Dorothy Pearl, George Masters, C Romaina Ford, Allen Weisinger, Les Lazarowitz, Dick Alexander, Arthur Piantadosi, Owen Roizman, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 2, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Getting to Know: Emma Thompson, Getting to Know: Kenneth Branagh, Getting to Know: Renée Zellweger, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023, Oscar's Two-Time Club, Oscars: Winners & Losers, A Brief History of Film..., Top 100 AFI Laughs, Top 100 AFI Movies, Top Films
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/04/2016
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary featuring director Sydney Pollack
- New interviews with actor Dustin Hoffman and comedy writer Phil Rosenthal
- Interview with Dorothy Michaels by film critic Gene Shalit
- The Making of "Tootsie" (1982) and A Better Man: The Making of "Tootsie" (2007), two documentaries featuring interviews with cast and crew
- Screen and wardrobe test footage
- Deleted scenes and trailers
- An essay by critic Michael Sragow
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Reviews (1) of Tootsie
A Great All Round Film - Tootsie review by CP Customer
I love this film! It’s one of those rare gems that my whole family will choose to watch together ad everyone will love every minute.
Dustin Hoffman (as does the rest of the cast) delivers a fantastic performance. Its a perfect comedy with elements of romance and drama that come together to create a spell bounding, timeless, hilarious comedy that the whole will treasure.
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