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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Budget: $21,000,000 | Revenue : $177,200,000
Runtime: 116 minutes
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The Tracey Fragments
The Last Wagon
Shampoo
Dustin Hoffman
Played Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Played Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Played Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Played Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Played Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Played Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
Played George Fields
George Gaynes
Played John Van Horn
Geena Davis
Played April
Doris Belack
Played Rita
Ellen Foley
Played Jacqui
Peter Gatto
Played Rick
Lynne Thigpen
Played Jo
Ronald L. Schwary
Played Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney
Played Mrs. Mallory
Amy Lawrence
Played Amy
Kenny Sinclair
Played Boy
Susan Merson
Played Page
Robert D. Wilson
Played Stage Hand
James Carruthers
Played Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty
Played Middle-Aged Woman
Christine Ebersole
Played Linda
Bernie Pollack
Played Actor #1
Sam Stoneburner
Played Actor #2
Marjorie Lovett
Played Salesgirl
Barbara Spiegel
Played Billie
Suzanne von Schaack
Played Party girl
Anne Shropshire
Played Mrs. Crawley
Murray Schisgal
Played Party guest
Richard Whiting
Played Priest
Jim Jansen
Played Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian
Played Stage Manager
Gavin Reed
Played Director
Annie Korzen
Played Autograph Hound
Ibbits Warriner
Played Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie
Played Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting
Played Autograph Hound
Tobin Bell
Played Waiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos
Played (uncredited)
Jim Dratfield
Played Acting Student (uncredited)
John Kapelos
Played Actor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Worsley
Played Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Played Himself (uncredited)
Pamela Lincoln
Played Secretary
Michael M. Ryan
Played Middle-Aged Man
Gene Shalit
Played Self (uncredited)
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