Tootsie
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
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writer: Don McGuire (Story), Elaine May (Screenplay), Larry Gelbart (Screenplay, Story), Murray Schisgal (Screenplay)
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 Horn
Geena DavisApril
Doris BelackRita
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Ellen FoleyJacqui
Peter GattoRick
Ronald L. SchwaryPhil Weintraub
Debra MooneyMrs. Mallory
Amy LawrenceAmy
Susan MersonPage
Robert D. WilsonStage Hand
James CarruthersMiddle-Aged Man
Estelle GettyMiddle-Aged Woman
Christine EbersoleLinda
Bernie PollackActor #1
Sam StoneburnerActor #2
Marjorie LovettSalesgirl
Barbara SpiegelBillie
Suzanne von SchaackParty girl
Anne ShropshireMrs. Crawley
Murray SchisgalParty guest
Richard WhitingPriest
Jim JansenStage Manager #2
Tom MardirosianStage Manager
Gavin ReedDirector
Annie KorzenAutograph Hound
Ibbits WarrinerAutograph Hound
Lois de BanzieAutograph Hound
Stephen PruttingAutograph Hound
Michael M. RyanMiddle-Aged Man
Bob LevineSecond Actor
Pamela LincolnSecretary
Tobin BellWaiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos(uncredited)
Jim DratfieldActing Student (uncredited)
John KapelosActor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce WorsleyShocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy WarholSelf (uncredited)
Gene ShalitSelf (uncredited)
Michael Tarawhiti McGifford(uncredited)
Key Crew
Dave GrusinComposer
Dick RichardsProducer
Fredric SteinkampEditor
Owen RoizmanCinematographer
Ronald L. SchwaryProducer
Sydney PollackProducer
William SteinkampEditor
