Tootsie
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Dustin Hoffman
Jessica Lange
Teri Garr
Dabney Coleman
Charles Durning
Bill Murray
Sydney Pollack
Producer:
Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards
Written by:
Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal (screenplay), Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart (story)
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
$21 million
Box Office:
$177,200,000
Awards:
Won - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jessica Lange)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture (Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Teri Garr)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director (Sydney Pollack)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Larry Gelbart (screenplay/story) Murray Schisgal (screenplay) Don McGuire (story))
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Owen Roizman)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Sound (Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander (as Dick Alexander), Les Lazarowitz)
Nominated - Best Film Editing (Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song (Dave Grusin (music) Alan Bergman (lyrics) Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) For the song “It Might Be You”.)
Won - Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Dustin Hoffman)
Won - Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (Jessica Lange)
Won - Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Won - BAFTA for Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman)
Won - BAFTA for Best Make Up Artist (Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford, Allen Weisinger)
Metacritic Score:
87
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
88%