Tootsie (Criterion Collection) (2-DVD) R
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.
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 56 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 4, 2014
- Originally Released: 1982
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange & Teri Garr | |
Performer: | Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Geena Davis, George Gaynes, Sydney Pollack, Doris Belack, Ellen Foley, Lynne Thigpen & Bill Murray | |
Directed by | Sydney Pollack | |
Edited by | Fredric Steinkamp & William Steinkamp | |
Screenplay by | Murray Schisgal & Larry Gelbart | |
Composition by | Dave Grusin | |
Story by | Don McGuire & Larry Gelbart | |
Produced by | Sydney Pollack & Dick Richards | |
Director of Photography: | Owen Roizman | |
Executive Production by | Charles Evans |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1982 -
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange
Entertainment Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- [B]y playing its farcical situation for real, Dusty, Sydney et al were able to sprinkle the laughs with some serious musings on gender stereotyping and the differences between the sexes.
Total Film
It's a movie with a lot on its mind - while never toppling over under the weight of its good intentions.
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Flavorwire
4 stars out of 5 -- [The] gender-bender farce is still a gas, Hoff on virtuoso form as a turbulent actor flunking on Broadway....Something special.
Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]here's some Wilder-ish wit...
Uncut
Rating: A+ --
Tootsie (1982) is an engaging, original, hilarious gender-comedy story of an unemployed actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) whose disguises as a feminist named "Dorothy" fooled his/her co-actors and helped him get a job and become a female star
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AMC Filmsite
Rating: 4/4 --
It turns out to be a touching love story, after all -- so touching that you may be surprised how moved you are at the conclusion of this comedy.
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Chicago Sun-Times
...there are several solid laughs and some excellent supporting performances.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself blacklisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera. Dorsey arrives for the audition in a dress and makeup. Calling himself Dorothy Michaels, he/she gives an astonishing screen test and is hired on the spot by the show's executive (Dabney Coleman). Dorsey is an overnight sensation with the show's fans, but as his secret career escalates, his relationship with his girlfriend (Teri Garr) suffers. Soon Dorsey finds a new romantic interest at work with his co-star, Julie. The only problem is, Julie thinks Dorsey is a woman and it's not long before she's trying to fix up Dorothy with her single father.
In the tradition of Mel Brooks's THE PRODUCERS, Sydney Pollack's TOOTSIE is a rich, funny, complex film. In featuring Hoffman as the smock-wearing protagonist, its boldness exposes movie-goers to the hilarious challenges faced by a modern cross-dresser. At the same time, the film promoted tolerance for transgendered people. Hoffman is unforgettable as the actor so desperate for work that he'll dress as a woman to get it, and supporting players Geena Davis and Bill Murray create plenty of comedy relief to help the plot along.
In the tradition of Mel Brooks's THE PRODUCERS, Sydney Pollack's TOOTSIE is a rich, funny, complex film. In featuring Hoffman as the smock-wearing protagonist, its boldness exposes movie-goers to the hilarious challenges faced by a modern cross-dresser. At the same time, the film promoted tolerance for transgendered people. Hoffman is unforgettable as the actor so desperate for work that he'll dress as a woman to get it, and supporting players Geena Davis and Bill Murray create plenty of comedy relief to help the plot along.
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