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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 88/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 96% of the 1,003 1980s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic88/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1,976 audience votes
Key crew
- Larry GelbartScreenplay
- Sydney PollackDirector
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Murray SchisgalScreenplay
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
- Ellen FoleyJacqui
- Peter GattoRick
Stills
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Themes
infidelitynew york citylovefriendsfeministcross dressingagentreputationserenadeapologylive televisionwitty
The Best Movies of 1982
Tootsie is #6 of 60
