Tootsie (1982)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $21,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $177,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.981 |
Directed By
Sydney Pollack
Crew
Sydney Pollack
Larry Gelbart
Sydney Pollack
Dick Richards
Owen Roizman
Fredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp
Charles Evans
Barry Levinson
Robert Garland
Robert Kaufman
Elaine May
Lynn Stalmaster
Dave Grusin
Peter S. Larkin
Ruth Morley
Thomas C. Tonery
Gerald R. Molen
Renee Bodner
Murray Schisgal
Ronald L. Schwary
David McGiffert
Joseph P. Reidy
Sylvia Fay
Bernie Pollack
Don Brochu
Jill Savitt
Else Blangsted
Patrick Hogan
Elaine May
George Masters
Wayne Fitzgerald
Jimmy Raitt
Brian Hamill
Les Lazarowitz
Les Fresholtz
Arthur Piantadosi
Rick Alexander
Tod A. Maitland
Don McGuire
Larry Gelbart
Nancy Weizer
TOP CAST
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
Geena Davis
April
Doris Belack
Rita
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Peter Gatto
Rick
Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
Amy Lawrence
Amy
Kenny Sinclair
Boy
Susan Merson
Page
Robert D. Wilson
Stage Hand
James Carruthers
Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty
Middle-Aged Woman
Christine Ebersole
Linda
Bernie Pollack
Actor #1
Sam Stoneburner
Actor #2
Marjorie Lovett
Salesgirl
Barbara Spiegel
Billie
Suzanne von Schaack
Party girl
Anne Shropshire
Mrs. Crawley
Murray Schisgal
Party guest
Richard Whiting
Priest
Jim Jansen
Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian
Stage Manager
Gavin Reed
Director
Annie Korzen
Autograph Hound
Ibbits Warriner
Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie
Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting
Autograph Hound
Tobin Bell
Waiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos
(uncredited)
Jim Dratfield
Acting Student (uncredited)
John Kapelos
Actor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Worsley
Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Himself (uncredited)
Pamela Lincoln
Secretary
Michael M. Ryan
Middle-Aged Man
Gene Shalit
Self (uncredited)
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