Belgium / Dec 17, 1982 / AL
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.
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George Gaynes | John Van Horn |
| Geena Davis | April |
| Doris Belack | Rita |
| Ellen Foley | Jacqui |
| Peter Gatto | Rick |
| Lynne Thigpen | Jo |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Michael M. Ryan | Middle-Aged Man |
| Bob Levine | Second Actor |
| Pamela Lincoln | Secretary |
| 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 | Self (uncredited) |
| Gene Shalit | Self (uncredited) |
| Michael Tarawhiti McGifford | (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tootsie |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 17 dicembre 1982 |
| Executive producer | Charles Evans |
| Production | Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards, Ronald L. Schwary |
| Writer | Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster, Sylvia Fay |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Don Brochu, Jill Savitt, Nancy Weizer |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman, Brian Hamill |
| Assistant directors | David McGiffert, Joseph P. Reidy, Sydney Pollack, Renee Bodner |
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| Camera operators | Owen Roizman, Brian Hamill |
| Additional photography | Owen Roizman, Brian Hamill |
| Production design | Peter S. Larkin, Thomas C. Tonery, Wayne Fitzgerald, Jimmy Raitt |
| Art direction | Peter S. Larkin, Thomas C. Tonery, Wayne Fitzgerald, Jimmy Raitt |
| Set decoration | Thomas C. Tonery, Peter S. Larkin, Wayne Fitzgerald, Jimmy Raitt |
| Music | Dave Grusin, Else Blangsted, Les Fresholtz, Tod A. Maitland, Arthur Piantadosi, Les Lazarowitz, Rick Alexander |
| Sound | Dave Grusin, Else Blangsted, Les Fresholtz, Tod A. Maitland, Arthur Piantadosi, Les Lazarowitz, Rick Alexander |
| Costume design | Ruth Morley, Bernie Pollack, George Masters |
| Makeup | George Masters, Ruth Morley, Bernie Pollack |
| Hairstyling | Ruth Morley, Bernie Pollack, George Masters |
| Budget | 21.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 177.200.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Dec 17, 1982 / 15
United States / Dec 17, 1982 / PG
United Kingdom / Jan 10, 1983 / 15
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France / Mar 02, 1983 / U
Australia / Mar 03, 1983 / M
Denmark / Mar 11, 1983 / 15
Finland / Mar 25, 1983 / S
Germany / Mar 25, 1983 / 6
Japan / Apr 16, 1983 / G
Italy / Apr 22, 1983
Ireland / Jun 10, 1983 / 15
South Korea / Sep 10, 1983 / 15
Poland / Jan 01, 1984 / 18
Hungary / Feb 21, 1985 / 18
Physical media
Brazil / Jan 05, 2007 / L / Sony Home mj.gov.br
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