Tootsie (1982)

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.

• Comedy
• Romance

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.

Rating

7.2 / 10 (1,998 votes)

Release date

December 17, 1982

Runtime

1h 56m

Language

English

Director

Sydney Pollack

Status

Released