Directed by:
Sydney PollackCinematography:
Owen RoizmanComposer:
Dave GrusinCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Lynne Thigpen (more)VOD (4)
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In Tootsie, Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime - as did the actor playing him, Dustin Hoffman. This multi-layered comedy from Sydney Pollack follows the elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who poses as a woman to get a soap opera gig; while Dorothy Michaels skyrockets to fame, Michael finds himself learning to be a better man. Given support by a stellar cast that includes Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, Bill Murray and in a breakthrough role, Jessica Lange, Tootsie is a funny, cutting and poignant film from an American moment defined by shifting social and sexual identities. (Criterion)
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The Hoffman transformation is great, of course, and interesting, but otherwise I'm afraid it's just a relaxing film set in the fictional General Hospital. A soap opera where it's all soap opera all the time.
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I remember Mrs. Doubtfire, but overall, this is definitely a better film, which works both in terms of acting and storytelling, where it's not pathetic or unnecessarily emotional, and it's just the way you want it to be. Balanced in all aspects, and extremely funny from beginning to end. The more dramatic moments certainly don't spoil the impression.
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