Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
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.
DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001
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September 25, 2009This is actually one of Dustin Hoffman?s greatest performances. There aren?t many actors who can really pull off drag but he certainly can and he did it brilliantly. Classic comedy!
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August 4, 2009Truly a classic, even better than over 25 years of people talking it up had promised: it's funny, it's touching, and it's socially relevant too. This is a low-investment, high-return comedy from Sydney Pollack, who's not too bad of an actor himself despite being overshadowed by (...( read more)
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May 31, 2009Tootsie represents a story of man?s vision through the eyes of a woman during the 80?s. What starts out as a way of gaining employment, soon becomes a woven web of deceipt. The film takes a playful jab at the U.S. ?Soap Opera? shows and whilst Hoffman pulls off his role as a wo...( read more)
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July 21, 2008An extraordinary fresh point of view into the same old "struggling-new-yorker-actor" with a performance like I've never seen before in my life from that guy called Dustin Hoffman. Out of this world. I usually refuse to watch pre-late-80s movies for some stupid reason or another a...( read more)
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July 7, 2008Dustin Hoffman is terriffic in; "Tootsie."
An actor that can not attain work as a man turns to becoming a lady and working on a soap opera...it is too funny and sweet. Jessica Lange shines as a fellow actress on the soap which Hoffman takes a fancy to.....check this comedy gem o...( read more) -
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October 10, 2009exceptional. i am quite sure that this is where cross-dressing began:D....at least for hollywood.
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September 29, 2009Had very funny scenes, but the ending could've been better. It was anti-climactic.
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Critic Reviews
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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March 11, 2007You're right again, Cath. This is probably my favorite Hoffman film. In fact it's just one of my favorite films, period!!
I'd rather watch Tootsie nonstop for a hundred straight showings than have to sit through the preview of Norbit again.
(Ooo think I'll use that as my review. lol)
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