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.

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PG, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

Release Date: December 1, 1982

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DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001

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  • September 25, 2009
    This 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!
  • August 4, 2009
    Truly 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)of course) Dustin Hoffman, not to mention Bill Murray in a hilarious straight man role.

    If you remember Mrs. Doubtfire, forget about it, this is the one you want to watch... although, as far as drag comedies go, I've never seen Some Like It Hot, so I may equally need to go back in time... in any case, Tootsie is a comedy for the ages, deserving of its place on the AFI lists it graces.
  • May 31, 2009
    Tootsie 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)man, it?s his real character ?Michael? who is entertaining.

    An enjoyable role from Jessica Lange too.
  • July 21, 2008
    An 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)nd I even flagged this one as "Not interested" but I couldn't be more delighted as I was watching this from the first scene to the last one. Everything in this movie was pitch-perfect and hilarious, I kept on laughing over and over again, not only at Hoffman's mesmerizing abilities but also at Bill Murray's excellent character and Teri Garr's annoying-drama-queen extravaganza.

    Marvelous!
    A truly fun experience for a life time!
  • July 7, 2008
    Dustin 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)ut!!!
  • October 25, 2009
    What a wonderful Dustin Hoffman!!! :D
  • October 10, 2009
    exceptional. i am quite sure that this is where cross-dressing began:D....at least for hollywood.
  • September 29, 2009
    Had very funny scenes, but the ending could've been better. It was anti-climactic.
  • September 20, 2009
    who couldn't love this!?
  • September 18, 2009
    Retard, but brilliant at the same time.

    71/100

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It turns out to be a touching love story, after all -- so touching that you may be surprised how moved you are at the conclusion of this comedy. full review

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  • mariefuller80
    April 7, 2008
    One of the best comedies ever made.
  • joycefricken
    March 11, 2007
    You'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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