Tootsie – 1982 – English – Comedy – Drama – Romance
Tootsie – 1982 – English
Film directed in 1982 by Sydney Pollack, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Geena Davis, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Sydney Pollack, Bill Murray, Doris Belack…
Synopsis: Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend’s play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey’s initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/’lover,’ a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star’s father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection.
Review: It’s hard to deny this as a funny film, because it is so hilarious! I find myself still cracking up after all these years, each time I see it. I’ve seen it countless times, and it’s still a great watch.
Dustin Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an unemployed actor, who can’t seem to get along with any director or writer in town. One day, he takes his friend, Sandy to audition for a part in a soap opera. She is turned down, and because he is so desperate for work, he dresses up like a woman, and goes in for the interview himself. He is hired because of his ( I mean, her) defiant attitude, and throughout the rest of the film, he is now known as, Dorothy Michaels.
The film is hysterical, and well-written. There is not a time that I’ve seen this film, where I didn’t laugh or smile. It’s light, but has some adult material that might not be appropriate for anyone under twelve. It’s cute, and there’s really not much more to it than that. I think everyone will love it, once they give it a chance.