Tootsie

1h 56min

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.

Production Companies

Mirage Enterprises

Punch Productions

Delphi Films

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Julie Nichols
Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Les Nichols
Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

George Fields
George Gaynes

George Gaynes

John Van Horn
Ronald L. Schwary

Ronald L. Schwary

Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney

Debra Mooney

Mrs. Mallory
James Carruthers

James Carruthers

Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty

Middle-Aged Woman
Anne Shropshire

Anne Shropshire

Mrs. Crawley
Murray Schisgal

Murray Schisgal

Party guest
Jim Jansen

Jim Jansen

Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian

Tom Mardirosian

Stage Manager
Gavin Reed

Gavin Reed

Director
Annie Korzen

Annie Korzen

Autograph Hound
Ibbits Warriner

Ibbits Warriner

Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie

Lois de Banzie

Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting

Stephen Prutting

Autograph Hound
Michael M. Ryan

Michael M. Ryan

Middle-Aged Man
Bob Levine

Bob Levine

Second Actor
Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Waiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos

Phillip Borsos

(uncredited)
Jim Dratfield

Jim Dratfield

Acting Student (uncredited)
John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Actor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Worsley

Joyce Worsley

Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (uncredited)
Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

Self (uncredited)

Release date

17th Dec 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English