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Tootsie

1982 · TMDB 7.2

Directed by Sydney Pollack

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.

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Dustin Hoffman plays an actor who becomes a soap opera star by pretending to be a woman, with Lange as his love interest, Julie.

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Runtime
116 min
Released
1982-12-17
Studio
Mirage Enterprises
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB score
7.2
Comedy Romance

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Dustin Hoffman plays an actor who becomes a soap opera star by pretending to be a woman, with Lange as his love interest, Julie.

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