# Tootsie (1982)

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**Runtime**: 116 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Sydney Pollack
**Written by**: Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire
**Starring**: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray

> *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.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

New York City, winter, a worn audition chair. A struggling actor dons a wig, becomes Dorothy Michaels, lands a soap opera role. This comedy of errors lands perfectly on a Sunday afternoon.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender

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