Tootsie

Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to extreme lengths to land a job. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, with a supporting cast that includes Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, and producer/director Sydney Pollack. Tootsie was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart. In 1998 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The theme song to the film, "It Might Be You" sung by singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop, and composed by Dave Grusin / Marilyn and Alan Bergman was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., and also hit #1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Jessica Lange won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Julie Nichols. The movie earned a...

Award Nominations: 1982 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman; 1982 - Academy Award for Best Director - Sydney Pollack; 1982 - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay - Don McGuire/Murray Schisgal/Larry Gelbart; 1982 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Dick Richards/Sydney Pollack; 1982 - Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role - Teri Garr; 1982 - Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role - Jessica Lange; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role - Jessica Lange; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Teri Garr; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Direction - Sydney Pollack;
Awards Won: 1982 - Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role - Jessica Lange - Role: Julie Nichols; 1983 - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy - Dick Richards/Sydney Pollack; 1983 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film - Dustin Hoffman - Role: Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman; 1983 - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film - Jessica Lange - Role: Julie Nichols; 1982 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director - Sydney Pollack; 1983 - BAFTA Award for Best Makeup - Dorothy J. Pearl/George Masters/C. Romania Ford/Allen Weisinger; 1982 - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor - Dustin Hoffman; 1982 - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress - Jessica Lange; 1982 - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture;
Appears in ranked lists: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies - 62; Metacritic Top Films - 99; AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition - 69 - 2007; AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs - 2 - 2000; The Movie List: the first 9200 - 231 - 7.0; National Film Registry - 1998;
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Costume design by: Ruth Morley
Country of origin: United States of America
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Distributors: Columbia Pictures; Warner Bros. Entertainment;
Edited by: William Steinkamp  Fredric Steinkamp
Estimated budget: US$ - 21,000,000;
Executive produced by: Charles Evans
Notable filming locations: New York City
Casting director: Toni Howard  Lynn Stalmaster
Film festivals: 1983 Berlin International Film Festival
Production design by: Peter Larkin
Set Decoration by: Thomas C. Tonery
Genres: Romantic comedy  Romance Film  Comedy  Drama  Comedy of Errors
Initial release date: Dec 1, 1982;
Languages: English Language
Music by: Dave Grusin
Other crew: Dorothy J. Pearl - Makeup Artist: Jessica Lange; George Masters - Makeup Designer: Dustin Hoffman; C. Romania Ford - Makeup Artist; Allen Weisinger - Makeup Artist: Dustin Hoffman;
Produced by: Sydney Pollack  Dick Richards
Production companies: Columbia Pictures
Rated: PG (USA)
Release date(s): 1982;
Runtime: 119 min; 116 min;
Performances: Dustin Hoffman - Michael Dorsey; Jessica Lange - Julie Nichols; Teri Garr - Sandy Lester; Dabney Coleman - Ron Carlisle; Charles Durning - Leslie 'Les' Nichols; George Gaynes - John Van Horn; Bill Murray - Jeff Slater; Geena Davis - April Page ; Sydney Pollack - George Fields; Estelle Getty - Middle-Aged Woman;
Story by: Don McGuire  Larry Gelbart
Subjects: Television
Tagline: 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.; He's Tootsie... She's Dustin Hoffman.; This Is a Hell of a Way To Make a Living.; Can you keep a secret? In the next 72 hours, this desperate, unemployed actor will secretly audition for the lead of a soap opera. And become America's hottest new actress.; Desperate, he took a female role and became a star. If only he could tell the woman he loves.;
Screenplay by: Larry Gelbart  Barry Levinson  Elaine May  Murray Schisgal
Netflix Genres: Romantic Comedies  Comedy  Showbiz Comedies  Comedies  Romantic Movies
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