Tootsie

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American comedy film film

Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film in which Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, leading to unexpected fame and complications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
awardReceivedBy Jessica Lange ⓘ
cinematographyBy Owen Roizman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Sydney Pollack ⓘ
distributedBy Columbia Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Fredric Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuredSong It Might Be You ⓘ
filmRating PG ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
hasTheme feminism ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
identity ⓘ
mainCharacter Dorothy Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Dorsey ⓘ
musicBy Dave Grusin ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary An out-of-work actor disguises himself as a woman to land a role on a soap opera, achieving unexpected fame and personal complications. ⓘ
producer Sydney Pollack ⓘ
productionCompany Punch Productions ⓘ
recognizedAs classic American comedy film ⓘ
releaseDate 1982-12-17 ⓘ
releaseYear 1982 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 116 ⓘ
screenwriter Don McGuire ⓘ
Larry Gelbart ⓘ
Murray Schisgal ⓘ
setIn New York City ⓘ
songPerformer Stephen Bishop ⓘ
starring Bill Murray ⓘ
Charles Durning ⓘ
Dabney Coleman ⓘ
Dustin Hoffman ⓘ
Geena Davis ⓘ
Jessica Lange ⓘ
Teri Garr ⓘ
storyBy Don McGuire ⓘ
Larry Gelbart ⓘ

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Bill Murray → notableWork → Tootsie ⓘ
Jessica Lange → notableWork → Tootsie ⓘ
Lynne Thigpen → notableWork → Tootsie ⓘ