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Tootsie
Directed by	Sydney Pollack
Written by	Larry Gelbart Barry Levinson (uncredited) Elaine May (uncredited) Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire
Starring	Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman
Produced by	Sydney Pollack Dick Richards
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 17, 1982
Runtime	119 min
Language	English
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Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film, which tells the story of a talented, but volatile actor who is pushing for 40. His temper results in being rejected at practically every audition he attends until he dresses like a woman and becomes the star of a soap opera. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Lynne Thigpen, and Geena Davis.

The movie was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It was directed by Pollack.

It won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jessica Lange) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Teri Garr), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Song (for Dave Grusin, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman for It Might Be You), Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. The movie was #62 on American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies and #2 on its 100 Years, 100 Laughs, and has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

External link

• Tootsie at the Internet Movie Database