Tootsie (1982)

#3412 worldwide · charting in 3 countries

Movie · 116 min · cmy, drm, rma

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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.

  • 7.4 IMDb
  • 7.2 TMDB
  • 91% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 88 JustWatch

Where to watch Tootsie

Available on 8 platforms across 4 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 3 countries, best placed at #341 in Croatia.

Available languages

Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, MK, NB, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Chart history

Tootsie has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 6 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #12.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack, Ellen Foley, Peter Gatto, Lynne Thigpen, Ronald L. Schwary, Debra Mooney, Amy Lawrence, Kenny Sinclair, Susan Merson

Crew

Sydney Pollack (director,producer), Larry Gelbart (screenplay), Dick Richards (producer), Murray Schisgal (screenplay), Ronald L. Schwary (producer)

Awards

5 wins from 13 nominations.

  • BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair 1984 — won
  • Silver nugget for the best foreign film 1983 — won
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1983 — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • Academy Award for Best Sound 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Actor 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Director 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Picture 1983 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1983 — nominated