Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American romantic comedy-drama movie from Columbia Pictures. It stars Dustin Hoffman as a struggling actor, who dresses as a woman and soon has a role in a soap opera.
| Tootsie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
| Produced by | Sydney Pollack Dick Richards |
| 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 |
| Music by | Dave Grusin (also songs) |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
| Edited by | Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | December 17, 1982 |
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In 1998 the United States Library of Congress chose the movie to keep in the National Film Registry.
Theme song
The theme song to the movie, "It Might Be You", was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., and also hit #1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Stephen Bishop sang the song and the music was by Dave Grusin / Marilyn and Alan Bergman.
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
- Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols
- Teri Garr as Sandy Lester
- Dabney Coleman as Ron Carlisle
- Charles Durning as Leslie "Les" Nichols
- Bill Murray as Jeff Slater
- Sydney Pollack as George Fields
- George Gaynes as John Van Horn
- Geena Davis as April Page
- Doris Belack as Rita Marshall
- Lynne Thigpen as Jo
- Estelle Getty as Middle Aged Woman
- Michael M. Ryan as Elderly Aged Man
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Canada |
17 December 1982 |
 United States |
17 December 1982 |
 Spain |
22 February 1983 |
 France |
2 March 1983 |
 Australia |
3 March 1983 |
 Sweden |
4 March 1983 |
 Denmark |
11 March 1983 |
 Greece |
11 March 1983 |
 Colombia |
23 March 1983 |
 Finland
|
25 March 1983 |
 Norway |
25 March 1983 |
 Portugal |
25 March 1983 |
 West Germany |
25 March 1983 |
 Japan |
16 April 1983 |
 Argentina |
21 April 1983 |
 Italy |
22 April 1983 |
 Mexico |
22 April 1983 |
 United Kingdom |
28 April 1983 |
 Brazil |
13 May 1983 |
 Ireland |
10 June 1983 |
 |
23 June 1983 |
 South Korea |
10 September 1983 |
 Poland |
1 January 1984 |
 Soviet Union |
March 1984 |
 East Germany |
15 June 1984 |
 Czechoslovakia |
10 July 1984 |
 Hungary |
21 February 1985 |
Awards
The movie was nominated for ten Academy Awards. Lange was the only winner, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[1]
The nominations were:
- Best Picture: Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Dustin Hoffman
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Teri Garr
- Best Director: Sydney Pollack
- Best Original Screenplay: Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
- Best Original Song ("It Might Be You"): Dave Grusin (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics) and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
- Best Sound: Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
- Best Cinematography: Owen Roizman
- Best Film Editing: Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
The movie was number two in the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list in 2000.
It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
References
- ↑ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
