''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American

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film directed by

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from a screenplay by

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and

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and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars

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, and

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. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job. ''Tootsie'' was partly inspired from a play written by McGuire in the early 1970s, and was first made into screenplay by

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Bob Kaufman Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist as well as a jazz performance artist and satirist. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the Black America ...

, and

Robert Evans Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera; June 29, 1930 – October 26, 2019) was an American film producer who worked on ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby'' (1968), ''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'' (1970), ''The Godfather'' (1972), ...

, in 1979. Richards, who was selected as director, introduced the project to Hoffman, who obtained complete

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after signing on: revisions to the screenplay and from Richards and his successor,

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, being replaced by Pollack caused delays to production, which eventually began in November 1981.

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took place across

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and in

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, with filming locations including

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, Hurley, and Fort Lee. The film's theme song, "

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", performed by Stephen Bishop, peaked at No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Tootsie'' was theatrically released in the United States on December 17, 1982, by

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. The film grossed $241 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest grossing film of 1982, and received critical acclaim for its humor, Hoffman and Lange's performances, dialogue, and social commentary. It was nominated for ten awards at the

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, including

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, and won Best Supporting Actress for Lange. In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the U.S.

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by the

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as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot

Michael Dorsey is a respected actor, but nobody in New York City wants to hire him because he is a perfectionist and difficult to work with. He makes ends meet by working as a server in a restaurant and teaching acting classes. After many months without an acting job, Michael hears of an opening on the popular daytime

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''Southwest General'' from his friend and acting student Sandy Lester, who unsuccessfully auditions for the role of hospital administrator Emily Kimberly. In desperation, and following an argument with his agent, Michael disguises himself as a woman named "Dorothy Michaels" and auditions for ''Southwest General'' himself, and he is cast as Emily Kimberly. Michael takes the job as a way to raise $8,000 to produce a play by his roommate Jeff Slater, which will star himself and Sandy. As "Dorothy", Michael plays Emily Kimberly as a plausible feminist, which surprises the other actors and the crew, who expected "Dorothy" to give a mild-mannered performance, in contrast to the empowered "

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type" suggested in the script. His character quickly becomes a national sensation. When Sandy catches Michael in her bedroom half undressed because he wants to try on her clothes for ideas for Dorothy's wardrobe, he covers up by claiming he wants to have sex with her. Sandy is receptive and they sleep together. Exacerbating matters further, Michael is attracted to one of his co-stars, Julie Nichols, a single mother with a daughter from a previous relationship and in an unhealthy relationship with the show's amoral, sexist director, Ron Carlisle. At a party, when Michael (as himself) approaches Julie with a pick-up line to which she had previously told "Dorothy" she would be receptive, she throws a drink in his face. Later, as Dorothy, when he makes tentative advances, Julie (having just ended her relationship with Ron per Dorothy's advice) makes it known that she is not a lesbian. Meanwhile, Dorothy has her own admirers to contend with: older cast member John Van Horn and Julie's widowed father, Les. Les proposes marriage, insisting that Dorothy think about it before answering. When Michael returns home, he finds John, who almost forces himself on Dorothy until Jeff walks in on them. A few minutes later, Sandy arrives, asking why he has not answered her calls. Michael admits he is in love with another woman, and Sandy screams and breaks up with him. The tipping point comes when, due to Dorothy's popularity, the show's producers want to extend her contract for another year. Michael extricates himself when a technical problem forces the cast to perform live, by improvising a revelation about Emily: that she is actually Edward, Emily's twin brother who took her place to avenge her. This allows everybody a way out, but Julie is so outraged at Michael's deception that she punches him in the stomach once the cameras have stopped rolling and storms off. Some weeks later, Michael is moving forward with producing Jeff's play. He returns Les's engagement ring, and Les says, "The only reason you're still living is because I never kissed you." Despite his anger, Les admits that Michael was good company as Dorothy, and Michael buys him a beer. Michael later waits for Julie outside the studio. She is reluctant to talk to him, but he tells her that he and her father played pool and had a good time. She finally admits she misses Dorothy. Michael tells her Dorothy is within him and he misses her too. He remarks, "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man." Julie forgives him and they walk away together, engaged in conversation.

Cast

Production

In the 1970s, fashion company executive Charles Evans began filmmaking, following in the path of his brother

, a successful actor, producer and studio executive, "because I enjoy movies very much. I have the time to do it. And I believe if done wisely, it can be a profitable business." In the early 1970s, Don McGuire's ''Would I Lie to You?'', a play about an unemployed male actor who cross-dresses in order to find jobs, was shopped around Hollywood for several years until it came to the attention of comedian and actor

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in 1978. Interested in playing the role of the talent agent, Hackett showed Evans the script, and Evans purchased an option on the play. Delays in the film's production forced Evans to renew the option,Cook, Philip S.; Gomery, Douglas; and Lichty, Lawrence Wilson (1989) ''American Media: The Wilson Quarterly Reader.'' Washington, D.C.: Wilson Center Press, p. 95, . but in 1979, he cowrote a screenplay based on the play with director

and screenwriter Bob Kaufman.Thompson, Kristin (2001) ''Storytelling in the New Hollywood: Understanding Classical Narrative Technique.'' 2nd ed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, p. 75, . A few months into the process, Richards shared the screenplay with

, his partner in a company that bought and developed film-development properties. Hoffman wanted complete

and Evans agreed to remove himself from screenwriting tasks, instead becoming a producer of the film, which was retitled ''Tootsie.'' Before Hoffman officially became involved, his role had been offered to

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and

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. The film remained in development for another year as producers waited for a revised script. As preproduction began, the project experienced additional delays when Richards left as director over "creative differences". He instead became one of the film's producers, and

became the director. Columbia then forced Ashby to quit because of the threat of legal action that would ensue if his postproduction commitments on ''

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'' were not fulfilled. Hoffman, in an attempt to get the interest of

to direct, asked

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, who provided a few weeks of work that added the character played by Murray to go along with suggesting Garr for a key role. May, alongside other writers who lent suggestions (such as

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), albeit uncredited. In November 1981,

agreed to direct and produce the film at Columbia's suggestion. Hoffman suggested that Pollack play Michael's agent George Fields, a role written for

. Pollack resisted the idea, but Hoffman eventually convinced him; it was Pollack's first acting work in years."How Conflict Gave Shape to 'Tootsie'." ''New York Times.'' December 19, 1982. p. 1, 16. Pollack cast Coleman as the sexist, arrogant soap opera director Ron Carlisle. To prepare for his role, Hoffman watched the 1978 film '' La Cage aux Folles'' several times. He also visited the set of ''

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'' for research and conducted extensive makeup tests. Hoffman has stated that he was shocked to learn that although makeup could be used to allow him to credibly appear as a woman, he would never be a beautiful one. His epiphany occurred when he realized that although he found Dorothy interesting, he would not have spoken to her at a party because she was not beautiful, and because of this, he had missed the opportunity for many conversations with interesting women. He concluded that he had never regarded ''Tootsie'' as a comedy. Dr. Lillian Glass, voice, speech, and body language expert, taught Dustin Hoffman how to speak like a woman and have the body language movements of a woman. Trott, William C.. "'Glimpses': Los Angeles speech pathologist Lillian Glass has worked with Hollywood clients like Dustin Hoffman to perfect his woman's voice for 'Tootsie,'." ''UPI.''March 10, 1988. Scenes set at New York's

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were filmed in the actual restaurant, with additional scenes shot in

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and in front of

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. Scenes were also filmed in

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and at the National Video Studios in New York. Maslin, Janet. "'Tootsie': A Woman Who Is Dustin Hoffman." ''New York Times.'' July 13, 1982. Additional filming took place in

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Reception

Box office

''Tootsie'' opened in 943 theaters in the United States and Canada and grossed $5,540,470 during its opening weekend. After 115 days, it surpassed ''

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'' as Columbia's greatest domestic hit of all time. Its final international gross in the United States and Canada was $177,200,000, making it the second-highest-grossing movie of 1982 after ''

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''.

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estimates that the film sold more than 56.9 million tickets in the U.S. The film grossed $63.8 million internationally and was the highest-grossing film in Germany, with a gross of $19 million. Worldwide, it grossed 241 million dollars.

Critical response

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praised the film, awarding it four out of four stars and observing: "''Tootsie'' is the kind of Movie with a capital M that they used to make in the 1940s, when they weren't afraid to mix up absurdity with seriousness, social comment with farce, and a little heartfelt tenderness right in there with the laughs. This movie gets you coming and going...The movie also manages to make some lighthearted but well-aimed observations about sexism. It also pokes satirical fun at soap operas, New York show business agents and the Manhattan social pecking order."

Accolades

In 2011,

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aired a primetime special, ''Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time'', that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by both ABC and ''

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Magazine''. ''Tootsie'' was selected as the 5 Best Comedy.

— Inducted in 1998. The film is recognized by

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in these lists: * 1998: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – #62 * 2000: AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – #2 * 2007: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – #69

Home media

The film was first released on

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in 1983, on

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and

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videocassettes by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video in 1985 and on

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in 2001. These releases were distributed by

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. The film was also released by

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in a

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edition in 1992. A special 25th-anniversary edition DVD was released by

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in 2008. The film was released on

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in 2013, but only for selected international territories such as Germany and Japan. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection on December 16, 2014.

Musical adaptation

A stage musical of the film premiered at the

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in Chicago from September 11 to October 14, 2018, before opening on

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in the spring of 2019. The musical has music and lyrics by

David Yazbek David Norman Yazbek (born 1961) is an American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist. He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals ''The Full Monty'' (2000), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (2004), '' Women on the Verge of a Nervous B ...

. Robert Horn wrote the book, Denis Jones choreographed and

Scott Ellis Scott Ellis (born April 19, 1957) is an American stage director, actor, and television director. Life and career Ellis graduated from Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) in Chicago.

directed.

Santino Fontana Santino Fontana is an American actor and singer. He began his career in 2006 playing Hamlet at the Guthrie Theater. He has received a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award, and Clare ...

starred as Michael Dorsey.McPhee, Ryan
" 'Tootsie' Musical, Starring Santino Fontana, Will Play Chicago Before 2019 Broadway Premiere"
Playbill, January 24, 2018 He was joined by

Lilli Cooper Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Cooper's acting credits are mostly in the theatre industry; her on-stage debut was in 2006's ''Spring Awakening'' at the age of 15. Currently, her only two on-screen roles wer ...

as Julie Nichols,

Sarah Stiles Sarah Grace Stiles (born June 20, 1979) is an American singer and actress known for her work in Off-Broadway and Broadway theatre. She performed the role of Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in ''Avenue Q'', and performed in the musical '' Vanities'', ...

as Sandy Lester,

John Behlmann John Behlmann is an American actor known for such plays, musicals, films and television series as '' The 39 Steps'', ''Significant Other'', '' Tootsie'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''Guiding Light'' and ''All My Childre ...

as Max Van Horn, Andy Grotelueschen as Jeff Slater, Julie Halston as Rita Mallory,

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winner Michael McGrath as Stan Fields and Tony nominee

Reg Rogers Reg Rogers (born December 23, 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actor, known for his roles in '' Primal Fear'' and '' Runaway Bride'' and for the TV miniseries ''Attila''. He also appears in theater, both on Broadway and Off-Bro ...

as Ron Carlisle.

Notes

References

External links

* * * *
''Tootsie'' essay
by Brian Scott Mednick at

* ''Tootsie'' essay by Daniel Eagan in
Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry
', A&C Black, 2010 , pages 780–781

by Billy Mernit
''Tootsie: One Great Dame''
– an essay by

Michael Sragow Michael Sragow (born June 26, 1952) is an American film critic and columnist who has written for ''The Orange County Register'', ''The Baltimore Sun'', ''Film Comment'', the ''San Francisco Examiner'', ''The New Times'', ''The New Yorker'' (where ...

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