Tootsie
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.
- genus: Comedy, Romance
- Studio: Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures
- keyword: infidelity, new york city, love, friends, feminist, cross dressing, agent, reputation, unemployed actor, serenade, apology, live television, witty, clever social commentary
- cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray