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Tootsie

1982

Sydney Pollack

Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Geena Davis, Charles Durning ...

7.1

40,840

Comedy When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself blacklisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera. Dorsey arrives for the audition in a dress and makeup. Calling himself Dorothy Michaels, he/she gives an astonishing screen test and is hired on the spot by the shows ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'Tootsie' has a lot more going for it than its gimmick (...) [It] restores the original meaning to the term 'situation comedy,' free of the pejorative associations"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'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 (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Remarkably funny and entirely convincing, film pulls off the rare accomplishment of being an in-drag comedy which also emerges with three-dimensional characters"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"One of the most polished situation comedies in recent years."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"'Tootsie' works for three reasons: a sharp screenplay, good comic timing, and delightful performances (...) It doesn't try to solve the world's problems or uncover some great social truth. It's a genial romantic comedy"	POS

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