STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED
Unmissable
Excellent
Good
Poor
Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Bill Murray Geena Davis.

Directors Sydney Pollack.

Screenwriters Larry Gelbart Don McGuire.

Running Time 119 minutes

LATEST FILM REVIEWS Everybody Has A Plan Easy Money Fast And Furious 6 Beware Of Mr. Baker Liability, The 5 STAR REVIEWS Gatekeepers , The Stoker In The House Lincoln Italian Job, The

Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman, one of the actors of his generation, is happy to make a boob of himself in the name of comedy.

Tweet

Plot
A struggling actor with a bad reputation (Hoffman) changes his name from Michael Dorsey to Dorothy Michaels and finds success as the fairer sex, starring in a popular soap opera. When he falls in love with a female co-star (Lange), he's forced to either keep it under his false breasts, or come clean and turn himself into a national laughing stock.

Review
Dustin Hoffman didn’t win an Oscar for this one, but he’s superb as the tetchy actor no one will hire until he dresses up as a woman and lands a part in a TV soap. The sequins and the lip gloss hide a genuine vulnerability that Hoffman manages to bring the role, despite the farcical feel of it all. Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack and Geena Davis are all in fine form supporting what is, marvellously, a one-man show.

As hilarious as it is touching and tasteful at the same time, Tootsie will offend no one and uplift anyone who watches it.

Write Your Review
To write your review please login or register.

Your Reviews

Average user rating for Tootsie

A comedy classic!

This and 'The Graduate' both prove that Hoffman is a genius when it comes to provoking laughs and tears from an audience. ... More

Posted by !xHoTRoDx! at 21:15, 20 March 2010 | Report This Post

RE:

This is (sort of) my introduction to Dustin Hoffman, and oh what a first impression (kind of); the film is a well executed exposure of the prejudice against women. You genuinely feel for Hoffman's complicated actor/actress and the people he touches (hilariously unintentionally in a few cases), but the film never leaves the great gags and novelty untouched - so all the while, it's a thoroughly entertaining film. Hoffman easily balances comedic and seroius acting, and the scene where he reveals h... More

Posted by TheEmpireStrikesJack at 16:06, 02 August 2009 | Report This Post

Exceptional comedy boasts perhaps Hoffman's best performance to date ... More

Posted by vermin101 at 06:11, 28 July 2009 | Report This Post

Exceptional comedy boasts perhaps Hoffman's best performance to date ... More

Posted by vermin101 at 06:11, 28 July 2009 | Report This Post

CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
		Movie Poster Mashups: The Furniture Edition You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be appalled at the punning...
		Cannes Film Festival Videblogisodes #1 Leonardo Di Caprio, Baz Luhrmann and a mysterious stranger kick things off
		Exclusive: Why Man Of Steel Wasn't Called Superman Writer and producer David S. Goyer speaks
		Dwayne Johnson Talks Fast & Furious 6 'I wanted to come in and frankly dominate the movie.'
		Music Celebration: David Holmes On The Making Of The Out Of Sight Soundtrack 'I watched the film... the music was all over the shop'
		The Rise And Fall Of The Movie Power Ballad What happened to those endless movie theme no.1 hits?
		Hans Zimmer Career Interview On The Dark Knight, Man Of Steel and Going For Gold

Follow @empiremagazine