Title Tootsie Overview Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend 'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. Tagline What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress. Genres Comedy, Romance Keywords infidelity, love, friends, cross dressing, reputation, unemployed actor, serenade, hit in the crotch, apology, live television, actress, actor Production Companies Columbia Pictures Corporation, Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, The Criterion Collection Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 116 Release Year 1982
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 177 million USD