Tootsie

Tootsie is a 1982 American romantic comedy-drama movie from Columbia Pictures. It stars Dustin Hoffman as a struggling actor, who dresses as a woman and soon has a role in a soap opera.

In 1998 the United States Library of Congress chose the movie to keep in the National Film Registry.
Theme song
The theme song to the movie, "It Might Be You", was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., and also hit #1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart.  Stephen Bishop sang the song and the music was by Dave Grusin / Marilyn and Alan Bergman.

Cast
 Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
 Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols
 Teri Garr as Sandy Lester
 Dabney Coleman as Ron Carlisle
 Charles Durning as Leslie "Les" Nichols
 Bill Murray as Jeff Slater
 Sydney Pollack as George Fields
 George Gaynes as John Van Horn
 Geena Davis as April Page
 Doris Belack as Rita Marshall
 Lynne Thigpen as Jo
 Estelle Getty as Middle Aged Woman
 Michael M. Ryan as Elderly Aged Man

Awards
The movie was nominated for ten Academy Awards. Lange was the only winner, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

The nominations were:
Best Picture: Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Dustin Hoffman
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Teri Garr
Best Director: Sydney Pollack
Best Original Screenplay: Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
Best Original Song ("It Might Be You"): Dave Grusin (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics) and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Best Sound: Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
Best Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Best Film Editing: Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp

The movie was number two in the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list in 2000.

It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Category:1982 comedy-drama movies
Category:1982 romantic comedy movies
Category:1982 romantic drama movies
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:American comedy-drama movies
Category:American romantic comedy movies
Category:American romantic drama movies
Category:Columbia Pictures movies
Category:1980s English-language movies
Category:Movies directed by Sydney Pollack
Category:United States National Film Registry movies
Category:Feminist movies
Category:Cross-dressing in movies
Category:Movies about television
Category:Movies about actors
Category:Movies set in New York City