Tootsie Director: Sydney Pollack Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
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- DVD Release Date: 02/05/2008
- Original Release: 1982
- Rating:
- Sales Rank: 1,993
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- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
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Scenes
Features
Closed Caption; A Better Man: The Making of Tootsie; Original screen test footage; Deleted scenes
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Disc #1 -- Tootsie
1. Chapter 1 [5:40]
2. Chapter 2 [4:23]
3. Chapter 3 [4:19]
4. Chapter 4 [6:02]
5. Chapter 5 [3:53]
6. Chapter 6 [3:56]
7. Chapter 7 [4:02]
8. Chapter 8 [5:26]
9. Chapter 9 [2:49]
10. Chapter 10 [4:01]
11. Chapter 11 [3:09]
12. Chapter 12 [5:34]
13. Chapter 13 [4:58]
14. Chapter 14 [4:37]
15. Chapter 15 [3:16]
16. Chapter 16 [5:02]
17. Chapter 17 [5:24]
18. Chapter 18 [2:40]
19. Chapter 19 [3:26]
20. Chapter 20 [1:31]
21. Chapter 21 [3:02]
22. Chapter 22 [3:15]
23. Chapter 23 [3:25]
24. Chapter 24 [3:33]
25. Chapter 25 [4:06]
26. Chapter 26 [4:11]
27. Chapter 27 [3:49]
28. Chapter 28 [6:34]
Editorial Reviews
Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), a brilliant but troublesome New York actor, has managed to alienate every producer on both coasts. Michael's agent George Fields (Sydney Pollack) can't even get his client a commercial since Michael complained that the tomato he was playing wasn't properly motivated. "You were a tomato!" screams George in desperation, adding that Michael is so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera, he applies for the job--even though the job is for a woman. Posing as "Miss Dorothy Michaels," Michael wins the part and becomes a widely-known actress. Yet complications ensue when Michael falls for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange, in an Oscar-winning performance) but, as Dorothy, is courted by Julie's widowed father (Charles Durning). Michael ultimately finds that his disguise as a woman has made him a better man. One of the classic comedies of the 1980s, Tootsie's gender-bending premise boasts a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, and by a host of memorable supporting comic performances from Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, and Bill Murray. Future Oscar-winner Geena Davis makes her screen debut as a daytime drama queen, which indeed she had been before Tootsie came along. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 13 and UP
What to watch out for
- Language:
Some questionable language.
- Sex:
Implied sex and gay/lesbian innuendo.
- Violence:
A few smacks across the face.
- Messages:
Not an issue.
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
- Drugs:
Heavy drinking by a main character that is identified as a problem.
What Parents Need to Know
About Tootsie
Parents need to know that this film touches on issues such as having children out of wedlock, alcoholism, and homosexuality (much of which is mistakenly assumed during moments of cross-dressing). While these issues may seem mature, the film uses each sparingly and as a means to illustrate growth in its characters. While the storyline puts Michael (and his alter-ego Dorothy) in compromising situations, it also leads to good clean fun and personal discoveries about respect for one's self and others.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about the film's themes of honesty, homosexuality, and gender equality. Families can talk about the Michael's changes in attitude and treatment of women early in the film versus the end. While the movie may be over 20 years old, it still has something important to say about representations of women on television. Parents could talk to kids about how such representations have changed or remained the same since the film's production.
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