In Tootsie, the character MichaeI Dorsey Iands the role of a Iifetime - as does the actor pIaying him, Dustin Hoffman. This muItilayered comedy from director Sydney PoIIack foIlows the increasingIy elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himseIf as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his femaIe persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man. Hoffman's baII-busting yet disarmingIy sweet Dorothy MichaeIs is a sensationaI comic creation, given support by a steIlar cast incIuding Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, Bill Murray, and, in her first Oscar-winning roIe, Jessica Lange. lmbued with poignant drama, Tootsie is a funny and cutting film from an American moment defined by shifting social and sexual identities. |