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.

Tootsie
Directed bySydney Pollack
Written byLarry Gelbart
Barry Levinson (uncredited)
Elaine May (uncredited)
Murray Schisgal
from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire
Produced bySydney Pollack
Dick Richards
StarringDustin Hoffman
Jessica Lange
Teri Garr
Dabney Coleman
CinematographyOwen Roizman
Edited byFredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Music byDave Grusin (also songs)
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
December 17, 1982
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 Canada17 December 1982
 United States17 December 1982
 Spain22 February 1983
 France2 March 1983
 Australia3 March 1983
 Sweden4 March 1983
 Denmark11 March 1983
 Greece11 March 1983
 Colombia23 March 1983
 Finland25 March 1983
 Norway25 March 1983
 Portugal25 March 1983
 West Germany25 March 1983
 Japan16 April 1983
 Argentina21 April 1983
 Italy22 April 1983
 Mexico22 April 1983
 United Kingdom28 April 1983
 Brazil13 May 1983
 Ireland10 June 1983
 Hong Kong23 June 1983
 South Korea10 September 1983
 Poland1 January 1984
 Soviet UnionMarch 1984
East Germany East Germany15 June 1984
 Czechoslovakia10 July 1984
 Hungary21 February 1985

Awards

The movie was nominated for ten Academy Awards. Lange was the only winner, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[1]

The nominations were:

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.

References
  1. "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-09.

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