Tootsie Overview:

Tootsie (1982) was a Film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Sydney Pollack, Charles Evans, Dick Richards and Ronald L. Schwary.

Academy Awards 1982 --- Ceremony Number 56 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorDustin HoffmanNominated
Best Supporting ActressTeri GarrNominated
Best Supporting ActressJessica LangeWon
Best CinematographyOwen RoizmanNominated
Best DirectorSydney PollackNominated
Best Film EditingFredric Steinkamp, William SteinkampNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by Dave Grusin; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanNominated
Best PictureSydney Pollack and Dick Richards, ProducersNominated
Best WritingScreenplay by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire, Larry GelbartNominated
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Tootsie (1982)

By Beatrice on Jul 7, 2024 From Flickers in Time

Tootsie Directed by Sidney Pollack Written by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal from a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire 1982/US IMDb page Repeat viewing/YouTube rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die George Fields: No one will hire you. Michael Dorsey: Oh, yeah? I loved it on original... Read full article


Tootsie (1982, Sydney Pollack)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 1, 2017 From The Stop Button

Tootsie opens with Dustin Hoffman giving acting classes. He?s a failed New York actor?but a well-employed waiter?who must be giving these classes on spec. It seems like Hoffman being a beloved acting teacher might end up having something to do with the plot of Tootsie, which has Hoffman pretending t... Read full article


Love in the 1980s: Tootsie and Crossing Delancey

By Rick29 on Aug 3, 2015 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Hoffman as Michael as Dorothy. Love is never easy in a romantic comedy. In Tootsie (1982), Dustin Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an out-of-work actor whose career soars after he lands a role--as a woman--on a television soap. His best friend (Bill Murray) and agent (director Sydney Pollack) are th... Read full article


The lovely Lombard, footsie tootsie

By vp19 on Apr 24, 2015 From Carole & Co.

People love Carole Lombard for all sorts of reasons -- her beautiful face, her sparkling cinematic personality, her timeless approach towards life, and so on. But there's one group of folk whose fondness for Lombard literally gets right down to the bottom of it. Ladies and gentlemen, Carole's foot f... Read full article


The lovely Lombard, footsie tootsie

By carole_and_co on Apr 24, 2015 From Carole & Co.

People love Carole Lombard for all sorts of reasons -- her beautiful face, her sparkling cinematic personality, her timeless approach towards life, and so on. But there's one group of folk whose fondness for Lombard literally gets right down to the bottom of it. Ladies and gentlemen, Carole's foot f... Read full article


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