When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Tootsie has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 11 Oct 2010
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Tootsie was released in 1982 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 637 reviews, giving Tootsie (1982) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 84%.
With a score of 78%, Tootsie is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1982 with similar scores include films like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Victor/Victoria and The Flight of Dragons.
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