Review of Tootsie (1982) by Glenn Dunks for Trespass — 07 Sep 2013

A comedy of surprisingly refined class for 1982...

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This review of Tootsie (1982) was written by Glenn Dunks and published by Trespass on 07 Sep 2013.

Tootsie has generally received very positive reviews.

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