Review of Tootsie (1982) by Four Star F — 06 Feb 2013
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Terri Garr, and BIll Murray, this comedy film follows a fiery actor as he tries to find work. Despite his skill, no one wants to work with Michael Dorsey (Hoffman) and so he masquerades as a woman to get a job on a soap.
However, soon he gets so caught up in his role as Dorothy, he cannot get himself out. His character is so popular on the soap that she is renewed forcing Dorsey to endure it even longer. Then he finds himself befriending a shy actress on the soap (Lange) while he starts neglecting another actress friend (Garr).
Along the way he has many awkward moments and romantic entanglements. The worst of these comes when he must reveal who he is (only his roommate and agent know). At first it causes pain but ultimately honesty is the way to go.
This film was reminiscent of screwball comedies and it had some very hilarious moments. I have to say Hoffman pulled it off.
This review of Tootsie (1982) was written by Four Star F on 06 Feb 2013.
Tootsie has generally received very positive reviews.
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