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Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy-drama film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman to land a job.

a 1982 American comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to extreme lengths to land a job

Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to extreme lengths to land a job.

a brilliant, funny, sweet comedy that shows how a man becomes a better man as a woman

Tootsie is a brilliant, funny, sweet comedy that shows how a man becomes a better man as a woman.

a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack and Pollack

Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack and Pollack.

a 1982 American Comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman as Dorothy Michaels

Tootsie is a 1982 American Comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman as Dorothy Michaels.

a Tony Award-winning laugh-out-loud love letter to musical theatre

Tootsie is a Tony Award-winning laugh-out-loud love letter to musical theatre.

another gender bending classic comedy to add to your list

Tootsie is another gender bending classic comedy to add to your list.

the comedy with a lot more on its mind -

Tootsie is the comedy with a lot more on its mind - namely, society's treatment of women - whose perfect construction reaps huge rewards on subsequent viewings.

the worst type of American humor: one that has a clever idea in its hands but takes its hands in a completely wrong direction, letting its hands die in a predictable plot that looks like a cheap soap opera and bears a stupid sitcom sense of humor

Tootsie is simply the worst type of American humor: one that has a clever idea in its hands but takes its hands in a completely wrong direction, letting its hands die in a predictable plot that looks like a cheap soap opera and bears a stupid sitcom sense of humor.