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Tootsie [1982]
from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
starring Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
directed by Sydney Pollack

Features:

• Anamorphic
• Dubbed
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

Tootsie inevitably looks dated in some respects now, but it's still fabulous in others--the sexual politics look distinctly faded in their sniggering approach to sexual ambiguities, while the sardonic portrayal of a showbiz that loathes perfectionism is still both timely and hysterically funny. Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Michael Dorsey is a memorable self-caricature--the man is so obsessed with the craft of acting that he refuses to sit down when playing a tomato in a commercial, and so producers run away rather than work with him. By playing Dorothy Michaels playing her soap character, Dorsey gives himself the freedom to be a bad and popular actor. He is so busy with the surface of being a woman--the voice, the hair, the frocks--and with all the bad faith of his and Dorothy's emotional lives, that he learns to relax into the pleasure of performance. This aspect of the film is far more interesting, ironic and funny than the corny New Man moralising about sexual roles that goes with it. Jessica Lange got, and earned, an Oscar for her sensitive straight woman performance as the colleague Michael falls for, and Bill Murray, Teri Garr, Geena Davis (momentarily) and Charles Durning all turn in reliable supporting roles. Sydney Pollack directs efficiently rather than inspiredly--oddly, he earns almost more credit for his well-observed performance as Michael's world-weary agent.

On the DVD: The DVD is presented in crisp Dolby Digital sound and with the original theatrical visual ratio of 2.35:1; enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions. It is dubbed into French, German, Italian and Spanish and has subtitles in most European languages as well as Arabic, Hindi and Hebrew. The only special features are the theatrical trailer and filmographies for the leading performers and director. --Roz Kaveney

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Oscar nominated performance by Hoffman
  TOOTSIE is, plain and simple, excellent. It takes its subject matter seriously. Hoffman doesn't play the role like a man playing a woman but a man learning to be a woman and thusly, understanding how they tick, but using his natural abrasiveness to create an assertive female in a world that tends to treat women (like Julie) as submissive objects. His performance is so spot-on that it's no wonder the men in the movie fall for Dorothy: he inhabits Dorothy down to her vaguely Southern mannerisms and... more info

• Brilliant
  I have loved this film since I was a wee girl in the 1980's. Dustin Hoffman is hilarious as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels and Teri Garr is excellent as his friend, Sandy. Garr's 'There is nothing you can do for me, I'll just have to feel like this until I don't feel like this anymore..' rant is fantastic. Watch out for a young Bill Murray who is one of the funniest characters in the film. A great laugh and a slice of '80's nostalgia to boot! - What more can you ask for?

• Drag at its best.
  I know Tootsie is not a drag movie, but it is. There is something camp and genius about the whole thing, a soap opera, a man in disguise and well Terri Garr is adorable, and she is not in nearly enough!

• brilliantly funny
  great great comedy, had me in stiches! dustin hofman plays a wonderful cross dresser and i laughed form start to finish.

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