#738: POLLACK, Sydney: Tootsie (1982)
POLLACK, Sydney (United States)
Tootsie [1982]
Spine #738
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
In Tootsie, Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime — as did the actor playing him, Dustin Hoffman. This multilayered comedy from Sydney Pollack follows the elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who poses as a woman to get a soap opera gig; while "Dorothy Michaels" skyrockets to fame, Michael finds himself learning to be a better man. Given support by a stellar cast that includes Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, Bill Murray, and, in a breakthrough role, Jessica Lange, Tootsie is a funny, cutting, and poignant film from an American moment defined by shifting social and sexual identities..
116 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
2:40:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writers
Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart.
Screenplay by Gelbart and Murray Schisgal.
Sydney Pollack was 48 when he directed Tootsie.
The Film
The Film
A
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Eight-panel foldout featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow.
Commentary
Featuring director Pollack.
Interviews
With actor Hoffman and comedy writer Phil Rosenthal.
Interview
With “Dorothy Michaels” by film critic Gene Shalit.
Two documentaries
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eight-panel foldout featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow.
Commentary
Featuring director Pollack.
Interviews
With actor Hoffman and comedy writer Phil Rosenthal.
Interview
With “Dorothy Michaels” by film critic Gene Shalit.
Two documentaries
The Making of “Tootsie” (1982) and A Better Man: The Making of “Tootsie” (2007), featuring interviews with cast and crew.
Screen and wardrobe test footage
Deleted scenes and trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
Screen and wardrobe test footage
Deleted scenes and trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
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