Tootsie (1982)
| Release Date | 01 December 1982 |
| Budget | $22,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $177,000,000 |
| Tagline | Desperate, he took a female role and became a star. If only he could tell the woman he loves. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Hurley Mountain Inn, Hurley, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Showbiz Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Romantic Comedy |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Assumed Identities, Gender-Bending, Big Break, Schemes and Ruses, Actor's Life |
| Tones | Witty, Madcap, Warm, Affectionate, Stylish, Literate |
| Tags | Actor, Behind The Scenes, Disguise, Drag [cross Dressing], Forbidden Love, Impersonation, Love, Role Switching, Romance, Television |
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. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, with a supporting cast that includes Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, and producer/director Sydney Pollack. Tootsie was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart.
Cast and Crew
Doris Belack
Rita Marshall
Peter Gatto
Rick
Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
Amy Lawrence
Amy
Kenny Sinclair
Boy
Susan Merson
Page
Michael Ryan
Middle-Aged Man
Robert D. Wilson
Stagehand
James Carruthers
Middle-Aged Man
Bernie Pollack
Actor #1
Sam Stoneburner
Actor #2
Marjorie Lovett
Salesgirl
Willy Switkes
Man at Cab
Gregory Camillucci
Maitre D'
Barbara Spiegel
Billie
Tony Craig
Joel Spector
Walter Cline
Bartender
Suzanne von Schaack
Party Girl
Anne Shropshire
Mrs. Crawley, Amy's Nanny
Pamela Lincoln
Secretary
Mary Donnet
Receptionist
Bernie Passeltiner
Mac
Mallory Jones
Girl #1
Patti Cohane
Girl #2
Murray Schisgal
Party Guest
Greg Gorman
Photographer
Anne Prager
Acting Student
John Carpenter
Actor #1
Bob Levine
Actor #2
Richard Whiting
Priest
Jim Jansen
Stage Manager #2
Susan Egbert
Diane
Kas Self
Acting Student
Tom Mardirosian
Stage Manager #1
Richard Wirth
Mel, Technical Director
Gavin Reed
Director
Ibbits Warriner
Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting
Autograph Hound
Carole Holland
Autograph Hound
Phillip Borsos
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Cassandra Danz
Hoffman Look-Alike at TV Audition
Tony Devon
Michael's Boss
Jim Dratfield
Acting Student
Paul E. Guskin
Pavel, Waiter in Russian Tea Room
Gene Shalit
Himself
Joyce Worsley
Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab
Director
Writer
Don McGuire
Murray Schisgal
Robert Garland
uncredited
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Owen Roizman
Editor
Fredric Steinkamp
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William Steinkamp
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Casting Director
Toni Howard
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Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer
Peter S. Larkin
Set Decorator
Thomas C. Tonery
Costume Designer
Ruth Morley
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Makeup Department
Joseph Coscia
hair stylist
C. Romania Ford
makeup artist
Tony Marrero
hair stylist
George Masters
makeup designer: Dustin Hoffman
Dorothy J. Pearl
makeup artist: Jessica Lange, makeup designer: Dustin Hoffman
Toni-Ann Walker
hair stylist: Jessica Lange
Allen Weisinger
makeup artist: Dustin Hoffman
Production Manager
Gerald R. Molen
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ann Egbert
dga trainee
David McGiffert
assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy
second assistant director
Art Department
William Lucek
scenic artist
Jimmy Raitt
property master
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Les Fresholtz
sound re-recording mixer
Les Lazarowitz
sound mixer
Tod A. Maitland
boom operator
Tom McCarthy Jr.
sound effects
Arthur Piantadosi
sound re-recording mixer
Don S. Walden
sound effects
Philip Rogers
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Green
first assistant camera
Brian Hamill
unit still photographer
Mike Miller
key grip
Richard Quinlan
gaffer
Scott Rathner
second assistant camera
Bob Rose
key grip
Steve Stafford
camera operator
William H. Steiner
camera operator
Garrett Brown
Steadicam operator
Raymond Fortune
electrician
Kenji Takama
camera intern
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Nichols
costumer: women
Franke Piazza
costumer: men
Bernie Pollack
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Don Brochu
assistant editor
Jill Savitt
assistant editor
Nancy Weizer
assistant editor
Music Department
Else Blangsted
music editor
Transportation Department
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
transportation captain
Other Crew
Renee Bodner
script supervisor
Carey Bozanich
production assistant
Sally Brim
production assistant
Stephanie Brooks
production assistant
Crin Connolly
assistant: Sydney Pollack
Justin Cooke
production assistant
Jonathan Filley
location manager
Lee Gottsegen
assistant: Dustin Hoffman
Ann Guerin
unit publicist
Harriette Kanew
assistant production office coordinator
Tony Lani
production assistant
Peter Lombardi
assistant auditor
Bruce Patterson
production office coordinator
Ken Ryan
auditor
David Sardi
production assistant
Karl F. Steinkamp
production assistant
Ezra Swerdlow
location manager
Gary Vermillion
production assistant
Tommy Burns
production assistant
Alan Jacques
projectionist
Tom Schurke
video playback engineer
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Mirage Enterprises
Punch Productions
Delphi Films
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
,
Warner-Columbia Film
Warner-Columbia Films
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Italia
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Columbia TriStar
,
Criterion Collection, The
Egmont Entertainment
Egmont Film
Esselte Video
LK-TEL
,
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
Nelonen
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
,
RCAColumbia Pictures International Video
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures
Universal Pictures Nordic
Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Effective Sound Unlimited
sound effects
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
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