Tootsie

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Director: Sydney Pollack
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 116 minutes

One of the touchstone movies of the 1980s, Tootsie stars Dustin Hoffman as an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a dowdy, middle-aged woman to get a part on a hit soap opera. The scheme works, but while he/she keeps up the charade, Hoffman's… more »



Ron:
I'm afraid you're not right for this role. Thanks for coming by.

Dorothy:
Why am I not right, Mister Carlisle?

Ron:
I'm trying to make a certain statement and I'm looking for a specific physical type.

Dorothy:
Mr. Carlisle, I'm an actress. I'm a character actress. I can play it any way you want.

Ron:
I'm sure you're a very good actress. It's just that you're not threatening enough.

Dorothy:
Not threatening enough? Listen, you take your hands off me or I'll knee your balls right through the roof of your mouth! Is that enough of a threat?

Ron:
[shaken] It's a start.

Dorothy:
Oh I know what y'all really want is some gross, caricature of a woman to prove some idiotic point that power makes a woman masculine, or masculine women are ugly. Well shame on you for letting a man do that, or any man that does that. That means you, dear. Miss Marshall. Shame on you, you macho sh*t head.

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