There must have been something in the drinking water at around the time of TOOTSIE because Julie Andrews had just played a woman pretending to be a man and here we have DUSTIN Hoffman in the same situation and for the same reason--gainful employment.
Anyway, Dustin does a believable job as Dorothy Michaels, the character he invents when it seems his job tryouts are all in vain. He's a man who seems to attract enemies like flies but when he puts on his Dorothy make-up they're more like moths attracted to a flame.
This makes dealing with his girlfriend TERI GARR even more difficult, not to mention the fact that he's smitten with JESSICA LANGE, the soap opera actress who treats him like her best girl friend.
With director Sydney Pollack and Bill Murray in supporting roles, TOOTSIE gets by because Dustin's Dorothy character is so appealing and believable. She has to be, otherwise all the other cast members would be able to see through the disguise.
It's enjoyable light comedy fluff that wound up getting so many Oscar nominations I lost count. JESSICA LANGE did win for her Best Supporting Role and DUSTIN Hoffman at least did win a Golden Globe for his impersonation of the title character. An Oscar win would have been justified.
Forgive the upper and lower type discrepancies. For some reason, my software doesn't type Hoffman in capital letters.
Anyway, Dustin does a believable job as Dorothy Michaels, the character he invents when it seems his job tryouts are all in vain. He's a man who seems to attract enemies like flies but when he puts on his Dorothy make-up they're more like moths attracted to a flame.
This makes dealing with his girlfriend TERI GARR even more difficult, not to mention the fact that he's smitten with JESSICA LANGE, the soap opera actress who treats him like her best girl friend.
With director Sydney Pollack and Bill Murray in supporting roles, TOOTSIE gets by because Dustin's Dorothy character is so appealing and believable. She has to be, otherwise all the other cast members would be able to see through the disguise.
It's enjoyable light comedy fluff that wound up getting so many Oscar nominations I lost count. JESSICA LANGE did win for her Best Supporting Role and DUSTIN Hoffman at least did win a Golden Globe for his impersonation of the title character. An Oscar win would have been justified.
Forgive the upper and lower type discrepancies. For some reason, my software doesn't type Hoffman in capital letters.