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Title

  • Tootsie

Summary

  • An out-of-work actor makes himself up as a woman to get a job. Nobody will hire brash Michael Dorsey because he's antagonized every producer in New York. When his girlfriend, Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as "Dorothy Michaels" and lands the part. Michael's fellow conspirators are his agent, George, and his roommate, Jeff. All goes well until "Dorothy" falls in love with beautiful Julie, and Julie's father, Les, falls for "Dorothy".

Names

  • Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, direction
  • Gelbart, Larry, writing
  • Schisgal, Murray, 1926- writing
  • Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- cast
  • Lange, Jessica, cast
  • Coca-Cola Company Collection (Library of Congress)
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Columbia Pictures, 1982 ; United States : [RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983?] ; United States : [RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?]

Headings

  • -  Impersonation--Drama
  • -  Male actors--Drama
  • -  Unemployed--Drama

Genre

  • Features
  • Comedies
  • Videodiscs

Notes

  • -  PA159-634 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Appl. au: Columbia--Delphi Productions. NM: "portions of screenplay depicted in the motion picture, remaining music, and all other new soundtrack and cinematographic materials." DCR 1982; PUB 17Dec82; REG 7Jan83; PA159-634.
  • -  Music, Dave Grusin ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; executive producer, Charles Evans ; story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart.
  • -  Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning.
  • -  Reissue dates are the copyright dates for videodisc (1983) and videocassette (1984) package design.
  • -  Summary taken from videocassette box.
  • -  LC's viewing copies are reissue copies.
  • -  On videodisc jacket: Manufactured by Pioneer Video, Inc. ; no. VLD5955.
  • -  Sources used: Variety, 12/8/92; OCLC record; videodisc jacket; videocassette box.
  • -  Received: 10/29/90; viewing copy, 1/2 in.; gift; Coca-Cola Company Collection.
  • -  Received: 11/7/91; viewing copy, 12 in.; purchase, purchase order no. 172525; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: 7/18/83; ref print; copyright deposit--MPA; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Not viewed.
  • -  Updated by qu20

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (Beta) (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 1 videodisc of 1 (laser) (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 12 reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 9630 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. ref print.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAC 8424 (viewing copy)
  • DAA 0651 (viewing copy)
  • FGE 2588-2593 (print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93509050

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gelbart, Larry, Writing, Murray Schisgal, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Coca-Cola Company Collection, Lc Purchase Collection, and Copyright Collection. Tootsie. directeds by Pollack, Sydney, Ection [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983? ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?, 1984] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93509050/.

APA citation style:

Gelbart, L., Schisgal, M., Hoffman, D., Lange, J., Coca-Cola Company Collection, Lc Purchase Collection & Copyright Collection. (1984) Tootsie. Pollack, S., dir [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983? ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93509050/.

MLA citation style:

Gelbart, Larry, Writing, et al. Tootsie. dir by Pollack, Sydney, Ection [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983? ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?, 1984] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/93509050/>.