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We hadn't seen this for decades- and it holds up amazingly well with today's eyes. The story has a few dubious twists- but the acting is spectacular. Perhaps the only flaw holding back the 5th star is on many older movies the sound quality and volume sometimes is uneven.
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As one might expect, Dustin Hoffman is amazing as Tootsie, and also as an unemployed NYC actor struggling to find work. But I was equally impressed with all of the main characters. The script is clever and hilarious. I was drawn in by the various relational conflicts throughout the story. I haven't laughed so hard since I saw THE ODD COUPLE, another amazing movie but so different in plot and theme from Tootsie. I highly recommend Tootsie. For a group viewing I recommend that you crank up the volume because all the laughing might drown out a few words of dialogue.
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A great cast in one of Larry Gelbart's best scripts --
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Two great movies that featured superstars in very memorable roles
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This is an all time great movie which stands the test of time very well. We had it on VHS for years and were just getting it on DVD - so we know the movie very well. It's a comedy and actually a funny comedy - with good writing and actors who can deliver lines. Dustin Hoffman plays an actor who is very good, but can't get a break, so he disguises himself as a woman and gets a job on a soap opera. He is an unexpected smash in the role, as his assertiveness is a new look for women on TV - this was made in the middle 70s. A young and gorgeous Jessica Lang (who was nominated for supporting actress) plays another member of the soap opera cast. Teri Garr won Best Supporting Actress for her role as his friend - who becomes his lover inadvertently with disastrous consequences. Bill Murray is perfect as his best friend and Sydney Pollack (who also directed) does a fabulous job as his agent. The scenes between Pollack and Hoffman are some of the funniest on-screen moments - laugh out loud, really. When Hoffman won his first Oscar, he gave a speech mentioning the thousands of talented actors who were waiting tables and driving cabs because they couldn't catch a break - and said how lucky he was. At that point he was in his thirties himself, and had spent many years as a mostly out of work actor. In Tootsie he gets to tell that story, with some laughs at himself and other deeply intense, seriously serious, actors, writers, agents and related show business people. As I said, it stands the test of time very well. The humor is right on and the situation certainly continues to be contemporary. I would hope a new generation would discover this movie and enjoy it as much as we have.Read full review
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