Tootsie 1982 - Sydney Pollack, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman (Blu-ray - 12/16/2014)

Michael Dorsey Dustin Hoffman, a brilliant but troublesome New York actor, has managed to alienate every producer on both coasts. Michael's agent George Fields Sydney Pollack can't even get his client a commercial since Michael complained that the tomato he was playing wasn't properly motivated. "You were a tomato!" screams George in desperation, adding that Michael is so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera, he applies for the job--even though the job is for a woman. Posing as "Miss Dorothy Michaels," Michael wins the part and becomes a widely-known actress. Yet complications ensue when Michael falls for his co-star Julie Jessica Lange, in an Oscar-winning performance but, as Dorothy, is courted by Julie's widowed father Charles Durning. Michael ultimately finds that his disguise as a woman has made him a better man. One of the classic comedies of the 1980s, Tootsie's gender-bending premise boasts a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, and by a host of memorable supporting comic performances from Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, and Bill Murray. Future Oscar-winner Geena Davis makes her screen debut as a daytime drama queen, which indeed she had been before Tootsie came along.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Bill Murray
Directors: Sydney Pollack
Format: Blu-ray, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: December 16, 2014
Run Time: 116 minutes

Special Features
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring director Sydney Pollack, taken from Criterion’s 1991 laserdisc edition of the film
New interview with comedy writer Phil Rosenthal
Interview with Dorothy Michaels by film critic Gene Shalit, from the film’s production
Making of “Tootsie,” a 1982 documentary directed by Rocky Lang
A Better Man: The Making of “Tootsie,” a 2007 documentary directed by Charles Kiselyak and featuring interviews with Pollack; actors Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Hoffman, and Jessica Lange; and writers Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
Screen and wardrobe test footage of Hoffman
Deleted scenes and trailers
PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow

Cast & Crew
Dustin Hoffman Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange Julie
Teri Garr Sandy
Dabney Coleman Ron
Charles Durning Les
Bill Murray Jeff
Geena Davis April
Sydney Pollack George Fields
George Gaynes John Van Horn
Doris Belack Rita
Ellen Foley Jacqui
Peter Gatto Rick
Lynne Thigpen Jo
Toni Howard
Bernie Pollack
Michael M. Ryan
Lynn Stalmaster
Ronald L. Schwary Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney Mrs. Mallory
Amy Lawrence Amy
Susan Merson Page
James Carruthers Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty Middle-Aged Woman
Christine Ebersole Linda
Sam Stoneburner Actor
Marjorie Lovett Salesgirl
Willy Switkes Man at Cab
Tony Craig Joel Spector
Anne Shropshire Mrs. Crawley
Pamela Lincoln Secretary
Bernie Passeltiner Mac
Murray Schisgal Party Guest
John Carpenter First Actor
Bob Levine Second Actor
Richard Whiting Priest
Jim Jansen Stage Manager
Susan Egbert Diane
Kas Self Acting Student
Tom Mardirosian Stage Manager
Gavin Reed Director
Annie Korzen Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie Autograph Hound
Phillip Borsos
Robert Meadows

Technical Credits
Sydney Pollack Director, Producer
Stephen Bishop Songwriter
Charles Evans Executive Producer
Sylvia Fay Casting
Larry Gelbart Original Story, Screenwriter
Dave Grusin Score Composer
Toni Howard Casting
Peter Larkin Production Designer
Les Lazarowitz Sound/Sound Designer
George Masters Makeup
David McGiffert Asst. Director
Don McGuire Original Story
Gerald R. Molen Production Designer
Ruth Morley Costumes/Costume Designer
Dorothy Pearl Makeup
Dick Richards Producer
Owen Roizman Cinematographer
Murray Schisgal Screenwriter
Ronald L. Schwary Producer
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Frederic Steinkamp Editor
William Steinkamp Editor
Ezra Swerdlow Set Decoration/Design
Thomas Tonery Set Decoration/Design