Tootsie
Admission
- $25.00
Summary
To see the film only, $6.00 tickets will be available at the door, starting at 7 PM.
Description
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring, Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack and Pollack. The film tells the story of a talented, but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult, forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman, in order to land a job. The film was adapted by Larry Gelbert, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited), and Murray Schisgal, from a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire.
The film was a major critical and financial success, the second most profitable film of 1982, and was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture. Lange was the only winner, for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1998, the Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The theme song,"It Might Be You" was performed by Stephen Bishop, with music by Dave Grusin and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. It was a Top 40 hit in the United States and hit No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart.
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