Tootsie [DVD video]

Follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his female persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man.

General Note:

Wide screen (2.40:1).

DVD release of the 1982 motion picture.

Special features: Disc 1: New 4K digital restoration; Commentary (featuring director Sydney Pollack recorded in 1991). Disc 2: Interviews: Dustin Hoffman, Phil Rosenthal, Dorothy Michaels and Gene Shalit; The making of "Tootsie" (1982) (half-hour documentary by filmmaker Rocky Lang shot during production of the film, features extensive footage of the cast and crew on set, including intimate discussions between director Sydney Pollack and actor Dustin Hoffman, and interviews with Pollack, Hoffman, and actors Teri Garr, Jessica Lange, and Bill Murray); A better man: the making of "Tootsie" (2007) (hour-long documentary, directed by Charles Kiselyak, features interviews with director Sydney Pollack; actors Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Dustin Hoffman, and Jessica Lange; and writers Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal); Deleted scenes (9 fully edited deleted scenes); Screen and wardrobe tests; Trailers. Folded insert includes essay by critic Michael Sragow.

Performers:

Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack.

Contents:

Disc 1. [The movie] -- Disc 2. [Special features].

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.

Subject Term:

Female impersonators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Actors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Television soap operas -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Television producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

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