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17/12/1982 Comedy, Romance 1h 56m
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What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.

Overview

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

  1. Sydney Pollack

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dustin Hoffman

    Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

  2. Jessica Lange

    Julie Nichols

  3. Teri Garr

    Sandy Lester

  4. Dabney Coleman

    Ron Carlisle

  5. Charles Durning

    Les Nichols

  6. Bill Murray

    Jeff Slater

  7. Sydney Pollack

    George Fields

  8. George Gaynes

    John Van Horn

  9. Geena Davis

    April

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$21,000,000.00

Revenue
$177,200,000.00

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