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Comedy • Romance
1982
PG
1 hour and 56 minutes
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.
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.
Release:
December 17, 1982
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Budget:
21.000.000 $
Revenue:
177.200.000 $
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Crew
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
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Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Julie Nichols
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Teri Garr
Sandy
Sandy
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Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Ron Carlisle
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Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Les Nichols
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Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Jeff Slater
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Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Fields
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George Gaynes
John Van Horn
John Van Horn
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Geena Davis
April
April
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Doris Belack
Rita
Rita
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Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Jacqui
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Peter Gatto
Rick
Rick
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Lynne Thigpen
Jo
Jo
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Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
Phil Weintraub
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Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
Mrs. Mallory
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Amy Lawrence
Amy
Amy
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Kenny Sinclair
Boy
Boy
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Susan Merson
Page
Page
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Robert D. Wilson
Stage Hand
Stage Hand
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James Carruthers
Middle-Aged Man
Middle-Aged Man
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Estelle Getty
Middle-Aged Woman
Middle-Aged Woman
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Christine Ebersole
Linda
Linda
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Bernie Pollack
Actor #1
Actor #1
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Sam Stoneburner
Actor #2
Actor #2
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Marjorie Lovett
Salesgirl
Salesgirl
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Barbara Spiegel
Billie
Billie
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Suzanne von Schaack
Party girl
Party girl
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Anne Shropshire
Mrs. Crawley
Mrs. Crawley
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Murray Schisgal
Party guest
Party guest
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Richard Whiting
Priest
Priest
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Jim Jansen
Stage Manager #2
Stage Manager #2
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Tom Mardirosian
Stage Manager
Stage Manager
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Gavin Reed
Director
Director
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Annie Korzen
Autograph Hound
Autograph Hound
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Ibbits Warriner
Autograph Hound
Autograph Hound
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Lois de Banzie
Autograph Hound
Autograph Hound
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Stephen Prutting
Autograph Hound
Autograph Hound
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Tobin Bell
Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
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Phillip Borsos
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
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Jim Dratfield
Acting Student (uncredited)
Acting Student (uncredited)
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John Kapelos
Actor at Party (uncredited)
Actor at Party (uncredited)
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Joyce Worsley
Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
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Andy Warhol
Himself (uncredited)
Himself (uncredited)
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Pamela Lincoln
Secretary
Secretary
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Michael M. Ryan
Middle-Aged Man
Middle-Aged Man
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Gene Shalit
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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