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.
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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 Date
1982-12-17
Language:
EN
Budget:
$21,000,000.00
Revenue:
$177,200,000.00
Duration:
116 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
ComedyRomance
Casts
Dustin Hoffman ( Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels )
Jessica Lange ( Julie Nichols )
Teri Garr ( Sandy Lester )
Dabney Coleman ( Ron Carlisle )
Charles Durning ( Les Nichols )
Bill Murray ( Jeff Slater )
Sydney Pollack ( George Fields )
George Gaynes ( John Van Horn )
Geena Davis ( April )
Doris Belack ( Rita )
Ellen Foley ( Jacqui )
Peter Gatto ( Rick )
Lynne Thigpen ( Jo )
Ronald L. Schwary ( Phil Weintraub )
Debra Mooney ( Mrs. Mallory )
Amy Lawrence ( Amy )
Kenny Sinclair ( Boy )
Susan Merson ( Page )
Robert D. Wilson ( Stage Hand )
James Carruthers ( Middle-Aged Man )
Estelle Getty ( Middle-Aged Woman )
Christine Ebersole ( Linda )
Bernie Pollack ( Actor #1 )
Sam Stoneburner ( Actor #2 )
Marjorie Lovett ( Salesgirl )
Barbara Spiegel ( Billie )
Suzanne von Schaack ( Party girl )
Anne Shropshire ( Mrs. Crawley )
Murray Schisgal ( Party guest )
Richard Whiting ( Priest )
Jim Jansen ( Stage Manager #2 )
Tom Mardirosian ( Stage Manager )
Gavin Reed ( Director )
Annie Korzen ( Autograph Hound )
Ibbits Warriner ( Autograph Hound )
Lois de Banzie ( Autograph Hound )
Stephen Prutting ( Autograph Hound )
Tobin Bell ( Waiter (uncredited) )
Phillip Borsos ( (uncredited) )
Jim Dratfield ( Acting Student (uncredited) )
John Kapelos ( Actor at Party (uncredited) )
Joyce Worsley ( Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited) )