Tootsie

1982 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 118,030 VOTES · DIR. Sydney Pollack

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,790 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:02 That`s right. Come on. No, don`t stop.
00:05:25 There was unemployment when my friends and l started acting.
00:09:47 Or, ``l really dug your play, man. l cried.``
00:13:42 -Don`t get mad! -Stop being a doormat!
00:18:00 Wait a minute. l did nine plays up at Syracuse.
00:22:36 Which answer will get me a reading, Miss Marshall?
00:27:17 -You know Joel Spector. -Hello, Joel. How are you?
00:33:25 What do you think? Hurry. l`m late.
00:37:34 You will enter from here, cross to this mark.
00:41:43 l can`t! What if it`s Sandy?
00:46:59 ...but we`ve got 26 pages, and l was wondering...
00:50:59 -You think l do this without a plan? -What do you mean?
00:55:16 l don`t know what to do.
01:00:51 Silly me, l already had dinner.
01:05:38 Come on, Dorothy. l`ll show you the house.
01:12:07 You just were what you were.
01:18:16 You get me out of this or l`ll go in and tell them.
01:22:29 -Julie`s ready. -She sure is.
01:27:36 -lt`s my favorite dance. -Oh, really, l don`t dance.
01:32:45 Look, don`t start in with me. Don`t do that.
01:36:32 -We went to bed one time. -l don`t care.
01:40:43 You taught me to stop hiding and just be myself...
01:45:25 The best part of myself.
09:00:09 lt`s never going to change.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,790
Dialogue density15.4 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line09:00:09

Production Record

DirectorSydney Pollack
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21,000,000
Revenue$177,200,000
IMDb votes118,030