052 Tootsie: Oops, We Got Side-Tracked by K&W Cafeteria

This week, one sister finally convinces the other to revisit the 1982 comedy classic Tootsie — a movie she practically wore out on Betamax. Dustin Hoffman, daytime soap operas, a red sequin dress, and a surprising amount of wisdom about judging books by their covers. Plus: a 20-year-old's verdict on whether it holds up.

What we cover:

• The plot: struggling actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to land a soap opera role — and finances his roommate's play about toxic waste
• The incredible cast: Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Geena Davis (in her very first film role!), and director Sydney Pollack playing the agent he never wanted to play
• The behind-the-scenes story: how Dick Richards pitched the movie, got Hoffman on board, and then got fired once Hoffman got creative control
• The two-hour makeup process, the Adam's apple problem, and how Hoffman tested his disguise at his own daughter's school
• The Oscar race of 1983 — 10 nominations, stiff competition from Gandhi and E.T., and Jessica Lange's remarkable double nomination in the same year
• The General Hospital connection (it's deeper than you think)
• Bill Murray's missing opening credit, his ad-libbed lines, and the one scene that made us lose it
• Hoffman's off-screen epiphany about beauty and missed connections
• The Broadway musical nobody asked for
• And: a Gen Z take on whether Tootsie could be made today

Where to watch Tootsie: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, YouTube, or on glorious DVD.

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