- StatusReleased
- Release Date1982-12-17
- Runtime116 minutes
- TaglineWhat do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.
- Revenue177,200,000$
- GenreComedy, Romance
- Production
CompaniesMirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures - Budget21,000,000$
Movie 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.
Casts
Dustin Hoffman
Jessica Lange
Teri Garr
Dabney Coleman
Charles Durning
Bill Murray
Sydney Pollack
George Gaynes
Geena Davis
Doris Belack
Ellen Foley
Lynne Thigpen
Debra Mooney
Susan Merson
Estelle Getty
Christine Ebersole
Jim Jansen
Tom Mardirosian
Annie Korzen
Lois de Banzie
Pamela Lincoln
