Michael Dorsey is fine actor but an irreproachable perfectionist who can hardly make ends meet; the best he can do for his wallet is take on a couple of jobs as a part-time drama coach and a part-time waiter. But when with the help of a few accessories (including rouge and a padded bra) he transforms himself into Dorothy Michaels everything changes. Dorothy lands a hot job on a soap opera monopolizes the covers of glossy magazines and wins thousands of adoring fans. But when he falls head-over-heels for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange) he's got a real problem:... How can he tell Julie he loves her when she thinks he's a she? Michael desperate to relinquish his disguise proceeds as a she and endures a battle with his agent played by Pollack who refuses to end his contract with the soap; a fight with his best friend who is a woman; unwanted sexual advances from a fellow soap actor; and sweet affections from Julie's father. [show more]
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Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is an unemployed actor with a reputation for being 'difficult'. Desperate for work, Michael dresses up in drag in an attempt to land a part in a daytime soap as a mature woman. He succeeds, and achieves instant fame as Dorothea Michaels. However, complications develop when he falls in love with Julie, a female cast member (Jessica Lange), while simultaneously having to fend off the amorous advances of both Julie's father (Charles Durning) and male actors on the set.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sydney Pollack directs this touching gender-bending farce in which Dustin Hoffman plays actor Michael Dorsey Dorsey who is fine actor but an irreproachable perfectionist can hardly make ends meet; the best he can do for his wallet is take on a couple of jobs as a part-time drama coach and a part-time waiter But when with the help of a few accessories (including rouge and a padded bra) he transforms himself into Dorothy Michaels everything changes Dorothy lands a hot job on a soap opera monopolizes the covers of glossy magazines and wins thousands of adoring fans But when he falls head-over-heels for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange) he&39;s got a real problem How can he tell Julie he loves her when she thinks he&39;s a she? Michael desperate to relinquish his disguise proceeds as a she and endures a battle with his agent played by Pollack who refuses to end his contract with the soap; a fight with his best friend who is a woman; unwanted sexual advances from a fellow soap actor; and sweet affections from Julie&39;s father Actors Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman Charles Durning Bill Murray Geena Davis George Gaynes Lynne Thigpen & Andy WarholDirector Sydney PollackCertificate 15 years and overYear 1982Screen Widescreen 2351 AnamorphicLanguages English - Dolby Digital (50) SurroundAdditional Languages French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish (Mono)Subtitles English ; French ; German ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Turkish ; Danish ; Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Icelandic ; Dutch ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Spanish ; ItalianDuration 1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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