Release date: November 25th, 2014
Order Link: Amazon
United States
1982
116 minutes
Color
2.40:1
English
Spine #738
In Tootsie, the character Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime—as does the actor playing him, Dustin Hoffman. This multilayered comedy from director Sydney Pollack follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his female persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man. Hoffman’s ball-busting yet disarmingly sweet Dorothy Michaels is a sensational comic creation, given support by a stellar cast including Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, Bill Murray, and, in her first Oscar-winning role, Jessica Lange. Imbued with poignant drama, Tootsie is a funny and cutting film from an American moment defined by shifting social and sexual identities.
Extras:
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring director Sydney Pollack, taken from Criterion’s 1991 laserdisc edition of the film
New interview with comedy writer Phil Rosenthal
Interview with Dorothy Michaels by film critic Gene Shalit, from the film’s production
Making of “Tootsie,” a 1982 documentary directed by Rocky LangA Better Man: The Making of “Tootsie,” a 2007 documentary directed by Charles Kiselyak and featuring interviews with Pollack; actors Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Hoffman, and Jessica Lange; and writers Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
Screen and wardrobe test footage of Hoffman
Deleted scenes and trailers
PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow
New cover by Jason Hardy....
Order Link: Amazon
United States
1982
116 minutes
Color
2.40:1
English
Spine #738
In Tootsie, the character Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime—as does the actor playing him, Dustin Hoffman. This multilayered comedy from director Sydney Pollack follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his female persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man. Hoffman’s ball-busting yet disarmingly sweet Dorothy Michaels is a sensational comic creation, given support by a stellar cast including Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, George Gaynes, Bill Murray, and, in her first Oscar-winning role, Jessica Lange. Imbued with poignant drama, Tootsie is a funny and cutting film from an American moment defined by shifting social and sexual identities.
Extras:
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring director Sydney Pollack, taken from Criterion’s 1991 laserdisc edition of the film
New interview with comedy writer Phil Rosenthal
Interview with Dorothy Michaels by film critic Gene Shalit, from the film’s production
Making of “Tootsie,” a 1982 documentary directed by Rocky LangA Better Man: The Making of “Tootsie,” a 2007 documentary directed by Charles Kiselyak and featuring interviews with Pollack; actors Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Hoffman, and Jessica Lange; and writers Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
Screen and wardrobe test footage of Hoffman
Deleted scenes and trailers
PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow
New cover by Jason Hardy....
