On This Day

Tootsie premiere

December 1st 1982

12:37 1 December 2023

The premiere of 'Tootsie' was held in Hollywood on this day in 1982. Sydney Pollack’s smash hit romantic comedy stars Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey, a struggling out of work New York actor who disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels and lands a role on a daytime TV soap. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with a box office turnover of $177.2 million, making it the second-highest-grossing film of the year after 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.