Plot
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.
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
Geena Davis
April
Doris Belack
Rita
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Peter Gatto
Rick
Crew
Sydney Pollack
Director
Larry Gelbart
Screenplay
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Dick Richards
Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Murray Schisgal
Screenplay
Ronald L. Schwary
Producer
Elaine May
Screenplay
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