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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'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.
