Story: Larry Gelbart, Don McGuire
Screenplay: Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Barry Levinson (uncred), Elaine May (uncred)
Director: Sydney Pollack
Executive producer: Charles Evans
Producers: Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards, Ronald L. Schwary (uncred)

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This 1982 comedy film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor, Michael Dorsey, who is pushing for 40. His temper results in being rejected at practically every audition he attends until he dresses like a woman and becomes the star of a soap opera. When Michael falls in love with the lead actress on the show, how can he express his feelings..?

Cast

Dustin Hoffman Michael Dorsey/ Dorothy Michaels	Jessica Lange Julie Nichols, co-actress	Dabney Coleman Ron Carlisle, director	Geena April Page, co-actress
Bill Murray Jeff Slater, friend	Teri Garr Sandy, friend	Sydney Pollack George Fields, manager	Charles Durning Les Nichols, Julie’s father
George Gaynes John Van Horn, co-actor	Doris Belack Rita Marshall, producer	Lynne Thigpen Jo, co-producer	Geena again, because she’s so cute here!

Awards

Jessica Lange won both an Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Dustin Hoffman won the Golden Globe (Best Actor in a Motion Picture) and the BAFTA Award (Best Actor); the movie itself won a Golden Globe award (Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical). The movie was #62 on American Film Institute’s “100 Years, 100 Movies” and #2 on its “100 Years, 100 Laughs”, and has been deemed “culturally significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. For more awards, see the IMDb profile.

Courtesy of Wikipedia and IMDb.