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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 17, 1982
Box Office
$177.2M
Budget
$21.0M
Return
8.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 29, 2001
Theaters
5
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Mirage Enterprises, Punch Productions, Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures
Quotes
See all →Desperate Actor's Secret Audition for Soap Opera
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Can you keep a secret? In the next 72 hours, this desperate, unemployed actor will secretly audition for the lead of a soap opera. And become America's hottest new actress.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Transformation of a Starving Actor
Taglines
What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
J
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
T
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
D
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
C
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
S
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
G
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
G
Geena Davis
April
D
Doris Belack
Rita
E
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
L
Lynne Thigpen
Jo
R
Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
D
Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
S
Susan Merson
Page
E
Estelle Getty
Middle-Aged Woman
C
Christine Ebersole
Linda
B
Bernie Pollack
Actor #1
S
Sam Stoneburner
Actor #2
M
Marjorie Lovett
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