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.
Casts Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis, Doris Belack
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IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 6.6 | May , 1988
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1987
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IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1959
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2001
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