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A 40th anniversary look at why Tootsie still holds up as one of the great comedies of its era.
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In this episode
- Why Tootsie earned 10 Oscar nominations and still feels fresh today
- The story behind Elaine May's uncredited work on the screenplay
- What makes Dorothy Michaels an enduring comic icon
- An honest take on what aged well and what did not
About this episode
Actors are crazy! Mark welcomes friend and screenwriter C.C. Webster back to the show to rave about mistaken identities, characters in drag, and the wonderful Teri Garr! They celebrate the 40th anniversary of the hit film Tootsie, which was a must-see when it was released in theaters on December 17, 1982. The Sydney Pollack film garnered 10 Oscar nominations, including a win for Best Supporting Actress Jessica Lange, and it actually holds up really well four decades later (although some of those 80s songs don't!). They applaud Bill Murray in his supporting role, Elaine May in her uncredited writing of the screenplay, and of course the character and icon Dorothy Michaels. Go Tootsie Go!
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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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