Tootsie
Work in Film History
Tootsie has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including SmartLess. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dustin HoffmanAmerican actor who got Hill his first audition
Hoffman credits Elaine May with solving Tootsie's third-act problems after many writers failed.
“A person who really saved this movie was none other than Elaine May”
SmartLess: "Dustin Hoffman" (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 35:34
Hoffman says Tootsie was conceived to show how difficult it is for actors to find work, not as a film about playing a woman.
“This was not about playing a woman. This was about the intention that what started the whole movie is how most actors don't work”
SmartLess: "Dustin Hoffman" (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 29:50
Podcasts
- SmartLess · 1 episode
Episodes
"Dustin Hoffman"SmartLess · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Dustin Hoffman joins SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes to discuss acting craft, Rain Man, Tootsie, Laurence Olivier and his memoir Look at Me.