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.
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DIRECTOR
Sydney Pollack
SCREENPLAY
Elaine May
Larry Gelbart
Murray Schisgal
STORY
Don McGuire
Larry Gelbart
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Owen Roizman
EDITOR
Fredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Dave Grusin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Peter S. Larkin
PRODUCER
Dick Richards
Ronald L. Schwary
Sydney Pollack
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Charles Evans
ADDITIONAL WRITING
Barry Levinson
Elaine May
Robert Garland
Robert Kaufman
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
David McGiffert
Joseph P. Reidy
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Don Brochu
Jill Savitt
Nancy Weizer
BOOM OPERATOR
Tod A. Maitland
CASTING
Lynn Stalmaster
Sylvia Fay
COSTUME DESIGN
Ruth Morley
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Bernie Pollack
DRIVER
Patrick Hogan
MAKEUP ARTIST
George Masters
MUSIC EDITOR
Else Blangsted
PROPERTY MASTER
Jimmy Raitt
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Renee Bodner
SET DECORATION
Thomas C. Tonery
SOUND MIXER
Les Lazarowitz
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Arthur Piantadosi
Les Fresholtz
Rick Alexander
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Brian Hamill
TITLE DESIGNER
Wayne Fitzgerald
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Gerald R. Molen
Academy Awards
1983Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Nominee: Best Sound
Nominee: Best Actor
Nominee: Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Nominee: Best Cinematography
Nominee: Best Director
Nominee: Best Film Editing
Nominee: Best Picture
BAFTA Awards
1984Winner: Best Makeup And Hair
National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
1982Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
1983Winner: Silver Nugget For The Best Foreign Film