Tootsie (1982) - Dustin Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor that can’t find a job in the New York theater scene. Out of work and luck, Dorsey decides to adopt a new identity as Dorothy Michaels, a sweet but strong woman who lands a role on the popular soap opera Southwest General. This film won several awards and the screenplay is regarded as one of the best comedy screenplays ever written.