2. Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie
Given Hoffman’s infamous reputation as an exacting method actor, it’s not hard to imagine the finicky thespian he portrays in Tootsie as a failed version of himself. You can mentally picture him going drag to land a soap-opera role in order to fund the production of a play he wants to stage. Tootsie works not just because a bespectacled Hoffman could pass for as an older, frumpier version of Jane Fonda in 9 to 5, but because the actions of his forthright actress speak volumes about the age-old issue of sexism in the workplace. He is woman, hear him roar.
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