When Tootsie came out a review in Time magazine spoke to how much the movie was a biopic in that Dustin Hoffman had almost worked his way out of acting by being a complete pain-in-the-arse to direct, much like the character he played.

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a sad satire, because Dustin Hoffman played a washed up actor who couldn't get a job as a man. But, as a woman, he had no problem. It is indeed a sad, sad, sad world. This also brings up the movie Mrs. Doubtfire, where the only way a father could get to see his children, was by becoming their female nanny. These two movies have a theme in common, because it left the male with no options, except to pose as a female. As I said, it is indeed a sad, sad, sad world.