People: Jun. 7, 1982

For the stricken star of Tootsie, due out later this year, making the film has been a complete drag. "His breasts fall down. The high heels hurt his feet. The makeup causes pimples, and the heat makes his beard show through after a couple of hours," says sympathetic Director Sydney Pollack. The breast-fallen lady he is referring to is that model of middle-aged primness, Dustin Hoffman, 44. In Tootsie, the actor renowned for his demanding perfectionism plays an actor so renowned for his demanding perfectionism that he finally has to go into distaff disguise to get a part. Tales of Hoffman's...

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