Couch Potato's Tuesday Trivia: Tootsie and a surprising side to Dustin's drag

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Apparently, during the production of this cross-dressing comedy, the film crew discovered that Dustin Hoffman was more amiable when dressed as a woman.

So, they decided to save any bad news and to stall on any delicate dealings until Hoffman was fully in drag.

Crafty.

Tootsie is showing tonight - 13th September - on BBC2 at 11.20pm

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