Dustin Hoffman (Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for Best Actor) is a struggling actor who disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy in order to get a role on a trashy TV soap-opera. He gets the job, but what was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract. When he falls in love with his cast-mate, played by Jessica Lange (Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Best Supporting Actress), hilarious and poignant complications develop... CAPTIONS