{"product_id":"making-tootsie-9781557049667","title":"Making Tootsie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A perceptive and provocative work.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning job of research, observation and reporting.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Larry Gelbart, co-writer of \u003cem\u003eTootsie\u003c\/em\u003e and writer on TV's \"M*A*S*H*\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fluid, marvelously detailed book goes a long way toward explaining why \u003cem\u003eTootsie\u003c\/em\u003e has already achieved a reputation as a classic film comedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Tootsie\u003c\/em\u003e is back, three decades after the creation of the blockbuster Hollywood motion picture that the American Film Institute rated as #2 on its list of the 100 Best Comedies of All Time (second only to \u003cem\u003eSome Like it Hot\u003c\/em\u003e). Playwright, author, and Ms. magazine contributing writer Susan Dworkin was granted unprecedented access to the film set, the cast, and the crew during the filming and through post-production of the 1982 classic, and her riveting, detailed chronicle offers a fascinating window into the art of movie making--as well as painting indelible portraits of the two main men who made \u003cem\u003eTootsie\u003c\/em\u003e happen: director Sidney Pollack and star Dustin Hoffman. No movie buff, film historian, student, or fan will want to miss \u003cem\u003eMaking Tootsie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Dworkin's documentary \"She's Nobody's Baby\" won the coveted Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting. \"Making Tootsie\" was her first book. Her later books included \"The Viking in the Wheat Field,\" \"Miss America, 1945: The Bess Myerson Story,\" \"The Nazi Officer's Wife,\" \"Double De Palma\" and the novels \"Stolen Goods\" and \"Desperately Seeking Susan.\" She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Newmarket Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873598869778,"sku":"9781557049667","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_634b6930-9efd-49f3-947c-3af9a291ab94.jpg?v=1737942963","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/making-tootsie-9781557049667","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}