"What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress."
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
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Budget
$21.0M
$21,000,000
Worldwide Gross
$177.2M
$177,200,000
Net Profit
+$156.2M
+$156,200,000
Return on Investment
+744%
5.0x budget
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