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Күн бұрын

Michael argues with his agent, played to perfection by director Sydney Pollack. The best scene in the movie, imo.

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@irrationallynegative 6 ай бұрын

A master class in writing and acting. My god, Sidney Pollack was an outstanding director but also a vastly underrated actor. This scene and Russian Tea Room are comedy gems.

@lynnhanson2169 6 ай бұрын

The whole movie is perfect. Beefsteak 🍅!!

@j.st.jamesesq.9599 12 күн бұрын

I believe Pollack started out as an actor, then switched his career to directing.

@brianpomeroy9624 3 жыл бұрын

This is a perfect example of great writing. In just a few short minutes, we learn that Michael Dorsey is a difficult actor and why his career is failing. This is done in such a way that the characters are not only expressing their thoughts and feelings to each other in the dialogue, but also giving information about Michael Dorsey's character without forcing it on the audience.

@jefferoni1984 Жыл бұрын

Exactly. And you can also tell that they’ve had this argument many times before.

@00177454419 Жыл бұрын

"Excuse me, Is my acting interfering with your talking ?"

@Kylopod Жыл бұрын

This may well be one of the greatest expositional scenes of all time.

@lexkanyima2195 Жыл бұрын

@@jefferoni1984 maybe in real life

@michaelj.r457 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and that's why Hoffman argued for Pollack to play the agent. This scene, in Dustin's eyes, was crucial to the whole movie, in establishing that Michael's reputation for being difficult is large enough that NO ONE will hire him (and that his own agent has to emphasize it THREE times.) He has no choice but to disguise himself. Dustin used the example of how Some Like It Hot was dependent on the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Jack and Tony fearing for their lives after they are spotted at eyewitnesses. Dustin felt it would get close to a truthful level if Pollack, due to their real arguments, and as a man above Dustin in the filmmaking hierarchy as director, told him he would never get any work and that he was difficult, as opposed to a peer like Dabney Coleman (originally set to play the agent.)

@anyviolet Жыл бұрын

"You were a TOMATO!" Best (and funniest) scene in the movie and I still can't believe Sydney Pollack managed to direct it and be so frickin funny at the same time.

@Charlito732 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm your agent, not your mother". This is one of the best dialogues in cinema history. Pollack and Hoffman, fucking hilarious.

@beckerman88 9 жыл бұрын

Sydney Pollack was tremendous in this as the agent - brilliant acting, and hilarious!

@pruthvish007 4 жыл бұрын

Him & Bill Murray were brilliant

@jonahfalcon1970 3 жыл бұрын

@@pruthvish007 You're watching reality because Pollack HATED having to direct a very difficult Hoffman.

@freebretth 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific dialogue.

@robertmcelwaine7024 3 жыл бұрын

The wonderful thing about this scene is it's not hard to agree and sympathize with George. Michael is essentially a decent guy but he fails to grasp the concept of dramatic license, and takes the acting profession a little too seriously. Supposedly Hoffman wasn't that far removed from his character in real life, and had shouting matches with Pollack on set or in his office. Art immiitating life.

@moimeme6533 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertmcelwaine7024 also he had to persuade/convince S. Pollack to play the role of the agent, which was orig slated to be Dabney Coleman , who was in turn ultimately cast as the womanizing tv director.

@jefferoni1984 Жыл бұрын

This scene is so brilliantly written and acted. After 40 years I still come back to it. The dynamic is so genuine and real. It almost feels like the sort of scene you’d write for a father and adult son. The father who loves his child but is completely exasperated trying to force them to face reality and grow up.

@lexkanyima2195 Жыл бұрын

It is in actual real life scene

@mattpope1746 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much of the real life dynamic between the two men is being channeled brilliantly into the scene. Sydney Pollack the pragmatic director and Dustin Hoffman, the high-maintenance actor. My guess is the two may have had conversations on set that resembled this scene.

@madeleinegrayson8372 Ай бұрын

@@mattpope1746Pollock was an actor first, he's not so removed from the actor mentality.

@robertmcelwaine7024 3 жыл бұрын

This scene never gets old. The exchange between Michael and George about the tomato commercial is priceless!

@sha11235 2 жыл бұрын

I think what makes it great is that both characters make good points about what they are talking about. Neither one is completely right nor wrong.

@yama5182 2 жыл бұрын

IT explained so much in a short amount of time…so clearly that we UNDERSTOOD Micheal…empathized hilariously and completely! 💖🤣

@user-hd3dc5up6i 7 ай бұрын

Dustin Hoffman such a brilliant talented actor😊

@michaelshepard9824 3 ай бұрын

@@user-hd3dc5up6iSydney was no slack himself!

@VtRD 10 жыл бұрын

Sidney Pollack was not only a brilliant director, he was a fine actor, too. Miss him, The writing in this scene, and the whole movie, is crisp and right on target. Casting was perfect, too--especially the late Charles Durning.

@sha11235 10 жыл бұрын

Not all the roles were first choices. Actually, Sydney wanted Dabney Coleman to play George. It was Hoffman who insisted Sydney play it. Also, Dustin wanted Polly Holliday in the role Doris Belack got.

@ChrisWolff2013 7 жыл бұрын

Man was just a natural and insanely talented.

@funkmike 6 жыл бұрын

From what I've heard in interviews, this was almost exactly the kind of arguments and relationship Pollack and Hoffman had in real life while making this film. A brilliant form of self-casting.

@superlex611 6 жыл бұрын

funkmike but they improvised the scene

@jg1205 5 жыл бұрын

@Roger B That was Dave Grusin

@jaywilson4520 8 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic scene. Pollack was vastly underrated as an actor.

@sha11235 8 жыл бұрын

And he did more acting than directing too.

@bradleybrown8399 2 жыл бұрын

By whom?

@danielterry382 Ай бұрын

He was in a Soprano's episode years later with Tony !

@nanday100 5 жыл бұрын

"This is a coast, too, George. New York is a coast too."

@integral 16 жыл бұрын

Sydney was one of those artists who always brought quality and heart to his work, whether acting or directing. He reminded us of how good it is to be human, to feel, to laugh, and love.

@kneeman66 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest 4 minutes of dialog in movies

@HC-cb4yp 2 жыл бұрын

It's not that Hollywood won't make movies like this anymore, it's that Hollywood doesn't know HOW to make movies like this any more and that is a heart-breaking tragedy...

@madeleinegrayson8372 Ай бұрын

The corporate overlords wouldn't allow it anyway. And the green haired woke mob would have a fit.

@jamescollinson2179 5 жыл бұрын

This scene and the one with Pollack and Hoffman as Dorothy at the Russian Tea Room are hilarious and brilliantly written and acted.

@JohnLutherable 2 жыл бұрын

the face Pollack makes when Dorothy asks him about the tea house, perfection lol

@Liebling05 10 жыл бұрын

Best scene in the whole movie. Dustin and Sidney together are brilliant.

@jparsley77 9 жыл бұрын

"I did an endive salad that knocked critics on their ass!"

@tomtrinchera8405 4 жыл бұрын

"I will not get sucked into this conversation, I will not!" And he promptly gets sucked into the conversation.

@PhilippeTapon Ай бұрын

And then Michael says “I don’t want to argue about it” and continues arguing.

@Liebling05 12 жыл бұрын

Seriously, I'm in tears. One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite comedies. I adore Dustin Hoffman :)

@12classics39 3 ай бұрын

The exchange about the tomato is alone some of the greatest comedy writing of all time.

@jcee6886 6 жыл бұрын

Sidney and Dustin... A master-class in acting right here. To think Sidney did not want to play the agent because he couldn't act

@superlex611 5 жыл бұрын

He can be himself

@karen82lin 10 жыл бұрын

One of the best comedies ever! This movie stands the test of time, no doubt about it.

@davidbkopp 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best scenes in movie history.

@dianalee3059 Жыл бұрын

When you wanna send a steak back, Michael Dorsey is a name. LOL, so many great lines in this scene

@jesseburleson432 9 жыл бұрын

Stellar acting. Hoffman and Pollack are absolutely brilliant!

@jesseburleson432 9 жыл бұрын

Me too. For comedies!

@laurakenney225 8 жыл бұрын

this movie is STILL funny!!

@folarinosibodu Жыл бұрын

damn the writing is so pitch perfect.

@aerialkate 10 жыл бұрын

Best scene in the film, for me. Sydney Pollack was such an underrated actor. He equals Dustin Hoffman in this scene (in fact I think he stole it) and he's also terrific in Woody Allen's 'Husbands and Wives'. He should've acted more.

@HovaNirvana 5 жыл бұрын

aerialkate He definitely stole the last scene they had together in the movie. ALL of George’s reactions to Michael are GOLD.

@arrestedeveloper 14 жыл бұрын

You're a TOMATO!!! A tomato doesn't have logic! A tomato can't move!!! Priceless!

@mca1218 16 жыл бұрын

Always wanted to meet this guy. Mr. Pollack always seemed like the friendliest, most approachable talent in the world. Have always been a big admirer of his. And he will be forever emblazoned in my memory for brilliantly arguing with Dustin Hoffman over the logistics of being a tomato. Now I must just say God rest him. Thanks for this.

@charlespeters5337 9 жыл бұрын

"You were a TOMATO!"

@rydermccall3590 6 жыл бұрын

Sean McIntosh And that’s what I said!

@blairwaldorf-bass8180 5 жыл бұрын

Charles Peters A TOMATO DOESNT HAVE LOGIC

@SandWolf_ 5 жыл бұрын

I DID THE BEST TOMATO, THE BEST CUCUMBER!

@TheColinChapman 8 жыл бұрын

nobody wants to pay twenty dollars to watch people living next to chemical waste, they can see that in New Jersey!

@haroldsgirl5043 8 жыл бұрын

+TheColinChapman lmfao! Love that line! :)

@GD1082 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest lines in cinema.

@moimeme6533 3 жыл бұрын

Preceded by “who gives a sh*t?!” 😆

@jameyb1984 3 жыл бұрын

Great line 😂😂😂😂

@brianpomeroy9624 2 жыл бұрын

Great line.

@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld 2 жыл бұрын

Michael is this complex mix of fear (please respect me!!), and respect for George, and denial, and unmet ego needs ...Brilliant writing.

@joshmorgan407 Жыл бұрын

In acting class in College I wrote and performed a two person scene modeled after this scene and the Help Me Help You scene in Jerry Maguire

@WitchmanDumb 11 жыл бұрын

This scene is actually based on the real relationship between Pollack and Hoffman.

@sha11235 11 жыл бұрын

I love it how George goes nuts over the tomato.

@Gandalf914 9 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best scene in the movie......."Nobody wants to see a play about a couple who moved back to Love Canal." "But that actually happened!" "WHO GIVES A SHIT???!!!" hahahahahaha Oh my God I first saw this years ago and I still bust a gut!

@tomtrinchera8405 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that never fails to make me laugh too. Even when I first saw this at about the age of 12, I laughed over it even tho I didn't understand it!

@hobokenplayboy 15 жыл бұрын

I know Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress, but I also say that Sydney Pollak should have been nominated for & WON Best Supporting Actor. A truly unappreciated performance.

@JenniferBrigitteOpticalVortex 6 жыл бұрын

Seriously, she was NOTHING special in this movie. I wouldn't have nominated her at all. Pollack should have won!

@superlex611 6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Brigitte in general Pollack was more himself in that scene and he directed in his own way

@randywhite3947 4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Brigitte absolutely not Lange was Brilliant in this movie one of the best supporting female performances ever

@nickholden8642 2 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@davidaghasaryan1343 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen this film so many times, I can practically quote the whole film

@commanderkeen3787 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm your agent, not your mother!" Haha fantastic writing

@davidzasloff8797 Жыл бұрын

The story goes that Dustin Hoffman had trouble doing this scene for some time, until he suggested that Sydney Pollack take the role of George, the agent. Hoffman said he’d have trouble listening to another actor trying to be his agent, but that he’d listen to his director being his agent. Pollack was reluctant, but eventually agreed, and the result was as we see here. This is one of the problems with method acting; makes it hard to invent stuff for a performance.

@madeleinegrayson8372 Ай бұрын

Method is total bs. It's masturbating in public. No one wants to see your therapy sessions, lol. Act, don't wallow.

@Paul_Wetor Ай бұрын

I read that too. This might have been a common occurrence during filming, except here it was part of the story.

@RK-ml2ns 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest movies ever made.

@jenniferlapidus2229 3 жыл бұрын

The joke is that Hoffman has always had a reputation for being “difficult.” Supposedly when he did the torture scenes in Marathon Man he stayed awake for 2 or 3 days. And Laurence Olivier said, “Dear boy, why don’t you try acting?”

@ChrisWolff2013 3 жыл бұрын

The guy was as dedicated to his craft as any actor during his time.

@jaywilson4520 3 жыл бұрын

He also had the lead role in Blade Runner too before Harrison Ford, but he got let go because they spent months discussing the role with him and answering one question after another. His rep for being exacting was well known, and Tootsie actually represented his comeback in a way. Art imitated life, or life imitated art.

@mskidi 2 жыл бұрын

Hoffman was going through difficult times in his personal life and told Olivier about it, something about a divorce I think. So Lawrence adviced him to concentrate on his job as a way of getting his mind clear. The rest is just another bullshit fan fact, a myth.

@lenthisgoldstein9553 3 жыл бұрын

I agree this was Sydney Pollack's best scene great acting from an amazing director.

@TheFrankyboy75 13 жыл бұрын

My God Sydney Pollack was brilliant too. Forever missed.

@kieguy 16 жыл бұрын

"YOU WERE A TOMATO!!! A TOMATO DOESN'T HAVE LOGIC! A TOMATO CAN'T MOVE!" "That's what I said! So if he can't move, how's he gonna sit down, George?! I was a stand-up tomato, a juicy, sexy, beefsteak tomato...NOBODY DOES VEGETABLES LIKE ME!!"

@moimeme6533 3 жыл бұрын

there is a certain logic to it 😆

@HybridSpektar 3 жыл бұрын

Arguably the best part in this whole movie!

@otherworld11 3 жыл бұрын

dear God, let me write something this funny.

@jimmccabe9412 5 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best scenes.

@washcloud 15 жыл бұрын

"...Y O U W E R E A T O M A T O !!! A TOMATO DOESN'T HAVE LOGIC! A TOMATO CAN'T MOVE!!" Honest to god (even though i don't believe in one), here where Pollack cracks up, has always been one of the most appreciated moments in movie history as far as my taste goes. The whole office scene of course too.

@MemoryFoamWarehouse 16 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest scenes in film history.

@orbison 3 жыл бұрын

2:26 "You argue with everybody!" If you know the behind the scenes stories about the movie, you can't argue that that line was just as much Sydney talking to Dustin as it was George talking to Michael.

@kenw5104 4 жыл бұрын

1:50 "Who gives a shit!!! Nobody wants to pay 20 dollars to watch people livin next to chemical waste!!! They can see that in New Jersey!!!!" I never forget this line I first heard it 8 or 9. Only when I was a teen that realized the person who said it was a notable film director. RIP Sydney.

@mattsurridge9129 7 ай бұрын

One of the best scenes of all time.

@MikeMJPMUNCH 9 жыл бұрын

Check out the behind the scenes of the making of Tootsie you will see this exactly how Pollack and Hoffman were with each other away from the camera although they were also very friendly towards each other as well but their arguments are so funny. It is what made Pollack perfect casting for the role of the agent.

@sha11235 8 жыл бұрын

It was Hoffman's idea for Sydney to play it.

@Paul_Wetor Ай бұрын

They probably put their real feelings into this scene. Hoffman didn't feel he could push back like this to another actor. But to the director he could. And Sidney did have past acting experience, but twenty years before.

@jeffstell9146 Жыл бұрын

Another sign Hoffman is a legend. He's a tremendous actor with a successful career and he totally nails the struggling loser actor part perfectly

@setpunks13 10 жыл бұрын

I love that his roommate wrote a play called "return to love canal" lol who the hell would go BACK to love canal??

@Chanks420 11 жыл бұрын

Perfection of art. This scene is pure perfection.

@dianalee3059 Жыл бұрын

I think this is one of the best scenes ever put on film. Love the chemistry between Hoffman and Pollack

@ATCguy1973 2 жыл бұрын

I think this scene has to be one of the funniest, if not the funniest, director cameos ever in movie history!

@jadentrez 3 жыл бұрын

"New York is a coast too!" "Oh boy!" (The agent sees right away Michael is right back in Tomatoland)

@Jamthecoolerator 4 жыл бұрын

This scene is perfect in and of itself.

@darrensmall5548 2 жыл бұрын

"Nobody does vegetables like me" ! that line cracks me up every time.

@DarrenBonJovi 9 жыл бұрын

I could never order an endive salad without smirking

@tommyt1971 4 жыл бұрын

Ahn-deev!

@bigd3087 Жыл бұрын

“I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass!” 🤣🤣☠️☠️ 8 years old when this movie came out. Saw it in theaters, one of my favorites ever since…40 years?? Awesome…

@davidmcgrath8228 6 жыл бұрын

i love this movie ..the 80s had great movies great actors /times Sydney had great talent.....

@dianalee3059 2 жыл бұрын

I really miss Sydney Pollack, a brilliant director AND actor

@rushrush1209 6 жыл бұрын

The best part of the movie how they are bickering at each other.

@Lugnut64052 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest comedies ever.

@nickleization 4 жыл бұрын

Sydney Pollack was a great actor as well as a director, so underrated!

@dnasty312 16 жыл бұрын

One of my heroes! R.I.P. Sydney!

@callenclarke371 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite scenes of all time.

@TheWaterfallprincess 10 жыл бұрын

I agree..my fave scene in this movie by a mile ..Pollack & Hoffman are both amazing .. the dialogue is witty..sharp and hilariously executed .. xx

@sha11235 10 жыл бұрын

What's great about this scene is that both men have good points.

@christopherbush9027 Ай бұрын

They don’t make em like this anymore. Everything about this movie is perfection - the writing, direction, acting - even the score! Everyone involved in this movie was a true pro!

@lovesmusic36 12 жыл бұрын

This scene and the Russian Tea Room are the whole movie! Thank you so much for posting two of the finest examples of the greatness of Sydney Pollack.

@cristinachaliandroi1369 2 жыл бұрын

One my favorite scenes from.this movie

@Martin9476 2 күн бұрын

Oh, the films we used to watch in the eighties. What a time to be alive.

@integral 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sydney, for all the great movies, for all your great performances. What a guy.

@MatthewGeoffino 14 жыл бұрын

"WHO GIVES A SHIT?!!! Nobody wants to pay $20 to watch people live next to chemical waste, they can see that in New Jersey"...golden...simply golden

@tommyt1971 4 жыл бұрын

And the situation in Jersey was probably WORSE than Love Canal! (NO offense to any Jerseyites!)

@Chuck0856 3 жыл бұрын

@@tommyt1971 Sorry, offense taken.

@Chuck0856 3 жыл бұрын

Not to anyone who really knows NJ.

@jamesmackinnon7727 4 жыл бұрын

This movie was a gem: one of the greatest of screen actors portrayed an actor who is obnoxious and not as good as he thinks is (though he did pull off the lady character!).

@otherworld11 4 жыл бұрын

Great scene from one of the greatest movies ever made.

@xhezeii 7 жыл бұрын

A JUICY SEXY BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES!

@bradhart6487 2 жыл бұрын

The way Pollack is subtly trying to hold himself back from exploding through most of the scene is just so amazing. Comedic performances are almost never held up to the same acclaim as dramatic ones...but a performance like this is every bit as skilled as any great supporting drama role. Pollack was an under appreciated actor.

@madercic3aolcom 15 жыл бұрын

Classic scene from a terrific movie. Easily deserving of it's status on the American Film Institute's list of all time greatest.

@KapustaGrozy 12 жыл бұрын

One of best scenes in "Tootsie" !

@fosbury68 3 ай бұрын

"Get some therapy". Great scene, well-acted by director Sydney Pollack.

@mikeesernia4281 2 жыл бұрын

“You were a tomato!!! A tomato doesn’t have logic - a tomato can’t move!” “That’s what I said! So if he can’t move, how’s he gonna sit down, George???” 🤣😂

@NJGuy1973 Жыл бұрын

Michael does make a good point.

@stephenfermoyle4578 Ай бұрын

i would have loved to have met him. Sydney Pollack was a really really great Man

@RYN988 8 ай бұрын

This is a fantastically written show. Always makes me laugh hysterically! YOU’RE A TOMATO!

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic scene from one of the great film comedies of all time. The film is a great satire on the acting world and also soap operas. Also - can’t help but think that Hoffman is like that in real life! 😂

@PoxyBear 16 жыл бұрын

"Owe it all up to her and on her terms." "Oh God, here comes the terms" One of the greatest scenes ever!

@MikeMJPMUNCH 16 жыл бұрын

The scenes between pollack and hoffman are the best.

@GroovyShelly 3 ай бұрын

"I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass!" Gelbart's brilliant writing, coupled with Pollack & Hoffman's chemistry - magic! If Pollack wasn't such a terrific director, he could've been a brilliant, constantly booked actor.

@tommyt1971 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the dialog in this scene had to have been improvised -- their interaction is too perfect to have been written out!

@drewevans3054 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best cuts in film history

@nooyawkfun 15 жыл бұрын

Brilliant scene.

@pprims 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the funniest scenes in the history of American movies. I laugh hysterically every time. That’s good comedy and writing.

@gaoutlaw 5 жыл бұрын

"Who gives a sh*t??!" Sydney rocks.

@Pippa-tf8je 3 жыл бұрын

I adore these two!! 💙💙

@godzillabrawler1266 Жыл бұрын

1:20 I will not get sucked into this conversation, Michael. I will not!

@crisvanfan 9 ай бұрын

And proceeds to get sucked into the conversation

@mistermattmoose 11 жыл бұрын

i played an endive salad that knocked the critics on their asses!

@maddymud 5 жыл бұрын

mistermatt moose my fav line in the flick

@sha11235 11 жыл бұрын

I would love to do this scene in an acting class.

@reelmensch 16 жыл бұрын

A class-act, top-notch Director, Producer, and Actor will sorely be missed, but your dreams, and your work will live on forever.

@dianalee3059 2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that Dustin Hoffman sent Sydney Pollack roses every day with a card that said Please be my agent, Love, Dorothy until Pollack said yes