Does anyone else think Dustin Hoffman plays the same character in almost every movie

[a kennedy]

he’s in?? Just saw him in a Kramer vs Kramer, and I swear there he is Dustin Hoffman playing Dustin Hoffman with just a different name. Am I nuts?? Or do anyone of you think so too???

[Walleye]

1. I recently saw Dustin Hoffman in the TV show "Naked City" from the early 60s.

It was early in his career but you could see all of the characters in that performance. From The Graduate the Marathon Man etc. he had them all in his repertoire already

[Raven123]

2. Try Rainman and Papillon

[thucythucy]

3. Try "Stranger Than Fiction"

One of my favorite movies.

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4. You're kidding right? He's one the the greatest actors ever!

Rainman and tootsie all the same character?

Maybe you're thinking of Tom cruise

[CrispyQ]

5. Have the right wingers banned Tootsie yet? -nt

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6. Yeah, like masks, they never had a problem with drag until they decided to have a problem with it

[Midnight Writer]

8. I'm with you. I think he is an amazing actor.

[if..fish..had..wings]

7. I agree completely except for

Hook

Oh, Tootsie was a horrible movie. Screw men who think it takes a man to explain women's issue. Dickhead.

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10. I thought it was a silly but fun movie.

If the *point* of the movie was to explain women's issue, then sure. They certainly could have had a better female role to perhaps explain things to him. I mean I love Teri garr, the script is the problem not her acting.

But I saw the movie more as silly fun, and an excuse to let Hoffman essentially play two roles, and if it helps men better envision how women get treated, perhaps some good was done along the way.

But generally I agree that allies should support, not replace, the voices of women and minorities.

[ratchiweenie]

9. Little Big Man was one of the most brilliant movie performances of all time.

[watrwefitinfor]

11. Midnight Cowboy

"Ratso" was as far from any of his other characters as anyone could get. A brilliant performance from a brilliant actor.

Both Hoffman and Voight were nominated for Oscars for best actor, but cancelled each other out.

Wat

[twodogsbarking]

12. "Lenny" the movie.

[Chainfire]

13. Maybe the real Hoffman comes through more than others.

I really like the man and I have since The Graduate. "Is it safe?"

[GiqueCee]

14. I'm guessing...

... you never saw "Rain Man" in which he played Tom Cruise's autistic brother.

[twodogsbarking]

15. He did research for this film. Visiting similar people and studying them.