I'm officially somebody's great aunt Mildred, because sometimes I can't watch RuPaul's Drag Race without thinking of Tootsie. In terms of gender-bending comedies of 1982, it's officially my second favorite (You go, Victor/Victoria!), but it's nonetheless a first-rate and utterly rewatchable comedy about sexism, show business, and, uh, me laughing. Because it is so, so funny -- from the one-liners to the reaction shots to the plot twists, Tootsie is basically a teachable crash course in all things hilarious, so much so that I can forgive Jessica Lange's unjustified Oscar win over my scarlet dame Ms. Lesley Ann Warren. 

The short synopsis: Dustin Hoffman is a bastardly New York actor named Michael Dorsey who dresses in drag to snag a part on a soap opera, and after he lands the role, he discovers that he's a righteous, cool, and powerful lady. Can he keep the bizarre, but profitable act up?...