After his wife walks out, a business executive must adjust to being a single dad. The award-winning drama of a family in crisis gave Dustin Hoffman (who was experiencing his own break-up at the time) the best role of his career. Until Tootsie, that is. Meryl Streep got the part of the wayward spouse when Kate Jackson proved too busy with Charlie's Angels. 8-year-old Justin Henry, as adorable little Billy, became the youngest Oscar nominee ever. He lost to one of the oldest, 78-year-old Melvyn Douglas.
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