Mannequin( 1987)

TV-MAComedyRomanceFantasy

69%

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Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy.

Overview

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.

Top Billed Cast

Andrew McCarthy
Jonathan Switcher
Kim Cattrall
Ema 'Emmy' Hesire
Estelle Getty
Claire Prince Timkin
James Spader
Mr. Richards
G.W. Bailey
Captain Felix Maxwell
Carole Davis
Roxie Shield
Meshach Taylor
Hollywood
Steve Vinovich
B.J. Wert
Christopher Maher
Armand
Phyllis Newman
Emmy's Mother
Phil Rubenstein
Mannequin Factory Boss
Jeffrey Lampert
Factory Worker
Kenneth Lloyd
Superdad
Jake Jundef
Superkid
Harvey Levine
Balloon Boss
Thomas J. McCarthy
Head Gardener
Pat Ryan
Pizzeria Manager
Glenn Davish
Effete Executive
Steve Lippe
Male Sales Clerk
Lee Golden
Wino
Vernon R. DeVinney
Older Man in Boardroom
Olivia Frances Williams
Woman in Boardroom
Charles Lord
Man in Boardroom
Ben Hammer
Hans the Maitre d'
Jane Moore
Tina
Jane Carol Simms
Lupe
Judi Goldhand
Mrs. Thomas
Lara Harris
Mannequin in Photo Window
Dan Lounsbery
Senior Citizen
Kitty Minehart
Senior Citizen
Katherine Conklin
Wert's Secretary
Andrew Hill Newman
Compactor Room Janitor
Bill Greene
Police Officer
Constance Baranzano
Illustra Executive

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Mon Jun 16 2014

Looking in your eyes I see a paradise. Mannequin is either a sweet affectionate nostalgia movie – or an empty vacuous experience that fronts the bad side of 1980s American film making? Of all the teen comedies and brat packer pictures that flooded the decade, Mannequin appears to be the one that has no in between fan base, you either love it for what it is, or despise it and everything it stands for. So how do you review something like that? I mean if you have seen it already and are reading this, you don’t need any guidance from me. Your minds are already made up, if you have not seen it...