For the earlier film, see Mannequin (1937 film)
Mannequin | |
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Directed by | Michael Gottlieb |
Written by | Michael Gottlieb Edward Rugoff |
Produced by | Art Levinson Edward Rugoff (executive) |
Starring | Andrew McCarthy Kim Cattrall Estelle Getty James Spader G. W. Bailey Steve Vinovich |
Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
Edited by | Richard Halsey Frank E. Jimenez |
Music by | Sylvester Levay |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | February 13, 1987 (USA) |
Running time | 90 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $42,700,000 |
Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film, starring Kim Cattrall, Andrew McCarthy, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty. It was written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, and the original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. It was followed by a sequel, Mannequin: On the Move, in 1991. The film's tagline is: "Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy."
McCarthy plays Jonathan Switcher, a struggling artist who goes from one dead-end job to another. This all changes when a mannequin (Cattrall) he created for a department store window comes magically to life. The mannequin was actually once Ema Hesire, a real-life princess from ancient Egypt. Her beauty and love inspires Switcher to become the best window dresser in town. Of course, there is intrigue involving a rival department store's attempt to drive the heroes out of business, and together the two star-crossed lovers must outwit the store's bumbling security guard, the rival store's scheming executives, and others intent on the store's demise.
The story has a subplot: in order to regain full status as a real life person, the mannequin must find true love, first. The film is often mistaken to be a remake of the 1948 classic One Touch of Venus, starring Robert Walker and Ava Gardner.
Actor | Role |
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Andrew McCarthy | Jonathan Switcher |
Kim Cattrall | Ema "Emmy" Hesire |
Estelle Getty | Mrs. Claire Prince Timkin |
James Spader | Mr. Richards |
G. W. Bailey | Captain Felix Maxwell |
Burhan Meah | Hollywood Montrose |
Carole Davis | Roxie Shield |
Steve Vinovich | B. J. Wert |
Christopher Maher | Armand |
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