Mannequin (1987) [PG]

Featuring:
Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty

Written by:
Edward Rugoff
Michael Gottlieb

Directed by:
Michael Gottlieb


Release Date:
February 13, 1987

Original Title:
Mannequin

Alternate Titles:
H κούκλα
Ikkunaprinsessa
Manechinul
Maneken
Mannequin 1
Mannequin I (1987)
Манекен
模特
穿梭梦美人

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Gladden Entertainment
The Cannon Group

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 10  DE: 6  ES: APTA  GB: PG  IE: PG  US: PG 

Runtime: 89

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

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.

Down-on-his-luck artist Jonathan Switcher bounces from one dead-end job to another, never managing to hold onto any of them. But everything changes when he builds a mannequin, which he falls in love with. It is the first thing he has made that makes him feel like a real artist. Much to his surprise, Jonathan discovers the mannequin prominently displayed in the window of Prince and Company department store. When he saves the life of an old lady who happens to be the owner of that store, he is rewarded by getting a job at the store as a stock boy. The mannequin later comes to life as Ema "Emmy" Hesire, who was an ancient Egyptian princess living in the year 2514 BC. Gorgeous and vivacious, this femme fatale helps Jonathan turn his career around, inspiring him to become the best window dresser in town. But Emmy soon discovers that the real world is not very dear, when they run into competitors who want to bring them out of business - for good.

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Rankings and Honors

Mannequin (1987) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 20%
Metacritic 21/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 4 nominations total

Assistant Costume Designer:
Joan Cunningham

Assistant Editor:
Cheryl Bloch

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Theresa Giraldi

Associate Producer:
Catherine Paura

Co-Producer:
Catherine Paura

Color Timer:
Bob Hagans

Costume Design:
Lisa Jensen

Director:
Michael Gottlieb

Director of Photography:
Tim Suhrstedt

Editor:
Richard Halsey
Frank E. Jimenez

Executive Producer:
Edward Rugoff
Joseph Farrell

First Assistant Director:
Michael Haley

Gaffer:
Kevin Brennan

Makeup Artist:
Richard Arrington

Music Editor:
Chris Brooks

Opening Title Sequence:
Sally Cruikshank

Original Film Writer:
Harry Kurnitz
Frank Tashlin

Original Music Composer:
Sylvester Levay

Painter:
Jessie Horack

Post Production Supervisor:
Norman Wallerstein

Producer:
Art Levinson

Production Assistant:
Joan Cunningham

Screenplay:
Michael Gottlieb
Edward Rugoff

Second Unit Director:
Buddy Joe Hooker

Still Photographer:
Gale M. Adler

Storyboard Artist:
Fred Tuch

Stunt Coordinator:
Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunts:
Paul Bucossi
Scott Wilder
Billy Hank Hooker
Lisa Cain
Joan Cunningham
Hugh Hooker
Carol Neilson
R.A. Rondell
Pat Romano
Steve M. Davison
Peter Bucossi
Frank Ferrara
Bobby Bass
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Jeff Dashnaw
Phil Neilson

Supervising Sound Editor:
William Stevenson

Unit Publicist:
Bruce Bahrenburg

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