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Mannequin
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20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox
Gladden Entertainment Gladden Entertainment
Mannequin Collection Mannequin Collection

Mannequin

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

1987 89 min ★ 6.9 (850) Released
Comedy Fantasy Romance

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.

Original title
Mannequin
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$42,700,000
Reviews & Ratings 3
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jun 14, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

After an altercation with a department store sign, the young “Jonathan” (Andrew McCarthy) saves the day and gets himself a job from it’s owner (Estelle Getty). This is much to the chagrin of the shop’s boss “Richards” (James Spader) especially when he starts to make a great impression on the public with his window displays. For that skill, he must thank an ancient Egyptian who has materialised several thousand years after having had a row with her mother in an Edfu temple. She (Kim Cattrall) is a lively and bubbly lass, but she is only animate when they are alone. Otherwise, well she’s the mannequin. What they don’t know is that “Richards” is a duplicitous son-of-gun and is in league with a rival store owner to force them out of business and pick up the place for ten cents on the dollar. Can his window-dressing generate enough new business to save the place before his secret is discovered, or before he is carted off to the asylum for his fetishist behaviour with a life sized plastic doll? McCarthy was probably my favourite of the “Brat Pack” and he brings a cheeky enthusiasm to this rather flat and predicable, almost slapstick, comedy that sees him and Cattrall gel quite amiably. Spader, on the other hand, is just plain terrible and but for a few typically feisty appearances from Getty, so is just about everyone else in this cheesy rom-com. It’s only really memorable for the “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” closing theme from “Starship” and for a scene with some furs in the shop window but that’s about the height of it. The originality and popularity of this genre was very much on the wain by now, and this is probably the most throwaway of all of them, but if you are of a certain age it still raises a nostalgic smile.

r96sk

r96sk

Mar 9, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

<em>'Mannequin'</em> is pure cheese and very silly, but I can't deny it's a nice piece of light entertainment; it's cute, in its own way, too. Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall both fit their respective roles well, so does everyone else on the cast; Meshach Taylor is the standout of the rest. There really isn't much more to say. It's a simple movie and I simply enjoyed it. Oh, and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a banger.

John Chard

John Chard

Jun 16, 2014 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

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 and have any interest in the 1980s strand of such fare, then give it a go. It’s hardly an abomination, while for fans of Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy it has to be worth a watch to see them try to cope with such under written lead characters. It’s frothy and cheerful, but yes, devoid of substance, while one stereotype coupled with James Spader’s worst performance hardly help matters these days. Soundtracking is decent enough, led by power pop ballad Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now sung by Starship, while the costuming is garishly period. Not to be taken seriously, obviously, and it has flaws galore, but it does have fans. Who knows, you may become one as well? Or you may want to stick sharp implements in your eyes instead? Roll the dice and take the chance. 5/10

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Keywords 10
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Cast 17
Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Jonathan Switcher

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Ema 'Emmy' Hesire

Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty

Claire Prince Timkin

James Spader

James Spader

Mr. Richards

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Captain Felix Maxwell

Carole Davis

Carole Davis

Roxie Shield

Meshach Taylor

Meshach Taylor

Hollywood

Steve Vinovich

Steve Vinovich

B.J. Wert

Christopher Maher

Christopher Maher

Armand

Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Emmy's Mother

Phil Rubenstein

Phil Rubenstein

Mannequin Factory Boss

Jeffrey Lampert

Jeffrey Lampert

Factory Worker

Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan

Pizzeria Manager

Olivia Frances Williams

Olivia Frances Williams

Woman in Boardroom

Ben Hammer

Ben Hammer

Hans the Maitre d'

Lara Harris

Lara Harris

Mannequin in Photo Window

Andrew Hill Newman

Andrew Hill Newman

Compactor Room Janitor

Crew 21
Sally Cruikshank

Sally Cruikshank

Opening Title Sequence

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Coordinator

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Stunts

Jeff Dashnaw

Jeff Dashnaw

Stunts

Pat Romano

Pat Romano

Stunts

Peter Bucossi

Peter Bucossi

Stunts

Phil Neilson

Phil Neilson

Stunts

R.A. Rondell

R.A. Rondell

Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Steve M. Davison

Steve M. Davison

Stunts

Michael Gottlieb

Michael Gottlieb

Director

Michael Haley

Michael Haley

First Assistant Director

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

Second Unit Director

Sylvester Levay

Sylvester Levay

Original Music Composer

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle

Songs

Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Songs

Grace Slick

Grace Slick

Songs

Mickey Thomas

Mickey Thomas

Songs

Sally Cruikshank

Sally Cruikshank

Animation Supervisor

Michael Gottlieb

Michael Gottlieb

Writer

Gallery 67
Videos 1
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US Release Dates 1

Feb 13, 1987

PG Theatrical

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