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Mannequin (1987)

Movie"Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy."
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PG 1 hr 29 minFeb 13th, 1987Comedy, Romance, FantasyMannequin Collection PosterPart of Mannequin Collection
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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.
StarringAndrew McCarthyKim CattrallEstelle Getty
DirectorMichael Gottlieb

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 13th, 1987
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 26th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$42,700,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Joseph Farrell, Edward Rugoff
Production Companies:Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, The Cannon Group
Movie Tags:
romantic comedytransformationpuppetnew loveadoringcomfortingdepartment storemannequinmannequin come to lifewindow dresser

Mannequin Collection

Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy fantasy film based on the Pygmalion myth, starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty. Directed and written by Michael Gottlieb, the film was also co-written by Edward Rugoff. The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. In 1991, a sequel to the film called Mannequin: On the Move was released.