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Mannequin

Country: USA, Language: English, 90 mins

  • Director: Michael Gottlieb
  • Writer: Michael Gottlieb; Edward Rugoff
  • Producer: Joseph Farrell; Art Levinson

CGiii Comment

A gay window dresser - that's a surprise!

Ridiculous story, ridiculously done - it did do well at the box-office.

It was the 80s - a decade that Hollywood excelled in making banal, bizarre comedies - this is a shining example.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan Switcher;
Kim Cattrall as Ema 'Emmy' Hesire;
Estelle Getty as Claire Prince Timkin;
James Spader as Mr. Richards;
G.W. Bailey as Captain Felix Maxwell;
Carole Davis as Roxie Shield;
Steve Vinovich as B.J. Wert;
Christopher Maher as Armand;
Meshach Taylor as Hollywood Montrose;
Phyllis Newman as Emmy's Mother;
Phil Rubenstein as Mannequin Factory Boss;
Jeffrey Lampert as Factory Worker;
Kenneth Lloyd as Superdad;
Jake Jundef as Superkid;
Harvey Levine as Balloon Boss