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Mannequin | Year: 1987 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Michael Gottlieb Actors/Actresses: - Kim Cattrall as Emmy - James Spader - Andrew McCarthy Fluffy 80's Fun Those of you out there looking for a horribly deep movie won't bother with Mannequin, of course. My boyfriend laughs at me for stating it's one of my favorite movies of all time, but heck, what does he know? It's campy, it's corny, it's oh-so-dated, but it's hilariously fun. 'Mannequin' is the story of an Egyptian princess (neat concept played fluffily well by Kim Cattrall) that is cursed to become a Mannequin unless she's in the presence of the person she chooses to reveal herself to. Andrew McCarthy is Jonathan, a down-on-his luck stockboy that's got a chance to make something of himself by helping decorate the storefront windows in a failing department store in NYC. That's where Cattrall's mannequin Emmy steps in, and the two fall in love (come on, you knew they would). The fun thing about this movie is that it's chock full of 80's goodness. I'm not just talking the clothes or the music (though those are great too), I'm talking about the actors as well. Not only do you have 80's king Andrew McCarthy, but we have James Spader playing the slimy manager of a competing store, and GW Bailey (from the Police Academy movies) playing a slightly off-kilter security guard. Meschach Taylor almost steals the entire movie away with his portrayal of Hollywood Henderson, a flamboyant gay man with strange eyeglasses and a penchant to cry at the thought of True Love. It's fun and fluffy overall, but it's entertaining. Those of you that saw it in the 80's will love the walk down memory lane. My only complaint (and why it didn't get 5 stars from me) is that the DVD is rather cheap. Cheap box, and zero extras. My advice is that if you just want it for a one time viewing, get the VHS. If you want it to add to your DVD collection, then get the DVD, because it's fairly reasonably priced. Hey, shut up -- I love this movie. I am a total sucker for Kim Cattrall. Porky's, Big Trouble in Little China, Turk 182 -- I've seen 'em all, man, and if there's an actress who more personifies the films of the 80's, I'll eat my hat. In that sense, "Mannequin" is Cattrall's swan song, as it is quite possibly the most ludicrous thing ever committed to film. Showcasing an unexpected all-star cast (Andrew McCarthy, Estelle Getty, James Spader, Meshaque Taylor, G.W. Bailey) "Mannequin" relates that age-old story we all know so well: Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Builds New Girl Out Of Spare Parts. Jonathan Switcher (McCarthy) is an impossibly flaky artist who can't seem to hold down a paying job for more than ten minutes. At one place of employment, he sculpts his dream girl in the form of a mannequin; unbeknownst to him, he is reforming the body of a four-thousand year old Egyptian princess in fiberglass. A serendipitous mishap lands him a job at a local department store, where (coincidentally) his living doll also happens to end up -- and one night, he discovers her magical secret. Of course, it is only Switcher who can see her in the flesh, which leads to a series of embarassing mishaps with... ...oh, who the Hell am I kidding? I refuse to sit here and type sycophantic drivel like a complete tool. This movie is retarded. I can't hide the fact with lauding praises for the decade's Reaganomic-influenced Hollywood excapisms or that amazingly phat electro soundtrack by Sylvester Levay of "Three O'Clock High" fame -- it's a stupid film and that's that. I LOVE THIS STUPID FILM AND I AM NOT ASHAMED. There, I said it. I feel better. A live mannequin Andrew McCarthy,back in 1986 when he was a teen idol,co-starred with Kim Cattrall in this hysterical romance film. Jonathan Switcher(McCarthy) has held,but not for long,various jobs. Some of those jobs only lasted a few hours! But that all changed when Jonathan came to a department store and found his main superior,a late 50ish-early 60ish woman,very sweet and loving. He did everything at the store. He was a sales clerk,manager and even a security guard. At the store,in one of the ladies' departments,he discovers a beautiful female mannequin who comes alive. Cattrall,is the mannequin named Emmy. She even becomes the girl of his dreams! Jonathan couldn't be happier. Another security guard(G.W. Bailey) finds Jonathan pretending the mannequin is a real woman and romancing it. To everyone except Jonathan until the final scene,Emmy is an "it". James Spader plays one of Jonathan's immediate supervisors. Steve Vinovich is the store's president. Jonathan had broken up with his pre-Emmy girlfriend. So the girlfriend and her new boyfriend spy on Jonathan in the store and with a camera. Jonathan and Emmy are riding a motorcycle in one scene in formal apparel,with Jonathan operating the vehicle. Everyone else observes the "it" behind Jonathan on the bike. Jonathan almost lost Emmy to a trash incinerator in operation. The shoes she wore were destroyed by the incinerator. Bailey's and Vinovich's characters were taken into police custody after committing some kind of devious crime. The surveillance camera caught them in the act. It was then when the mannequin "died" and "was reincarnated as" a real woman. In the final scene,we see Jonathan and Emmy tying the knot. The featured song is "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now",recorded by Starship. Bailey and Cattrall previously appeared in 1984's POLICE ACADEMY. Buy Mannequin at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  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